Citation of Authors' Names and the Typification of Names of Fungal Taxa Published Between 1753 and 1832 Under the Changes in the Code of Nomenclature Enacted in 1981

Abstract

The change in the starting-point date to 1753 for all fungi, with a protected status for names used by Persoon and by Fries in sanctioning works, results in a simplification of bibliographic work. The new provisions of the Code also provide maximum stability in application of early names by allowing their typification in their current sense in most cases. The virtual disappearance of the ex formulation between authors' names, and procedures for applying the new : Pers. and : Fr. formulations for many names published from 1753 through 1832 are discussed. The Nomenclature Section enacted, and the XIII International Botanical Congress approved, at their meetings in Sydney, Australia, in August, 1981, numerous changes in the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN) which take immediate effect. Several of these have major importance to mycologists and lichenologists, and the implications of these are discussed in greater detail elsewhere (Korf, 1982). Two topics of general interest, the simplification in citing authors' names and the new provisions for selecting types of early names to attain stability, are treated here.