%0 Journal Article %A Lachance, Marc-André %T Paraphyly and (yeast) classification %D 2016 %J International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, %V 66 %N 12 %P 4924-4929 %@ 1466-5034 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.001474 %K yeast systematics %K Paraphyly %K monophyly %K classification %I Microbiology Society, %X Yeast systematics has wholeheartedly embraced the phylogenetic approach. Central to this has been the unspoken convention that taxa at all ranks be strictly monophyletic. This can result in a proliferation of small genera and instances of nomenclatural instability, counter to the expected benefit of phylogenetic systematics. But the literature abounds with examples, at all taxonomic levels, where paraphyly is a reality that can no longer be ignored. The very concepts of Bacteria or Archaea, under the constraint of monophyly, are in peril. It is therefore desirable to effect a shift in practices that will recognize the existence of paraphyletic taxa. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijsem.0.001474