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1.2.7 Validity
Validity is a term that refers to the rights of names in relation to homonyms and synonyms. Synonyms are different names used for the same species. Homonym is the identity in spelling of available names denoting different species group taxa within the same genus or objectively different taxa within the genus group or within the family group. The earliest published synonym is referred as the senior synonym and latter synonyms are junior synonyms. Two kinds of synonyms-one consists of names that objectively refer to the same thing, such as a new name for supposedly preoccupied name or names based on the same specimen or illustration. These are called objective synonyms. In subjective synonyms, the names are based on different materials. |
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