ABSTRACT
The original spelling of a name established under rank-based code is the correct spelling and should be retained in subsequent publications, except for the correction of typographical errors. The original spelling is the one that is used in the protologue at the time of establishment and that is registered. If the author of a published correction notifies the database administrator that the registered spelling is incorrect, the administrator will correct the database and insert a note that the change was made. A correction slip inserted in the original publication does not qualify as a published correction. Publication of corrections must satisfy the requirements of Article 4. Accidental misspellings of a name that appear in print subsequent to establishment are not to be treated as new names but as incorrect spellings of the established name. The same is true of unjustified corrections.
