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chironym

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3 months ago mollusque said:

This is correct for botany but not for zoology. "Valid" in reference to a name means "properly published" in botany, but "correct" in zoology. (Note that "named" should be "name").

3 months ago MiaLuthien said:

chironym – a manuscript name for a species, having no taxonomic validity until published

Edited: "a manuscript name" (instead of 'named'). Thanks, Mollusque!

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