Incorrect subsequent spelling
In zoological nomenclature, an incorrect subsequent spelling is a name whose spelling has been unjustifiably and unintentionally changed from the original. It is distinct from a mandatory change—a change to the original spelling that is required by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature—and an emendation—an intentional change to a name that may or may not be justified.[1] For example, the rice rat Oryzomys peninsulae has occasionally been called "Oryzomys peninsularis", an incorrect subsequent spelling.[2] However, if an incorrect subsequent spelling is in "prevailing usage", it is to be conserved; for example, although the name of the pathogen Trypanosoma brucei was originally spelled brucii, the spelling brucei is in general use and should be maintained.[3]
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Literature cited
- Carleton, M.D. and Arroyo-Cabrales, J. 2009. Review of the Oryzomys couesi complex (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) in Western Mexico. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 331:94–127.
- International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1999. International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. 4th ed. London: The International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature. ISBN 0-85301-006-4