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Linnaeus meets the Internet

Test case for electronic publication of new species names breaks with over 200 years of history.

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Keeping track of new species names is a growing challenge for modern taxonomists. Sandra Knapp, Andrew Polaszek and Mark Watson make the case for electronic publication of scientific names.

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Cressey, D. Linnaeus meets the Internet. Nature (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2010.221

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