Re: Troll's Nitpicking

From: TTrotsky_at_aol.com
Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2001 17:37:03 EDT

Bryan Maloney:

<< _Microchiropidae_ (if one is going to use the neo-Linnean, remember to indicated underline/italicization) >>

      If you're going to be technical, then I should point out:

1. There is no such family as 'Microchiropidae' (and -idae is the familial suffix, so it wouldn't be any other taxon).
2. Families (and, indeed, all taxa above genus) are *never* italicised/underlined.

Forward the glorious Red Army!

    Trotsky

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