Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Fungi: 17

Abstract

Recommendations by the Nomenclature Committee for Fungi regarding proposals to amend the Code pertaining to fungi are reported. A 60% or greater majority recommends acceptance of proposals on: (1) the governance of fungi in the Code: Gen. Prop. A-B, Div. III Prop. F (016-018); (2) exclusion of microsporidian and other "zoological" fungi: Pre. Prop. A, Art. 13 Prop. A, Art. 45 Prop. A-B, Art. 54 Prop. A [(048-051), (190)]; (3) typification and orthography of sanctioned names: Art. 7 Prop. I, Art. 9 Prop. J-M, Rec. 9C (new) Prop. A-C, Art. 10 Prop C, Art. 15 Prop. A, [(185), (224-228, 231-232)]; (4) compulsory deposition of fungal names in a recognized repository: Art. 7 Prop. L, Art. 33 Prop. B, Rec. 37bisA (new) Prop. B, Art. 37bis (new) Prop. A, Rec. 37bisA (new) Prop. A [(117-119), (183-184)]; (5) designation of type cultures: Rec. 8B Prop. A (138); (6) teleotypification: Art. 9 Prop. V-W, (294-295); (7) electronic publication of names: Art. 29 Prop. A-C, Rec. 29A Prop. A-B, Art. 30 Prop. A-B, Rec. 30A Prop. A-B, Art. 31 Prop. A-B (203-213); (8) permission to use either a Latin or English diagnosis: Art. 36 Prop. C-E, Rec. 36A Prop. C (186-189); and (9) anamorphic names: Art. 14 Prop. C, Ch. VI Prop. A, Art. 59 Prop. C-I, K-L [(296-302, 304-306) (307)]. A 50%-57% majority recommends acceptance of proposals on: (1) typification of sanctioned names: Art. 15 Prop. B-C (229-230); and (2) anamorphic names: Art. 59 Prop. J (303). A 60% or greater majority recommends rejection of proposals on: (1) deletion of Art. 7.8: Art. 7 Prop. H (223); (2) redefining "protologue" and "original material" for sanctioned names: Art. 7 Prop. J, Art. 9 Prop. I (220-221); and (3) anamorphic names: Art. 59 Prop. A (172). A 50%-57% majority recommends rejection of proposals on: (1) anamorphic names: Art. 59 Prop. B, M-P, Prop. B and Rec. 59A Prop. A-C [(173-174) (308-313)]; and (2) governance of fungal nomenclature: Div. III Prop. G-H (019-020).