Diagnosing diagnoses – can we improve our taxonomy?

Taxonomic diagnoses should be clear but minimal statements that precisely distinguish a given specimen from other taxa at the same stage of development (e.g., pupa, adult female, egg). Presently, most diagnoses are of uncertain value. It is a great advantage for readers to be able to simply and conf...

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Auteur principal:	Art Borkent
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Publié:	Pensoft Publishers 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6d93ed1c44a14fa8a09dd8cacfb1f52f2021-11-18T04:30:13ZDiagnosing diagnoses – can we improve our taxonomy?10.3897/zookeys.1071.729041313-2970https://doaj.org/article/6d93ed1c44a14fa8a09dd8cacfb1f52f2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/72904/download/pdf/https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/72904/download/xml/https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/72904/https://doaj.org/toc/1313-2970Taxonomic diagnoses should be clear but minimal statements that precisely distinguish a given specimen from other taxa at the same stage of development (e.g., pupa, adult female, egg). Presently, most diagnoses are of uncertain value. It is a great advantage for readers to be able to simply and confidently confirm their identifications after using a key.Art BorkentPensoft PublishersarticleZoologyQL1-991ENZooKeys, Vol 1071, Iss , Pp 43-48 (2021)
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Diagnosing diagnoses – can we improve our taxonomy?

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