Two Codes in a Dual System? No Thanks

Abstract

With respect to the problems caused by strict application of the principle of priority, I think a solution can be found by formulating a rule to suppress certain names. I agree that mycologists especially have severe problems with illegitimacy and typification. Nevertheless from discussion of those topics, only one conclusion can be drawn: We do not need harmonization or unification, rather we require a further diversification, with the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature providing more nomenclatural flexibility in mycology and likely in algology. None of the problems can be solved by a Code of Biological Nomenclature, since the problems relate to names published before the year 2000 and such names are not covered by the BioCode. Harmonization does not offer any solution for problems that some of us have to deal with. Moreover I reject the idea as a goal in itself. Why make things unnecessarily complicated?