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- Title
Ten reasons why a sequence-based nomenclature is not useful for fungi anytime soon.
- Authors
Thines, Marco; Crous, Pedro W.; Aime, M. Catherine; Takayuki Aoki; Lei Cai; Hyde, Kevin D.; Miller, Andrew N.; Ning Zhang; Stadler, Marc
- Abstract
The large number of species still to be discovered in fungi, together with an exponentially growing number of environmental sequences that cannot be linked to known taxa, has fuelled the idea that it might be necessary to formally name fungi on the basis of sequence data only. Here we object to this idea due to several shortcomings of the approach, ranging from concerns regarding reproducibility and the violation of general scientific principles to ethical issues. We come to the conclusion that sequence-based nomenclature is potentially harmful for mycology as a discipline. Additionally, a classification based on sequences as types is not within reach anytime soon, because there is a lack of consensus regarding common standards due to the fast pace at which sequencing technologies develop.
- Subjects
FUNGI classification; FUNGI diversity; NUCLEOTIDE sequencing
- Publication
IMA Fungus, 2018, Vol 9, Issue 1, p177
- ISSN
2210-6340
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5598/imafungus.2018.09.01.11