Rule 48
The original spelling of a name or epithet must be retained, except for
typographical or orthographic errors.
An unintentional typographical or orthographic error in an effectively published
name may be corrected before or after validation in the Registry by the author
or the SeqCode Registry curators. The name is to be accepted in its corrected
form without affecting the status and date of valid publication. It can also be
corrected by a subsequent author in a peer-reviewed publication. That
publication may or may not mention that the spelling is corrected. In that case,
the authors or SeqCode Registry curators must update the name in the SeqCode
Registry. The abbreviation “corrig.” (corrigendum) may be appended to the name
if an author wishes to draw attention to the correction. Succeeding authors may
be unaware that the original usage was incorrect and use the spelling of the
original author(s). Other succeeding authors may follow the correction of a
previous author or may independently correct the spelling themselves, but in no
case is the use of corrig. regarded as obligatory. None of these corrections
affects the status and date of validation.
Note 1. The liberty of correcting a name or epithet must be used with
reserve, especially if the change affects the first syllable and above all the
first letter of the name or epithet.
Note 2. When feasible, as a courtesy, the SeqCode Registry curators will
inform one or more authors of the effective publication that typographical or
orthographic errors have been corrected in the Registry.
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