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Is this true the scientific name of a species consist of a family name and a descriptive name?
No the scientific name consists of a genus name and a species name. For example:
Agathis australis
The genus name is written with a capitol letter and the species name is lower case, often they are written in italics or underlined.
The order of classification goes: species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom
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What is the scientific name for a pond skater?
Pond skater or water striders belong to the Gerridae family, with 500 species. A common European species is Gerris remigis.
What is the scientific name for the Taun tree?
The scientific name of Teak is Tectona grandis .
What is the scientific name of an aster?
Aster is the scientific name of a genus belonging to the family Asteraceae. It has many species like Aster alpinus, A. amellus, A. cundupicatus etc.
What is the scientific name for cadena de amor?
Antigonon leptopus Family Polygonaceae Order Caryophyllales
What is the scientific classification of the weasel species?
Animal, vertebrate, mammal. Then order Carnivora (beasts of prey); Family Mustelidae; Genus Mustela. There are many weasel species, but they are all named Mustela <name of species>.
Is the scientific name of a species consist of a family name and a descriptive name?
The scientific binomial name of an organism consists of its genus and species name. For example: homo sapien is from the genus "homo" and is the species "sapien."
What is the scientific name for a sturgeon?
It depends on which species of sturgeon you are asking about. There are about 26 species of sturgeon all of which belong to the family Acipenseridae.
What is the scientific name for the wolf spider?
There are several wolf spider species but they all belong the to the family Lycosidae.
Scientific name of grass?
The scientific name of the grass family is called Poaceae. This family actually contains thousands of species of grass, all having their own scientific names.
What is the Scientific name of the Martin?
That depends on the species of martin you are referring to. There are many species of martin, all of which belong to the family Hirundinidae.
What is the scientific name for a baby gibbon?
The scientific name for a baby gibbon is typically referred to as a "gibbon infant," as there isn't a specific distinct scientific name for the young of the species. Gibbons belong to the family Hylobatidae, and there are several species within this family, such as the white-handed gibbon (Hylobates lar) or the lar gibbon. Each species' young can be referred to by the species name followed by "infant."
What is the tiger scientific classification such as the class order family genus and species?
Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Panthera Species: Panthera Tigris
Poison ivy what is its species identifier?
Poison Ivy is known as Rhus toxicodendron. Its Species Identifier is toxicodendron; its Species Name is Rhus.In Linnaeus' system of classification (Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species), the species name (also called the scientific name) of an organism has two parts. The first part of the name is the Genus, and the second part is the Species Identifier, usually a descriptive word.
What is the scientific name of pigeon?
Depends on the species. Family Columbidae.
What is the scientific name of grass?
the grass family is called Poaceae and contains thousands of species
A scientific name conisit of what family name genus name or species name?
Streptococci
What is the scientific name of weaver bird?
Weaver Birds are a group of species in the family Ploceidae.
