Ten reasons why a sequence-based nomenclature is not useful for fungi anytime soon

  • The large number of species still to be discovered in fungi, together with an exponentially growing number of environmental sequences that cannot be linked to known taxa, has fuelled the idea that it might be necessary to formally name fungi on the basis of sequence data only. Here we object to this idea due to several shortcomings of the approach, ranging from concerns regarding reproducibility and the violation of general scientific principles to ethical issues. We come to the conclusion that sequence-based nomenclature is potentially harmful for mycology as a discipline. Additionally, a classification based on sequences as types is not within reach anytime soon, because there is a lack of consensus regarding common standards due to the fast pace at which sequencing technologies develop.

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Author:Marco ThinesORCiDGND, Pedro W. Crous, M. Catherine Aime, Takayuki Aoki, Lei Cai, Kevin D. Hyde, Andrew N. Miller, Ning Zhang, Marc Stadler
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-472206
DOI:https://doi.org/10.5598/imafungus.2018.09.01.11
ISSN:2210-6359
ISSN:2210-6340
Pubmed Id:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30018878
Parent Title (English):IMA fungus
Publisher:Assoc.
Place of publication:Utrecht
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Year of Completion:2018
Date of first Publication:2018/05/28
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2018/08/21
Tag:Biodiversity; ICN; nomenclature; systematics; voucherless taxa
Volume:9
Issue:1
Page Number:7
First Page:177
Last Page:183
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HeBIS-PPN:450968383
Institutes:Angeschlossene und kooperierende Institutionen / Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft
Biowissenschaften / Institut für Ökologie, Evolution und Diversität
Fachübergreifende Einrichtungen / Biodiversität und Klima Forschungszentrum (BiK-F)
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 57 Biowissenschaften; Biologie / 570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie
Sammlungen:Universitätspublikationen
Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte
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