Setting scientific names at all taxonomic ranks in italics facilitates their quick recognition in scientific papers

Setting scientific names at all taxonomic ranks in italics facilitates their quick recognition in scientific papers

Abstract It is common practice in scientific journals to print genus and species names in italics. This is not only historical as species names were traditionally derived from Greek or Latin. Importantly, it also facilitates the rapid recognition of genus and species names when skimming through manu...

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Main Authors: Marco Thines, Takayuki Aoki, Pedro W. Crous, Kevin D. Hyde, Robert Lücking, Elaine Malosso, Tom W. May, Andrew N. Miller, Scott A. Redhead, Andrey M. Yurkov, David L. Hawksworth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:IMA Fungus
Subjects:
Format of names of taxa
Italics
Publication standards
Scientific names
Scientific practice
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43008-020-00048-6
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