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What is a basionym?
A basionym is the original name given to a plant or fungus when it was first described in the scientific literature. When a species is moved to a different genus, the original name becomes the basionym for the new combination.
Is there a scientific name of a turtle?
Chelonia mydas is the scientific name of the green sea turtle.However, there are still seven living species of sea turtles.See the related Wikipedia link listed below for their scientific names, their taxonomic classifications, and much more:
How are scientific names derived?
The scientific name is created with the species and genus of an animal.For example, the scientific name for a human is Homo sapien where Homo is the genus name and sapien is the species name.
How do you recognize a scientific name?
Every recognized species on earth (at least in theory) is given a two-part scientific name. This system is called "binomial nomenclature." These names are important because they allow people throughout the world to communicate unambiguously about animal species. This works because there are sets of international rules about how to name animals and zoologists try to avoid naming the same thing more than once, though this does sometimes happen. These naming rules mean that every scientific name is unique. For example, if bluegill sunfish are given the scientific name Lepomis macrochirus, no other animal species can be given the same name. So, if you are a Russian scientist studying relatives of sunfish and you want to discuss bluegill sunfish with a Canadian researcher, you both use the scientific name and know exactly what the other is talking about.Scientific names are also designed to tell you something about the animal's relationships with other animals. The scientific name of each species is made up of a generic name (generic epithet) and a specific name (specific epithet). In our bluegill sunfish example the generic epithet is Lepomis and the specific epithet ismacrochirus. The generic epithet is the name of the genus (singular of genera) to which bluegill sunfish belong, the genus Lepomis. Some genera contain only one species but most genera are made up of many species. There are other species of sunfish in the genus Lepomis, examples are Lepomis cyanellus (green sunfish),Lepomis megalotis (longear sunfish), and Lepomis gibbosus (pumpkinseed sunfish). Notice that all of these species share the same generic epithet, this indicates that they are all thought to be more closely related to each other than to any other species of fish. The genus is the first level of taxonomic organization, in a way, because all species that are thought to be most closely related, are placed together in a genus.Scientific names are often descriptive also, suggesting something about the animal. For instance, longear sunfishes have long and conspicuous operculum flaps (a hardened structure extending from the gill flap), making them look like they have long ears. The specific name, megalotis, means "big ears." Another example isyellow-headed blackbirds, whose scientific name is Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus, which literally means "yellow-headed, yellow head." Scientific names also sometimes bear the names of people who were instrumental in discovering or describing the species. Myotis keenii, "Keen's mouse-eared bat," is named after a gentleman named Keen (Myotis means "mouse-eared"). They may also contain references to regions where the species are found, such as southern right whales,Eubalaena australis, which translates to "southern true-baleen." Finally, some scientific names reflect the common names given to these animals by native peoples, such as Oncifelis guigna, a small, South American cat species called guigna by people of Chile and Argentina.Common names can be misleadingUnlike scientific names, common names are not unique. As a result, common name usage can lead to confusion about what animal is being referred to and what their relationships are to other animals. An example are "badgers." There are various animals worldwide that are superficially similar, honey badgers (Mellivora capensis), North American badgers (Taxidea taxus), Eurasian badgers (Meles meles), stink badgers (Mydaus javanensis), and ferret badgers (Melogale personata). Although they are all called "badgers" and they are all members of the same mammalian family, they are not each other's closest relatives. There are many examples of confusing and redundant common names, just remember that you can't rely on the common name to tell you anything about the animal's evolutionary history.Scientific names are sometimes changedTaxonomy, the science and process of naming living organisms, is a field that is constantly changing. When our scientific understanding of animal species and their relationships changes, it may mean that scientific names change as well. For example, all small cat species were once included in the genus Felis. They have since been split into multiple genera in order to better represent important evolutionary differences among them. Bobcats were once known by the scientific name, Felis rufus, this name has since been changed to Lynx rufus. Unfortunately, older scientific literature on bobcats will still be found under Felis rufus and some sources may not recognize the name change right away. Some species have come to be known by multiple scientific names. In such cases one name is chosen for the species and the other names are referred to as "synonyms" of the species name. For example, all bats in the genus Lasiurus were once also known by the generic name Nycteris. So Lasiurus borealiswould have also been known as Nycteris borealis. The valid, currently recognized name is Lasiurus borealis and Nycteris borealis is considered a synonym.If you cannot find information for a particular scientific name try searching the taxonomy databases we use, to be sure that the species isn't known by a different name.
What are the scientific names of forest trees in the Philippines?
Some of the scientific names of forest trees found in the Philippines include Shorea astylosa (White Lauan), Dipterocarpus grandiflorus (Apitong), and Ficus benjamina (Balete). Each species plays a crucial role in the country's diverse ecosystem and biodiversity.
What makes up a scientific name?
New species are scientifically named in a process that can take a long time. Each species is given a species name, a genera, a family and an order. As of 2014, more than 1.9 million species have been discovered and named in this way.
How many species are there in the arthropod phlum?
Between 5 and 10 million, but only a small part has been described and given names at all!
How many species die each day in the world?
there are 10 to 10 million species of animals in the world 1.8 million have been given scientific names there are 10 to 10 million species of animals in the world 1.8 million have been given scientific names
How do you find common names for scientific names of protists?
A lot of protists have only been recently discovered or due to their small size are virtually unknown to most people. This causes many of them to lack common names. However, for those that do have common names you can usually find them by doing a google search. Also see the Wikipedia page on protists where many are shown with their common and scientific names.
What are the common name for thermophiles?
Thermophiles is not a species name. Thermophiles are mostly bacterial species of heat loving extremophiles. There are different scientific names for the different species described thus far. A common name for many of these organisms may not of been applied as of yet.
What is a basionym?
A basionym is the original name given to a plant or fungus when it was first described in the scientific literature. When a species is moved to a different genus, the original name becomes the basionym for the new combination.
What is the sea hawk scientific classification such as the class order family genus and species?
The sea hawk (Osprey) has been given its own taxonomic genus, Pandion and family, Pandionidae.
What other names have been given to the vikings?
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Is there a scientific name of a turtle?
Chelonia mydas is the scientific name of the green sea turtle.However, there are still seven living species of sea turtles.See the related Wikipedia link listed below for their scientific names, their taxonomic classifications, and much more:
How scientific name are important?
Scientific names are unique to one specific instance. For example - A Burmese python and an Indian python look very similar in colour and markings. Therefore the Burmese python has been given the scientific name 'Python bivittatus. The Indian python is named Python molurus.
How are scientific names derived?
The scientific name is created with the species and genus of an animal.For example, the scientific name for a human is Homo sapien where Homo is the genus name and sapien is the species name.
Why are cities in Africa located where they are?
because thats the names that have been given
