Re: How 'bout that!

["David Colin Gorton" <colingorton@hotmail.com>]

I don't know about you, but using a K to spell micro goes against the grain. 
Taxonomy is based on the latin language which never used K, so how is it 
possible to use this letter. I am fully aware of the influence of latin on 
the description of germanic languages (you mustn't end a sentence with a 
preposition - which by the way is BS) and totally disagree with it, however, 
we're talking about using latin spelling for a Latin name, not German for 
Latin. Most languages translate names, English doesn't. I think this is one 
case where we should, the earliest naming may have been with a K, I use and 
always will, a C.
Nothing like being reactionary, is there.;-)
Colin


>From: "Helen Burns" <helen.burns@bigwig.net>
>Reply-To: apisto@majordomo.pobox.com
>To: <apisto@majordomo.pobox.com>
>Subject: Re: How 'bout that!
>Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 09:26:22 +0100
>
>I remembered something about this which was brought up a while ago and I
>have found the info which Mike Wise wrote about on the list 14th Sept'99.
>Sorry Mike!
>(Mike wrote).
>I don't want to get into a lengthy discussion here on the generic (genus)
>name of
>the Rams. Right now Microgeophagus Axelrod, 1971 is the name accepted by
>most
>taxonomists. Mayland & Bork agree with Géry and use Microgeophagus Frey,
>1957 in
>their book. There is a question on whether this name is a "nomen nudem" or
>not.
>Römer's new book goes along with Kullander's contention that the name
>Mikrogeophagus (with a "k") Meulengracht-Madsen, 1968 is the oldest valid
>name
>and should be used for the genus. Time (maybe) will tell.<<
>Helen
>
> > Please :What is the correct denomination ?
> > MiKro...   or
> > MiCro
> > Many thanks
> > J.Besson
> >
> > Helen Burns a écrit:
> >
> > > Microgeophagus or Mikrogeophagus was formally Papiliochromis.
> > > Helen
> > >
>
>
>
>
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