Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn, Germany.
Australian Museum Research Institute, Sydney, Australia, and School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Australia .
Zootaxa. 2021 Aug 31;5027(2):151-159. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5027.2.1.
New methods in taxonomy and systematics can influence the overall practice of formally naming and describing biodiversity. DNA barcoding has been controversial since its emergence, but now, large scale species descriptions exclusively based on barcodes have created what can be called a 'new quality of performance. Its limitations are discussed from different perspectives: nomenclature, general pragmatism, and problems of DNA-based species delimitation in the light of the central aim of achieving a robust and stable nomenclature of organisms, essential for all applications of biodiversity research. This issue needs to be addressed to prevent restraining the progress of taxonomy and its ability to contribute to modern science.
新的分类学和系统学方法可以影响正式命名和描述生物多样性的整体实践。DNA 条形码自出现以来一直存在争议，但现在，仅基于条形码的大规模物种描述创造了可以被称为“新的表现质量”的东西。从不同的角度讨论了其局限性：命名法、一般实用主义以及基于 DNA 的物种界限问题，以实现生物体稳健和稳定命名法的中心目标，这对于生物多样性研究的所有应用都至关重要。需要解决这个问题，以防止限制分类学的发展及其对现代科学的贡献能力。
