Many, including those species that have not been reclassified are poorly known; the nomenclatural authority Index Fungorum considers only four of these former Mycenastrum species to be currently valid: Bovista bovistoides, B. lycoperdoides, Gastropila fragilis, and Glyptoderma coelatum.
As the leading blog directory and search engine, Technorati maintains a coveted Authority Index which is considered amongst bloggers as the benchmark for measuring their rank and selling their position within the blogosphere.
The Rolling Stones, for example, were on the East German authorities' index of censored musicians for radio time until 1982, when four songs were allowed. .
The taxonomic authorities Index Fungorum and MycoBank, however, do not recognize this putative synonymy.
Several later authorities have treated Peck's species as a synonym of Tylopilus alboater; this synonymy, however, is not indicated by either of the taxonomic authorities Index Fungorum or MycoBank.
Blau (1963) presents the relationship between authority and indexes: on the one hand, decision makers use numbers as a way to offer incentives and a way to increase their credibility and avoid disputes.
Patrick C. Jackman, a bureau economist who is considered its top authority on the index, offered one example: Viagra, the male impotence drug introduced in 1998, was moved into the index in 2000.
Authority in the index is defined as the number of blogs linking to a website within the last six months.
The infected animal, said Dr. Ron DeHaven, chief veterinarian for the Department of Agriculture, entered the country through Eastport, Idaho, in August 2001 before being transported in October of that year to what the authorities called the index herd, the herd in which it was discovered to have been infected, in Mabton, Wash.
Coker and Beer's suggested synonymy, however, is not recognized by the taxonomical authorities MycoBank or Index Fungorum.
Tweets as: @richardbranson PeerIndex: 93 Authority: 95 Activity: 46 Audience: 97 Follows: 6,414 Followers: 1,834,516 2=.
