
21-08-2011
Thanks!
Not heard that about the merger but I'm sure you could ask a different taxonomist and get a different number of subspecies every time (and I say that as someone who loves taxonomy!). Subspecies are a fairly shaky and vague concept anyway, so even if I don't believe they're necessarily valid I always tend to take the most splitting option when labelling photos or making notes below species level - that way if they're split again in the future I know what I've seen/photo'd!
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