International Code for Phytolith Nomenclature (ICPN) 2.0

BACKGROUND: Opal phytoliths (microscopic silica bodies produced in and between the cells of many plants) are a very resilient, often preserved type of plant microfossil. With the exponentially growing number of phytolith studies, standardization of phytolith morphotype names and description is essential. As a first effort in standardization, the International Code for Phytolith Nomenclature 1.0 was published by the ICPN Working Group in Annals of Botany in 2005. A decade of use of the code has prompted the need to revise, update, expand and improve it. SCOPE: ICPN 2.0 formulates the principles recommended for naming and describing phytolith morphotypes. According to these principles, it presents the revised…

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  National Science Foundation

  Awards: EAR-1253713, 1253713
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  University of Washington
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  Fonds De La Recherche Scientifique - FNRS
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  Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad
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  Universitat de Barcelona
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  Burke Museum, University of Washington