From: "Richard Pyle" <deep...@bishopmuseum.org> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 10:32 AM

*** Yeah, sure Zoology's "this work is available" can be translated into botany's "this work is valid" and zoology's "this typification is available" can be translated into botany's "this typification is valid" and zoology's "this choice is valid" can be translated into botany's "this choice is correct" and botany's "this is the correct spelling" can be translated into zoology's "this is the valid spelling".

You could try, but although there is a fair chance that you would not be misunderstood, any editor worth his salt would reach for his red pencil (shaking his head at this clumsiness). * * *

*** The big question in my mind is whether a specific name (or a subspecific name) can be an available name. It appears possible to argue this both ways, depending what part of the zoological Code one uses. I remain unsure (except that thinking about it gives me a headache).

Paul

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