Orthographical variant
In biology, within the science of scientific nomenclature, i.e. the naming of organisms, an orthographical variant (abbreviated orth. var.) in botany or an orthographic error in zoology, is a spelling mistake, typing mistake or writing mistake within a scientific publication that resulted in a somewhat different name being accidentally used for an already-named organism. The rules that govern what to do when this happens are laid out in the relevant codes of nomenclature.
In botanical names
In
conserved
and is to be used as the correct spelling.
An inadvertent use of one of the other spellings has no consequence: the name is to be treated as if it were correctly spelled. Any subsequent use is to be corrected.[3]
Orthographical variants are treated in Art 61 of the ICBN.[3]
In zoological names
In
first reviser is allowed to choose one variant for mandatory further use, but in other ways, these errors generally have no further formal standing. Inadvertent misspellings are treated in Art. 32-33 of the ICZN.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Hieronima Allemão, orth. var". GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ "Hyeronima Allemão, orth. var". GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ ICBN, Vienna Code(2006), Article 61
- ^ "Article 32. Original spellings". INTERNATIONAL CODE OF ZOOLOGICAL NOMENCLATURE. International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature. 1999. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ "Article 33. Subsequent spellings". INTERNATIONAL CODE OF ZOOLOGICAL NOMENCLATURE. International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature. 1999. Retrieved 2019-08-16.