Nomen nudum

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Australopithecus prometheus[1]

In

scientific name of an organism, and may have originally been intended to be one, but it has not been published with an adequate description. This makes it a "bare" or "naked" name, which cannot be accepted as it stands.[3] A largely equivalent but much less frequently used term is nomen tantum ("name only"). Sometimes, "nomina nuda" is erroneously considered a synonym for the term "unavailable names". However, not all unavailable names are nomina nuda.[4]

In zoology

According to the rules of zoological nomenclature a nomen nudum is unavailable; the glossary of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature gives this definition:[5]

nomen nudum (pl. nomina nuda), n.
A Latin term referring to a name that, if published before 1931, fails to conform to Article 12; or, if published after 1930, fails to conform to Article 13. […]

And among the rules of that same Zoological Code:

12.1. To be available, every new name published before 1931 must … be accompanied by a description or a definition of the taxon that it denotes, or by an indication [that is, a reference to such a description or definition]. …
13.1. To be available, every new name published after 1930 must … be accompanied by a description or definition that states in words characters that are purported to differentiate the taxon, or be accompanied by a bibliographic reference to such a published statement.

In botany

According to the rules of botanical nomenclature a nomen nudum is not

validly published. The glossary of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants gives this definition:[6]

A designation of a new taxon published without a description or diagnosis or reference to a description or diagnosis.

The requirements for the diagnosis or description are covered by articles 32, 36, 41, 42, and 44.[6]

Nomina nuda that were published before 1 January 1959 can be used to establish a

Hebe pinguifolia 'Sutherlandii'.[7]

See also

References

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  2. ISBN 978-3-87429-433-1
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  3. ^ "What is a nomen nudum?". International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  4. S2CID 257500264
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  5. ^ International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. "Glossary". International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
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  7. ISBN 978-90-6605-662-6
    Article 21.6
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