[tcs-lc] Re: You don't need embedded names to do concepts (Roger Hyam)

[Mark Watson]

I would like to make a short post to say that I fully endorse with
Roger's proposal to treat scientific names (and the nomenclatural data
that goes with them) as a top level names object and separate them from
taxon concepts. This follows the clear separation of nomenclature from
classification that was at the heart of our Prometheus Taxonomic Model.
In my view the Linnean Core should only provide the structure for the
scientific name and nomenclature data and the TCS should only concern
itself with the taxon concept/classification elements and link to the
Linnean Core for the nomenclature elements.
Regards
Mark

Dr Mark F. Watson
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