The Key to Scientific Names

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Guide to Key Entries
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Introduction
The parts of scientific names
Codes of nomenclature
Priority
Preservation of well-established names
Homonymy
Grammar and gender
Greek alphabet & Latin or modern equivalents
Conventions
Standard abbreviations and symbols
References
Acknowledgements

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UPPERCASE: current genus Uppercase first letter: generic synonym ● and ● See: generic homonyms lowercase: species and subspecies ●: early names, variants, misspellings ‡: extinct †: type species Gr.: ancient Greek L.: Latin <: derived from syn: synonym of /: separates historical and modern geographic names ex: based on TL: type locality OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)

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The Key to Scientific Names

Edited by James A. Jobling

The Key to Scientific Names

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