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, Vincent Demoulin , Vincent 1 2011). Those views, and the counter- et al. 2011). Three Nomenclature Sessions were convened during the 10 Three Nomenclature Sessions 2010), and subsequent debates on key et al. 2010), and subsequent debates on key International Mycological Congress (IMC9) in (IMC9) in International Mycological Congress th Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Straße 6–8, D-14195 Berlin, Germany Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Straße 6–8, Botanisches Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Freie Botanischer Garten und Institut de Botanique B22, Département des Sciences de la Vie, Université de Liège, Sart TiIman, B-4000 Liège, Belgium TiIman, Université de Liège, Sart Département des Sciences de la Vie, Institut de Botanique B22, y Cajal, Madrid 28040, Spain; Complutense de Madrid, Plaza Ramón II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Vegetal Departamento de Biología Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre, Science and Technology Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 960 Carling Avenue 960 Carling Agri-Food Canada, and Agriculture Branch, Technology and Centre, Science and Oilseed Research Eastern Cereal Department of Life Sciences, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK; and Mycology Section, Royal Botanic London SW7 5BD, UK; and Mycology The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, Department of Life Sciences, Neatby Building, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C6, Canada; corresponding author e-mail: [email protected] 0C6, Canada; Ontario K1A Neatby Building, Ottawa, 3DS, UK TW9 Surrey Gardens, Kew, Abstract: © 2014 International Mycological Association © 2014 International Mycological conditions: distribute and transmit the work, under the following are free to share - to copy, You Attribution: 4 2 3 Scott A. Redhead 1 Fungal Nomenclature at IMC10: Report of the Nomenclature Sessions the Nomenclature Report of at IMC10: Nomenclature Fungal Congress (IMC10) in Bangkok on 3–8 August 2014. In addition a Questionnaire was given to August 2014. In addition Bangkok on 3–8 Congress (IMC10) in and the views expressed in the Sessions This Report reviews and summarizes all delegates. issues covered related to aspects of: registration, The Questionnaire. in the responses to the % from working groups preparing lists of names and governance. In addition, reports were received The cases of competing names were discussed. to be proposed for protection, and controversial of the Nomenclature Committee for Fungi (NCF) on Congress was mandated to ratify decisions After discussion in the of new fungal names. the appointment of repositories for the registration was three such bodies, a Resolution to that effect Sessions on the decision of the NCF to appoint a Resolution asking that the opinions of The Congress also adopted approved by the Congress. of fungi be taken into account in formulating mycologists on future directions for the nomenclature International Botanical Congress in 2017 changes in the rules for consideration at the 10 December 2014. Accepted: 1 December 2014; Published: Article info: Submitted: 26 November 2014; Non-commercial: No derivative works: Any of the above conditions can be waived if you get For any reuse or distribution, you must make clear to others the license terms of this work, which can be found at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode. Nothing in this license impairs or restricts the author’s moral rights. permission from the copyright holder. Nomenclature Sessions convened over three days at over three days at Nomenclature Sessions convened the 9 INTRODUCTION doi:10.5598/imafungus.2014.05.02.09 Edinburgh in 2010, and an associated Questionnaire Questionnaire Edinburgh in 2010, and an associated in guiding given to all delegates, were instrumental then International proposals to modify provisions in the Code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN; McNeill VOLUME 5 · NO. 2 2006) related to fungi. The report of the 2010 Sessions The report of the 2010 Sessions 2006) related to fungi. (Norvell points at an international symposium in Amsterdam Amsterdam points at an international symposium in Amsterdam Declaration’ April, led to ‘The the following which expressed guidance on the directions in which various aspects of fungal nomenclature might proceed (Hawksworth the debate that led to the adoption of a variety of changes to the rules relating to the nomenclature of fungi by the Nomenclature Section of the XVIII International Botanical Congress (IBC), meeting in Melbourne in July 2011 All the substantive Flann et al. 2014). (Hawksworth 2011; issues were formulated into proposals and adopted by the ! The exception mycologists during the Section meetings. 450 ARTICLE
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