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Latinization of parsed names needs verified #9
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Actually, the Zoo Code goes on with a bit more detail: |
Ah, thanks Rich. I thought I had seen these before.
Bloody German again. Glad it is not treated special for names after 1985. But there is still the dilemma to recognize whether an epithet is based on a German word for older names |
PS: I once was held for hours at Washington DC airport because it say "Döring" in my German passport but "Doering" on my boarding card. "Doring" would have been no problem... |
The name parser should be reviewed according to current rules of nomenclature when dealing with latinization of original scripts including diacritic marks, (incl umlauts and diaresis).
The botanical code defines rules for orthography that require to transliterate umlauts (Lühea -> Luehea, dedicated to Carl Emil von der Lühe) but remove simple diaresis (Isoëtes -> Isoetes) which can also stay: http://www.iapt-taxon.org/nomen/main.php?page=art60
The zoological code simply states in article 27:
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