Conserved name

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{{Short description|Scientific name protected from disuse}}

{{Short description|Scientific name protected from disuse}}

[[File:Candidaalbicansphases.jpg|thumb|The name for this yeast, ''[[Candida albicans]]'', is a ''nomen conservandum''.{{cite web |last1=McCool |first1=Logan |title=The Discovery and Naming of Candida albicans |url=http://www.antimicrobe.org/h04c.Files/history/DiscoveryNaming%20of%20Candida%20albicans.Asp |website=Antimicrobe |access-date=24 October 2023 |language=en}}]]

[[File:Candidaalbicansphases.jpg|thumb|The name for this yeast, ''[[Candida albicans]]'', is a ''nomen conservandum''.{{cite web |last1=McCool |first1=Logan |title=The Discovery and Naming of Candida albicans |url=http://www.antimicrobe.org/h04c.Files/history/DiscoveryNaming%20of%20Candida%20albicans.Asp |website=Antimicrobe |access-date=24 October 2023}}]]

A '''conserved name''' or '''''nomen conservandum''''' (plural '''''nomina conservanda''''', abbreviated as '''''nom. cons.''''') is a [[scientific name]] that has specific nomenclatural protection. That is, the name is retained, even though it violates one or more rules that would otherwise prevent it from being legitimate. ''Nomen conservandum'' is a [[Latin]] term, meaning 'a name to be conserved'. While "conserved name" and "''nomen conservandum''" are often used interchangeably, such as by the [[International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants|''International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants'']] (ICN),{{cite web |url=https://www.iapt-taxon.org/nomen/main.php?page=title |title=International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants |edition=Melbourne Code |year=2012}} the ''[[International Code of Zoological Nomenclature]]'' favors "conserved name".

A '''conserved name''' or '''''nomen conservandum''''' (plural '''''nomina conservanda''''', abbreviated as '''''nom. cons.''''') is a [[scientific name]] that has specific nomenclatural protection in that the name is retained, even though it violates one or more rules that would otherwise prevent it from being legitimate. ''Nomen conservandum'' is a [[Latin]] term, meaning 'a name to be conserved'. While "conserved name" and "''nomen conservandum''" are often used interchangeably, such as by the [[International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants|''International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants'']] (ICN),{{cite web |url=https://www.iapt-taxon.org/nomen/main.php?page=title |title=International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants |edition=Melbourne Code |year=2012}} the ''[[International Code of Zoological Nomenclature]]'' favors "conserved name".

The process for conserving botanical names is different from that for zoological names. Under the botanical code, names may also be "suppressed", '''''nomen rejiciendum''''' (plural '''''nomina rejicienda''''' or '''''nomina utique rejicienda''''', abbreviated as '''''nom. rej.'''''), or rejected in favor of a particular conserved name, and combinations based on a suppressed name are also listed as ''nom. rej.''

The process for conserving botanical names is different from that for zoological names. Under the botanical code, names may also be "suppressed", '''''nomen rejiciendum''''' (plural '''''nomina rejicienda''''' or '''''nomina utique rejicienda''''', abbreviated as '''''nom. rej.'''''), or rejected in favor of a particular conserved name, and combinations based on a suppressed name are also listed as ''nom. rej.''