Literature on Phylogenetic Nomenclature

P. Cantino and K. de Queiroz

The following is a list of publications dealing with phylogenetic nomenclature, which is intended to provide access to the literature on that subject. The list is divided into categories emphasizing particular aspects of phylogenetic nomenclature. Because these categories are not always mutually exclusive, some papers are listed under more than one category. The list is undoubtedly incomplete (particularly in the category "Other Applications of Phylogenetic Nomenclature") but should provide a good starting point for anyone wishing to explore the subject.

Because we had to draw the line somewhere, a number of related papers have been excluded. For example, we did not list all papers that used widely known names for crown clades (a convention commonly associated with phylogenetic nomenclature that is neither a necessary component of the approach nor supported by some of its advocates); instead, we only included those papers if they also used explicit phylogenetic definitions. In general, the list contains papers in which explicit phylogenetic definitions are either used or discussed.

We intend to update the list as new information becomes available. If you notice omissions or feel that a paper has been assigned to the wrong category (or should be listed under additional categories), please contact Phil Cantino () or Kevin de Queiroz ().

The list is also available as a pdf file

News Reports and Overviews

CANTINO, P. D. 2001. Nomenclature, phylogenetic. Pp. 242-244 in McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology. 2002. New York: McGraw-Hill.
FOER, J. 2005. Pushing PhyloCode. Discover (April 2005): 46-51.
HÄRLIN, M. 2004. Classification nomenclature. Pp. 52-54 in McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology 2004. New York: McGraw-Hill.
HARRIS, R. 2005. Attacks on taxonomy. Amer. Scientist 93: 311-312.
HOLMES, B. 2004. Time for Linnaeus to leave the stage. New Scientist (11 Sept. 2004): 12-13.
LAURIN, M. and H. N. BRYANT. 2009. Third meeting of the International Society for Phylogenetic Nomenclature: a report. Zool. Scripta 38: 333-337.
LAURIN, M., and A. DE RICQLÈS. 2004. Compte rendu sur le premier congrès international de nomenclature phylogénétique: 6-9 juillet 2004, MNHN. Paris. Bull. Soc. Française Syst. 32: 9-10.
LAURIN, M., and P. D. CANTINO. 2006. Second Congrès International de la Société de Nomenclature Phylogénétique: 28 juin-2 juillet, 2006, Université de Yale, USA. Journal de l'Association Paléontologique Française 50: 18-21.
LAURIN, M., and P. D. CANTINO. 2007. Second Meeting of the International Society for Phylogenetic Nomenclature: a Report. Zool. Scripta 36: 109-117.
LAURIN, M., and P. D. CANTINO. 2004. First International Phylogenetic Nomenclature Meeting: a Report. Zool. Scripta 33: 475-479.
MILIUS, S. 1999. Should we junk Linnaeus? Science News 156: 268-270.
NYFFELER, R. 1999. A new ordinal classification of the flowering plants. Trends Ecol. Evol. 14: 168-170.
PENNISI, E. 2001. Linnaeus's last stand? Science 291:2304-2307.
PLEIJEL, F. 2000. Nomenclature linnéenne et nomenclature phylogénétique. Bull. Soc. Fran. Syst. 24: 25-28.
PLEIJEL, F. and B. DAYRAT. 2000. De l'évolution dans la nomenclature? La Recherche 333: 48-50.
SOARES, C. 2004. What's in a name? Scientific American (Nov. 2004): 36-37.
SPOONER, D., W. L. A. HETTERSCHEID, R. G. VAN DEN BERG, and W. BRANDENBURG. 2003. Plant nomenclature and taxonomy: an horticultural and agronomic perspective. Horticultural Reviews 28: 1-60.
WITHGOTT, J. 2000. Is it "So long, Linnaeus"? BioScience 50: 646-651.

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