Zoological nomenclature

A species () is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. It can be defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. Other ways of defining species include their karyotype, DNA sequence, morphology, behaviour, or ecological niche. In addition, palaeontologists use the concept of the chronospecies since fossil reproduction cannot be examined. The most recent rigorous estimate for the total number of species

Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus.

taxonomic rank in biology

taxonomic rank

Wikispecies is a wiki-based online project supported by the Wikimedia Foundation. Its aim is to create a comprehensive open content catalog of all species; the project is directed at scientists, rather than at the general public. Jimmy Wales stated that editors are not required to fax in their degrees, but that submissions will have to pass muster with a technical audience. Wikispecies is available under the GNU Free Documentation License and CC BY-SA 4.0.

thumb|270px|African elephants form the [[genus Loxodonta, a widely accepted taxon.]]

Amniotes are tetrapod vertebrate animals belonging to the clade Amniota, a large group that comprises the vast majority of living terrestrial and semiaquatic vertebrates. Amniotes evolved from amphibious stem tetrapod ancestors during the Carboniferous period. Amniota is defined as the smallest crown clade (the group including all descendants of the last common ancestor) containing humans, the Greek tortoise, and the Nile crocodile. Amniotes represent a crucial evolutionary step in vertebrate history, marking the transition from aquatic to fully terrestrial life.

In biological classification, subspecies (: subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species have subspecies, but for those that do there must be at least two. Subspecies is abbreviated as subsp. or ssp. and the singular and plural forms are the same ("the subspecies is" or "the subspecies are").

taxonomic rank between family and genus

one of two or more names that apply to the same taxon

collaborative project intended to create an encyclopedia documenting all living species known to science

in biology, level in a taxonomic hierarchy

In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, positioned below family and above genera. It is used to classify groups of related genera within a family, helping organize the diversity of life more precisely.

term used in zoological nomenclature (also non-officially in 'botanical' nomenclature)

In zoological nomenclature, a subphylum is a taxonomic rank below the rank of phylum.

major work by Carolus Linnaeus

thumb|Braunvieh, a dairy breed with high milk production and little [[milk fat]]

term to indicate an uncertain taxonomic position

online database of taxa

The coelom (or celom) is the main body cavity in many animals and is positioned inside the body to surround and contain the digestive tract and other organs. In some animals, it is lined with mesothelium. In other animals, such as molluscs, it remains undifferentiated. In the past, and for practical purposes, coelom characteristics have been used to classify bilaterian animal phyla into informal groups.

thumb|A hoverfly of the subgenus [[Eristalis (Eoseristalis)]] In biology, a subgenus ( subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus.

anchoring point (of a name) in taxonomy

thumb|Holotype with red type label affixed thumb|Holotype of Marocaster coronatus, [[MHNT]] thumb|Live holotype of Eupolybothrus cavernicolus thumb|thumbtime=2:54|Video of the capture of the holotype for the jellyfish species Santjordia pagesi, as recorded by a [[remotely operated underwater vehicle.]]

code of scientific nomenclature for animals

term used in taxonomy to indicate a scientific name is of unknown or questionable authority

term used in nomenclature (not a name)

term in zoological nomenclature (also non-officially in 'botanical' nomenclature)

an organization dedicated to "achieving stability and sense in the scientific naming of animals"

thumb|350px|The taxon treatment for the frog Paedophryne amauensis, mentioning the LSID for this nomenclatural act. ZooBank is an open access website intended to be the official International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) registry of zoological nomenclature. Any nomenclatural acts (e.g. publications that create or change a taxonomic name) published electronically need to be registered with ZooBank prior to publication to be "officially" recognized by the ICZN Code of Nomenclature. Acts published in physical publications are encouraged, but not required to be registered prior to

rank-based taxonomy, sometimes (wrongly) ascribed to Linnaeus

In the scientific naming of organisms, a basionym or basyonym is the original name on which a new name is based; the author citation of the new name should include the authors of the basionym in parentheses. The term "basionym" is used in both botany and zoology. In zoology, alternate terms such as original combination or protonym are sometimes used instead. Bacteriology uses a similar term, basonym, spelled without an i.

thumb|The ichnogenus Thalassinoides: [[burrow fossil produced by crustaceans from the Middle Jurassic, HaMakhtesh HaKatan, southern Israel]] An ichnotaxon (plural ichnotaxa) is "a taxon based on the fossilized work of an organism", i.e. the non-human equivalent of an artifact. Ichnotaxon comes from the Ancient Greek (íchnos) meaning "track" and English , itself derived from Ancient Greek (táxis) meaning "ordering".

term used in zoology

thumb|230px|Paratype of Lepidothrix vilasboasi (Sick, 1959) in [[Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin]] thumb|230px|Paratype of Cadurcotherium nouleti – MHNT

conserved name (a protected scientific name)

Australian faunal database of taxon names and bibliographic data

taxonomic rank

zoological name that has been declared to be disused (see nomen protectum)

later scientific name that uses the same epithet

Plazi is a Swiss-based international nonprofit association supporting and promoting the development of persistent and openly accessible digital bio-taxonomic literature. Plazi is cofounder of the Biodiversity Literature Repository and is maintaining this digital taxonomic literature repository at Zenodo to provide access to FAIR data converted from taxonomic publications using the TreatmentBank

taxonomic rank

In a social context, a subtribe is a secondary division of a broader ethnic grouping or tribe, functioning as a distinct unit defined by specific kinship ties, geographic territory, or linguistic dialects. For example, the Kipsigis are a major sub-tribe that falls under the broader Kalenjin ethnic group of East Africa.

online resource for names of butterflies and moths

scientific name that is identical in spelling to a name with a different type

phrase used when publishing the name of a new species

ruling of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) concerning the conservation of 17 species names of wild animals with domestic derivatives

animal or part of an animal preserved for scientific use or display

thumb|Close-up profile view of a Nylanderia pygmaea syntype male preserved in [[Baltic amber at the Natural History Museum, Vienna]] In biological nomenclature, a syntype is any one of two or more biological types that is listed in a description of a taxon where no holotype was designated. Precise definitions of this and related terms for types have been established as part of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature and the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants.

Taxonomic policy of government of Turkey

Auctorum indicates that a name in botany and zoology is used in the sense of subsequent authors, and not in the sense as established by the original author. Its etymology derives from the Latin word for of authors (genitive plural), and is abbreviated auct. or auctt.

type locality as defined by biology

taxonomic name replacing a preoccupied name

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scientific change to the name of a living organism, intended to improve its classification

zoological name that is to be used following the rules in the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN)

refers to citing the person (or group of people) who validly published a zoological name

book by Carl Alexander Clerck

terms that are sometimes used in zoology, but that have no standing under the ICZN

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