Publication: Desenfado (e incluso humor) en la nomenclatura de taxones paleontológicos y zoológicos
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2020
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Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural
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Se presenta una recopilación de más de un millar de taxones de nivel género o especie, de los que 486 corresponden a fósiles y 595 a organismos actuales, que fueron nombrados a partir de personajes reales o imaginarios, objetos, compañías comerciales, juegos de palabras, divertimentos sonoros o expresiones con doble significado. Entre las personas distinguidas por estos taxones destacan notablemente los artistas (músicos, actores, escritores, pintores) y, en menor medida, políticos, grandes científicos o divulgadores, así como diversos activistas. De entre los personajes u obras de ficción resaltan los derivados de ciertas obras literarias, películas o series de televisión, además de variadas mitologías propias de las diversas culturas. Los taxones que conllevan una terminología erótica o sexual más o menos explícita, también ocupan un lugar destacado en estas listas. Obviamente, el conjunto de estas excentricidades nomenclaturales, muchas de las cuales bordean el buen gusto y puntualmente rebasan las recomendaciones éticas de los códigos internacionales de nomenclatura, representan una ínfima minoría entre los casi dos millones de especies descritas hasta ahora.
A compendium of more than a thousand genera and species, of which 486 correspond to fossils and 595 to current organisms is presented. These were named after real or imaginary characters, objects, commercial companies, puns, or double entendres. Among the people distinguished by these taxa are artists (musicians, actors, writers, painters) and, to a lesser extent, politicians, great scientists or popularizers, as well as various activists. Among fictional characters, those derived from certain literary works, movies or television series stand out, in addition to various mythologies typical of different cultures. Taxa that carry a more or less explicit erotic or sexual terminology also figure prominently in these lists. Obviously, all of these nomenclatural excentricities, many of which are on the verge of bad taste and occasionally exceed the ethical guidelines of international codes of nomenclature, only constitute a minority among the over two million species described to date.
A compendium of more than a thousand genera and species, of which 486 correspond to fossils and 595 to current organisms is presented. These were named after real or imaginary characters, objects, commercial companies, puns, or double entendres. Among the people distinguished by these taxa are artists (musicians, actors, writers, painters) and, to a lesser extent, politicians, great scientists or popularizers, as well as various activists. Among fictional characters, those derived from certain literary works, movies or television series stand out, in addition to various mythologies typical of different cultures. Taxa that carry a more or less explicit erotic or sexual terminology also figure prominently in these lists. Obviously, all of these nomenclatural excentricities, many of which are on the verge of bad taste and occasionally exceed the ethical guidelines of international codes of nomenclature, only constitute a minority among the over two million species described to date.