INTERNATIONAL CODE OF ZOOLOGICAL NOMENCLATURE

Fourth Edition

[Incorporating A. Declaration 47 – Addition of two Examples to Article 13.1.1 to facilitate how to interpret molecular data; B. Declaration 46 – Amendment of Article 8 (addition of Art. 8.8 on permanence of available works and the term “retraction” to the Glossary); C. Declaration 45 – Addition of four Recommendations to Article 73 and of the term “specimen, preserved” to the Glossary; D. Declaration 44 – Amendment of Article 74.7.3, (wording amended, and added an Examples and Recommendation 74G); E. Amendment of Articles 8, 9, 10, 21 and 78 to expand and refine methods of publication]

adopted by the
International Union of Biological Sciences

The provisions of this Code supersede those of the previous editions with effect from 1 January 2000

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The author of this Code is the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature

Editorial Committee
W.D.L. Ride, Chairman
H.G. Cogger
C. Dupuis
O. Kraus
A. Minelli
F. C. Thompson
P.K. Tubbs

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