I'm not excusing this practice, but ornithology has a long history of hyphenated taxon names (e.g., Laro-Limicolae). Doesn't it only apply from families downwards in any case?
I'm not excusing this practice, but ornithology has a long history of hyphenated taxon names (e.g., Laro-Limicolae).
Doesn't it only apply from families downwards in any case?
No, a few general articles, like Article 27, apply to all names.