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Key to Scientific Names
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Guide to Key Entries
Recommended Citation
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
Legend Overview
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)
More details:
Guide to key entries
Standard abbreviations and symbols
The Key to Scientific Names
Edited by James A. Jobling
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