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Taxonomy Proposals - General

File Date Added Downloads Comments
2008.006G.U.v4.file-extensions.pdf
A new convention for coding taxonomic proposals, and component modules, to replace the '.01' - '.05' levels; also to track version number
11-12-2008 15 0
2008.004-005G.U.v1.Retrovirales.pdf
Create the order Retrovirales to host the following 5 families: Retroviridae, Hepadnaviridae, Caulimoviridae, Pseudoviridae and Metaviridae (a shortened version of proposal 2005.091-101F.01.Retrovirales)
11-12-2008 1 0
2008.003G.U.v2.Orthography.pdf
Proposal to remove the necessity for every virus species to contain at least one named virus
11-12-2008 11 0
2008.002G.U.v1.Definition-sp.pdf
A proposal to adopt a broader definition of species, eliminating the word 'polythetic'
11-12-2008 15 0
2008.001G.U.v1.Candidatus-sp.pdf
A proposal for putative viruses whose existence is inferred solely from sequence evidence to be called 'Candidatus' species.
11-12-2008 11 0
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