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119 The naming of organisms (and plant communities)
Mihi, [mihi, m.]: (obsol.) to me (dative singular of ego, I); formerly used
by some authors after a name to indicate their responsibility for its
proposal but without using their actual names; see nobis.
mimeography: a method of producing numerous copies of text (and
figures) by means of ink applied through a stencil.
mimetic phase type: (zool., unoff.) see locality type.
mimotype: (zool., not nomenclatural) one of two or more similar morphs
(analogous forms) of a taxon occurring in different areas.
min. parte, [pro minore parte]: for the smaller part; sometimes used to
indicate that a name has sometimes been used in a particular sense.
minidefinition: (prok., unoff.) a brief description, especially of a genus,
containing only the essential characters for distinguishing it from
others; a diagnosis (q.v.).
minimal standards: (prok.) a series of tests or other features that are
recommended to be included in a description when validly
publishing a new taxon; these are drawn up from different groups of
bacteria under the auspices of the Judicial Commission and
published in the IJSEB.
minimum edition: (zool., prop.) of printed works on paper, the
recommended minimum number to be printed before any are
distributed; 25 has been proposed.
miragotype: (zool., unoff.) a type in which the distinguishing characters
are only visible under particular conditions (!).
misapplication: of a name, see misapplied name.
misapplied name: (bot.) a name applied to a taxon in a sense that excludes
the type of the name, i.e. a name incorrectly applied.
misapply: to apply, deliberately or otherwise, a name in a sense which is
not correct under the provisions of the Code (e.g. in a manner not in
accord with the name-bearing type); see misapplied name.
misidentification, [†]: the assignment of a specimen, population or taxon to
a taxon to which it is generally (or later) considered it does not
belong.
misidentify: (zool.) to mistakenly attribute a specimen to a particular taxon.