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The weakness of the scientific names taxonomy isn't so much that people can get names added too easily, it's that the whole thing is subject to change. As we l
by kbutler 9y ago
The weakness of the scientific names taxonomy isn't so much that people can get names added too easily, it's that the whole thing is subject to change.
As we learn about the genetics (phylogeny) of plants and animals, they get renamed from the original morphology-based names/locations.
https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/articles/dryandra-banksia/why_names_change https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/articles/dryandra-banksia/w...
Maybe once everything is verified by DNA analysis it will settle down, but then we will just continue fighting over what degree of mutation comprises a new species.