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52 Terms used in Bionomenclature
amending such lists. (2) (bot., zool.) the process by which names
that best serve stability can be retained even although they are not
otherwise the correct name or even contravene specific provisions of
the Code; see conserved name.
conserve: (1) to preserve the usage of a name in a taxonomic sense that
otherwise would be incorrect by setting aside certain (bot.) or any
(zool.) provisions of the Code. (2) (zool.) to deem a work to be
published or available despite it not satisfying the normal criteria; in
each particular case conservation is by a ruling of the appropriately
mandated body; see conserved name.
conserved name, [nomen conservandum, nom. cons.]: (1) (zool.) a name
otherwise unavailable or invalid that the Commission, by the use of
its plenary power, has enabled to be used as a valid name by
removal of the known obstacles to such use. (2) (bot.) a name of a
family, genus, or species ruled as legitímate and with precedence
over other specified names even though it may have been
illegitimate when published or lack priority. (3) (bot.) a name for
which its type, orthography, or gender has been fixed by the
conservation process of the Code. (4) (phyl.) an established name
that the Committee on Phylogenetic Nomenclature has ruled should
have precedence over earlier synonyms or homonyms. (4) (phyt.)
names established according to special criteria, and are protected,
irrespective of their priority, and must be retained.
conserved type, [typus conservandum, typ. cons.]: a name conserved
with a particular nomenclatural type.
conserved work: (zool.) a work that the International Commission on
Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) has ruled to be an available work.
conservotype: (zool., unoff.) a type described solely for the purpose of
having it listed as an endangered species (!).
consociation, [consocion]: (phyt., obsol.) an hierarchical rank of a
syntaxon, equivalent to subassociation but not covered by the Code.
consocion: a consociation (q.v.).
consortium: (prok.) an aggregate or association of two or more organisms;
names given to consortia are not regulated by the Code, and have no
standing in bacteriological nomenclature.