----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Kirk" p.kirk@cabi.org Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 7:34 PM

and ...

an infraspecific name in ICNAFP (previously ICBN) without an infraspecific rank-indicator is NOT a name, so less than useless ... :-)

*** Surely this is not right. The "connecting term" denoting the rank is not part of the name. However, its use is mandatory.

In higher ranks a similar problem may occur, where a non-standard termination is used or where a name may be used in more than one rank. Anyway, it never hurts to have a rank-indicating term for names in higher ranks, for those users who are not familiar with the standard terminations.

Paul

P.S. I would guess "ICNafp"?