A new survey reveals that taxonomists have come together to create principles for the creation of a single authoritative list of species, resolving previous disagreements.
Species lists are one of the unseen pillars of science and society. Lists of species underpin our understanding of the natural world, threatened species management, quarantine, disease control and much else besides.
The results of a new survey published today in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Science, show just how much taxonomists really do like order. Taxonomists propose hypotheses, not facts Why is this important? Many may not realise that when a taxonomist names a new species description, they are proposing a scientific hypothesis, not presenting an objective scientific fact.
The work of rogue taxonomists wastes everyone’s time and money. In one instance, poor taxonomy has even killed people – an antivenom labelled with the wrong name for a snake was distributed in Africa and Papua New Guinea with disastrous results.
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