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Eponyms have no place in 21st-century biological nomenclature
Patrícia Guedes, Fernanda Alves-Martins, Javier Martínez Arribas, Sumita Chatterjee, Ana M. C. Santos, Amir Lewin, Longji Bako, Paul W. Webala, Ricardo A. Correia, Ricardo Rocha & Richard J. Ladle
We argue that naming species in honour of a
specifc person is unjustifable and out of step
with equality and representation. Reforming
taxonomy to remove eponyms will not be easy
but could bring multiple benefts for both
conservation and society.
