Table 1.
Equivalence table of nomenclatural terms used in this code, the Draft BioCode and the current biological codes, except the International Code of Virus Classification and Nomenclature (patterned after a similar table in the Draft BioCode). The criteria represented by terms treated here as equivalent are not always exactly the same (e.g., establishment of a clade name in this code requires a phylogenetic definition, which is not a requirement of any other code). BioCode = Draft BioCode (Taxon 47: 127–150 [1997]). Bacteriological Code = International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (1992). Botanical Code = International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (2006). Zoological Code = International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (1999).
| This Code | BioCode | Bacteriological Code | Botanical Code | Zoological Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication and precedence of names | ||||
| published | published | effectively published | effectively published | published |
| precedence | precedence | priority | priority | precedence |
| earlier | earlier | senior | earlier | senior |
| later | later | junior | later | junior |
| Nomenclatural status | ||||
| established | established | validly published | validly published | available |
| converted | — | — | — | — |
| acceptable | acceptable | legitimate | legitimate | potentially valid |
| Taxonomic status | ||||
| accepted | accepted | correct | correct | valid |
| Synonymy and homonymy | ||||
| homodefinitional | homotypic | objective | nomenclatural | objective |
| heterodefinitional | heterotypic | subjective | taxonomic | subjective |
| replacement name | replacement name | deliberate substitute | avowed substitute | new replacement name |
| — | — | — | superfluous name | unnecessary substitute name |
| Conservation and suppression | ||||
| conserved | conserved | conserved | conserved | conserved |
| suppressed | suppressed/rejected | rejected | rejected | suppressed |