The importance of appropriate taxonomy in Australian mammalogy
S. M. Jackson
A B C * , A. M. Baker D E # , M. D. B. Eldridge A , D. O. Fisher F , G. J. Frankham A G , T. H. Lavery E H , A. J. MacDonald I , P. W. Menkhorst J K , M. J. Phillips D , S. Potter A L , K. C. Rowe K M , K. J. Travouillon N and L. S. Umbrello D N
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A Australian Museum Research Institute, 1 William Street, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia.
B School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
C National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC 20013-7012, USA.
D School of Biology and Environmental Science, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Qld 4001, Australia.
E Biodiversity and Geosciences Program, Queensland Museum, South Brisbane, Qld 4101, Australia.
F School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Qld 4072, Australia.
G Centre for Forensic Science, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia.
H Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, 141 Linnaeus Way, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
I Division of Ecology and Evolution, Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Acton, ACT 2601, Australia.
J Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research, PO Box 137, Heidelberg, Vic. 3084, Australia.
K Sciences Department, Museums Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. 3001, Australia.
L Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, 141 Linnaeus Way, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
M School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic. 3010, Australia.
N Collections and Research, Western Australian Museum, Welshpool, WA 6106, Australia.
Australian Mammalogy 45(1) 13-23 https://doi.org/10.1071/AM22016
Submitted: 22 April 2022 Accepted: 19 June 2022 Published: 12 October 2022
© 2023 The Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Published by CSIRO Publishing on behalf of the Australian Mammal Society. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND)
Abstract
The use of correct taxonomy to describe and name the earth’s biodiversity is fundamental to conservation and management. However, there are issues that need to be overcome to ensure that the described taxa and their scientific names are both appropriate and widely adopted. Obstacles to this include the use of different species definitions, taxonomic instability due to accumulation of additional specimens in analyses and the progression of science that allows better resolution of species boundaries, and the inappropriate description and naming of new taxa without adequate scientific basis in self-published journals (known as ‘taxonomic vandalism’). In an effort to manage taxonomic instability, the Australasian Mammal Taxonomy Consortium (AMTC), an affiliated body of the Australian Mammal Society, has developed several tools that include: (1) a standardised list of Australian mammal common and scientific names; (2) recommendations for information that should be included in published species descriptions; and (3) support for the publication of aspidonyms (i.e. a scientifically acceptable name proposed to overwrite a pre-existing unscientific name). This review discusses these issues, reaffirms the foundations for appropriate taxonomic research, and provides guidelines for those publishing taxonomic research on Australian mammals.
Keywords: aspidonym, biodiversity, mammal, publication, species, taxonomic vandalism, taxonomy, unscientific.
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