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67 The naming of organisms (and plant communities)
effective publication: (bot., phyt.) publication in accordance with the
Code; the first step in considering the valid publication of a name,
and achieved by distribution of printed matter (or before 1 Jan. 1953
in bot. of indelible autographic matter), so as to make the work
accessible to botanists generally; a requirement for any
nomenclatural act; see also date.
effectively published: (bot., phyt., prok.) of a name or epithet, one that has
undergone effective publication (q.v.) but not necessarily valid
publication (q.v.); (bio., cult. pl., zool.) published.
egg type: see locality type.
electotype: (zool., unoff.) in the case of a poorly preserved holotype, a
specimen from a locality other than that of the holotype which
agrees closely with the original description; see also epitype,
neotype.
electronic publication: (zool., prop.) of a work, one issued and distributed
by means of electronic signals; to be considered published such a
work must be archived with an organization other than the
publisher.
element: (1) a constituent part of a taxon of any rank; the elements of a
species or infraspecific taxon are the individuals included within its
circumscription, or specimens prepared from such individuals, or
any figure or description of such individuals. (2) (zool.) of a genus
or subdivision of a genus, a species. (3) (phyt.) a vegetation relevé
in the case of associations and subassociations, and a syntaxon of
the next subordinate principal rank in syntax of higher rank. (4)
(prok., obsol.) the type strain to which a name is permanently
attached.
elevate: (unoff.) of a taxon, to raise in rank to a higher one in the taxonomic
hierarchy; e.g. from that of a subspecies to a species.
elide: (zool.) to deliberately omit one or more letters within a word.
elimination, fixation by: see fixation by elimination.
elision: (zool.) a word in which more or more letters have been deliberately
omitted.
emend, [emend., emendatio]: see emended.