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palaeontological. Wilkins concludes that “species has always been thought
to mean the generation of similar form,” and perhaps more surprisingly that
“there has been no morphological species tradition as such, apart from the
use of morphology to identify species” (p. 232; his emphasis). No neatly
packaged definition emerges, instead he suggests that we “might stop trying to
overgeneralize species concept(ion)s or speciation mechanisms to all species”
which would “reduce the heat in a number of biological forums” (p. 234). These
are sentiments with which I definitely concur, and seem in line with my personal
pragmatic species concept I both employ and commend: “species are groups of
individuals separated by inheritable character discontinuities and which it is
useful to give a species name to” (Hawksworth 1996: 32).
Claridge MF, Dawah HA & Wilson MR (eds) (1997) Species: the units of biodiversity.
Chapman & Hall, London.
Hawksworth DL (1996) Microbial collections as a tool in biodiversity and biosystematic
Research. In: Culture collections to improve the quality of life (RA Samson,
JA Stalpers, D van der Mei & AH Stouthamer, eds): 26-35. Centraalbureau voor
Schimmelcultures, Baarn.
Wheeler QD & Meier R (eds) (2000) Species concepts and phylogenetic theory: a
debate. Columbia University Press, New York.
Wilson RA (ed.) (1999) Species: new introductory essays. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA.
Taxonomic Literature. Supplement VIII: Fres–G. By Laurence J. Dorr & Dan
H. Nicolson. 2009. A. R. G. Ganter Verlag, FL-9491 Ruggell [Distributed by Koeltz
Scientific Books, P. O. Box 1360, D-61453 Königstein, Germany ].
Pp. viii + 550. [Regnum Vegetabile Vol. 150.] ISBN 978-3-906166-75-9. Price 94 €,
US$ 141.
This publication completes the “supplement” to the first volume of what has
become affectionately known as “TL-2” – the second edition of the standard
reference work Taxonomic Literature prepared by the late Frans A. Stafleu
and the late Richard S. Cowan. The eight supplements, the first of which
appeared in 1992, expand the coverage in the first volume which treated
works by authors A through G in a more eclectic manner than that accorded
to authors in the six other volumes of the main work. This final supplement,
bring the total number of volumes constituting TL-2 to 14, will be especially
appreciated by mycologists as it treats six more of works by Elias M. Fries, which
can be added to the 34 of his publications covered in the 1976 volume. There
is also a synopsis of three generations of the Fries family, several members of
which made important scientific contributions in various aspects of botany and
mycology. The complete set is a must for all libraries dealing with botanical and
mycological (including lichenological) taxonomy and nomenclature, and also
those involved in editing taxonomic works.