Article 7.2 of the Shenzhen Code (Turland & al. in Regnum Veg. 159. 2018) rules that “A nomenclatural type (typus) is that element to which the name of a taxon is permanently attached”, yet in many taxonomic journals authors lectotypify “species” or a “taxon” or “taxa”, not the name(s) thereof. In fact, a taxon has a circumscription, but no type. On the other hand, a name has a type, but no circumscription. Therefore, a circumscription applies to a taxon, not to a name.

We feel that it would be better if a Note on this aspect were included immediately after Art. 7.2 and the term “circumscription” were added to the Glossary.

《深圳法》第7.2条（Turland等人，在Regnum Veg。159. 2018中）规定：“命名类型（typus）是分类单元名称永久附加的元素”，但在许多分类学期刊中， “物种”或“分类单元”或“分类单元”，而不是其名称。实际上，一个分类单元具有限制，但没有类型。另一方面，名称具有类型，但没有限制。因此，限制适用于分类单元，而不适用于名称。

我们认为，最好在Art之后加入有关此方面的注释，这样会更好。术语表中添加了7.2和“限制”一词。