== Unarmed but knowledgeable == 

 Far be it for anyone to trod on your comments.  These are your opinions and ones not necessarily held by others.  Yes, it is true that taxonomy is in flux and yes there are errors in the ITIS database.  However, it is up to the user to determine what is regarded as the final word.  ITIS does not “propose to be the final word”.  It is a working database of taxonomic information.