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98 Terms used in Bionomenclature
incertae sedis: of an uncertain seat; i.e. of uncertain taxonomic position;
usually applied to family and generic names.
incidental mention: (bot., prok.) a name mentioned in passing in a
publication by an author who does not give any indication that he or
she accepted it or intended it to be adopted by others.
incl.: see inclusus.
inclusion: (1) (bot.) of the type of a name, is effected by citation of (a) the
holotype or the original type, or all syntypes, or all elements eligible
as types; (b) of the previously designated type; (c) the illustrations
of these; or (d) citation of the name itself, unless the type is at the
same time excluded either explicitly or by implication. (2) all
specific names originally included by an author when proposing a
new generic name.
inclusus, [incl.]: included, including; sometimes used to indicate the
circumscription of a taxon by the citation of its synonyms.
incognitotype: (zool., unoff.) a type for which the labels have been lost; a
dubiotype (q.v.).
incorrect original spelling: (zool.) an original spelling that is incorrect
under the Code.
incorrect subsequent spelling: (zool.) any change in the spelling of an
available name other than a mandatory change or an emendation.
incorrect termination: (bot.) of a name, one where the termination of the
word is either not the correct one for the intended rank of the name,
or where it does not conform to the rules of Latin grammar.
-indae: (bot., unoff.) suffix proposed for names in the rank of superfamily.
indelible: of written or printed matter that cannot be erased; an indelible
mark cannot be removed without also removing the substance
marked by it.
indelible autograph: (bot., cult. pl.) handwritten material reproduced by
some mechanical or graphic process (such as lithography, offset, or
metallic etching).
independence: (bot., prok., zool.) of Codes, the provision that asserts they
are independent from each other except in particular specified cases.