valid name

any name available to a taxonomist that has not been previously used.

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suluensis (Dana, 1852) are now considered conspecific and the current valid name is A.

First record of Polyonyx loimicola Sankolli, 1965 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Anomura, Porcellanidae) from the Red Sea, Egypt

Taxonomic rules call for rigorously determining the earliest valid name and designating a single specimen as a benchmark "type." The naming code also calls for stability.

A giant tortoise by any other name: lengthy battle ends with moniker for Indian Ocean reptile

SSN Finder provides an added layer of automation requiring only a valid name, address and file number.

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Please note that all Letters to the Editor must contain must contain a valid name, address and phone number where the author can be reached for verification or it will be discarded.

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While "Forecast2011" is a valid name, "2011Forecast" isn't because the latter starts with a number.

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The social media experts he consulted suggested a system requiring stricter guidelines--registration requiring a valid name and email address--but he was concerned the extra steps would dissuade the legitimate dialogue he was seeking.

Proceed with caution: social media tools can pose ethical problems for lawmakers

argentinum as a valid name for a single species, thus considering P.

Phoradendron argentinum (Viscaceae), new mistletoe for the Brazilian flora and its general distribution in South America/ Phoradendron argentinum (Viscaceae), una nueva hemiparasita para la flora del Brasil y su distribucion en America del Sur

For priority reasons, the valid name for this syntaxon should be the Artemision pauciflorae-Camphorosmion monspeliacae Karpov 2001.

Nomenclatural notes on saline vegetation of Ukraine, southern Russia and Kazakhstan

Also under the bill, companies that use spyware would be required to provide the customer with a valid name, street address, and e-mail address This measure would allow consumers to report problem companies to the Federal Trade Commission.

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Though the major poets whom we call "symbolists" rejected the epithet, critics found "symbolism" a valid name for the school because, once the poets cleared away formal concerns extrinsic to the heart of poetry, the symbol remained.