Information about Specific Epithet
In zoological nomenclature, a specific name or specific epithet is the second part (second name) in the name of a species (a binomen). The first part is the name of the genus.
Note that in botanical nomenclature, "epithet" always refers to the specific name, whereas in zoological nomenclature, without qualifiers ("generic"/"specific") it can refer to either part of the binomen.
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Note that in botanical nomenclature, "epithet" always refers to the specific name, whereas in zoological nomenclature, without qualifiers ("generic"/"specific") it can refer to either part of the binomen.
- Example: The scientific name for man is Homo sapiens, which is the species name, consisting of two names: Homo is the "generic name" (the name of the genus) and sapiens the "specific name".
Grammar
Grammatically, a binomen (and trinomen) must be treated as a Latin phrase, which gives some justification to the popular usage of the phrase "Latin name" for the more correct "scientific name". Grammatically (in Latin grammar), the specific name can be:- A noun in apposition with the genus: Panthera leo. The words do not necessarily agree in gender.
- A noun in the genitive.
- This is common in parasites: Xenos vesparum ("of the wasps").
- Names of people and places are used in the genitive: Latimeria chalumnae (of "Chalumna").
- An adjective, agreeing in case and gender with the genus: Felis silvestris ("the forest cat")
species is one of the basic units of biological classification. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring.
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In zoology, a binomen, or binominal name, is the name of a species. The term was introduced in 1953.
A binomen is a name consisting of two names: generic name and specific name. Both names are typeset in italics, but only the generic name is capitalised.
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A binomen is a name consisting of two names: generic name and specific name. Both names are typeset in italics, but only the generic name is capitalised.
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genus (plural: genera) is part of the Latinized name for an organism. It is a name which reflects the classification of the organism by grouping it with other closely similar organisms.
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Botanical nomenclature is the formal naming of plants, from a scientific point of view. It has a long history, going back perhaps to Theophrastos, but anyway back to the period when Latin was the scientific language throughout Europe.
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Biology
In biological nomenclature, a generic name or "the name of a genus" (sometimes "genus name") is the name of a genus. In any scientific name to consist of more than one part, the name of the genus will be the first part...... Click the link for more information.
P. leo
Binomial name
Panthera leo
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Felis leo
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Binomial name
Panthera leo
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Distribution of lions in Africa
Synonyms
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Taxonomy: Strepsiptera
The females are permanent endoparasite of Polistes wasps. They dwell their whole life in the abdomen of the wasp.
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The females are permanent endoparasite of Polistes wasps. They dwell their whole life in the abdomen of the wasp.
Sources
- Mating of Xenos vesparum
- Xenos vesparum electron-microscope image
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Coelacanthimorpha
Order: Coelacanthiformes
Berg, 1937
Families
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Coelacanth ('hollow spine' in Greek, coelia (κοιλιά) meaning hollow and
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Order: Coelacanthiformes
Berg, 1937
Families
See text.
Coelacanth ('hollow spine' in Greek, coelia (κοιλιά) meaning hollow and
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F. silvestris
Binomial name
Felis silvestris
Schreber, 1775
subspecies
See text
The Wildcat (Felis silvestris), sometimes Wild Cat or Wild-cat
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Binomial name
Felis silvestris
Schreber, 1775
subspecies
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The Wildcat (Felis silvestris), sometimes Wild Cat or Wild-cat
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In zoology, a trinomen, or trinominal name, refers to the name of a subspecies.
A trinomen is a name consisting of three names: generic name, specific name and subspecific name. All three names are typeset in italics, and only the generic name is capitalised.
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A trinomen is a name consisting of three names: generic name, specific name and subspecific name. All three names are typeset in italics, and only the generic name is capitalised.
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In zoology, a subspecific name is the third part of a trinomen. In zoology there is only one rank below that of species, namely "subspecies".
The name of a subspecies is a trinomen, a trinominal name, i.e.
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The name of a subspecies is a trinomen, a trinominal name, i.e.
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