Document of bibliographic reference 306011
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- Bibliographic resource
- Type of document
- Journal article
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- Title
- Understanding taxonomic and nomenclatural instability – a case study of the Manila clam
- Abstract
- Native to the Indo-Pacific, the Manila clam has been introduced to North America and Europe, becoming the most economically-important cultured bivalve species worldwide. Research on this species is inconvenienced by the co-existence of several scientific synonyms; non-taxonomists do not necessarily understand why this is so, what names are valid, and how they should justify using a particular name. In order to clarify all of these points, the historic and current taxonomic situation is summarized and explained, and a practical recommendation is proposed. Beyond the sole case of the Manila clam, the problems and issues raised here are experienced by researchers working on many taxa; the present work seeks to clarify the general taxonomic landscape for non-taxonomists.
- WebOfScience code
- https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000459962400044
- Bibliographic citation
- Beninger, P.G.; Backeljau, T. (2019). Understanding taxonomic and nomenclatural instability – a case study of the Manila clam. Aquaculture 504: 375-379. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2019.02.016
- Topic
- Marine
- Is peer reviewed
- true