Before revision:  The convention is qualitatively similar to how gene transcripts are tracked across different versions of GENCODE genome builds, allowing comparison of matched types with a common reference or any other taxonomy. It augments but does not change existing cell type names provided in original publications and can be directly applied to data from new or published studies. We applied this nomenclature to a series of published cell type data from the Allen Institute, highlighting its extensibility to classifications defined using multiple quantifiable modalities.
After revision:  The convention is qualitatively similar to gene transcript management across different genome builds. The CCN can be readily applied to new or established taxonomies and was applied herein to diverse cell type datasets derived from multiple quantifiable modalities.