Use Of Question Marks and Abbreviations In Scientific Names
Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2017 4:58 pm
Use Of Question Marks and Abbreviations In Scientific Names:
Genus? sp.: An unidentified species probably belonging to the genus.
Genus species?: Looks like this genus/species but could be completely different - not to be taken with certainty !
Genus? species: Definitely that species; questionable whether it should be classified in that genus.
Genus cf. species: Literally "comparable with" - it appears to be this species, but the diagnostic features are not visible.
Genus aff. species: Definitely *not* that species, but closely related to it ("with affinity to").
Genus ex. gr. species: One of the species complex in groups where species divisions are not clear-cut (e.g. the Aphrodes bicinctus complex).
e.g. Typhlocybine indet.: an indeterminate (strictly: not determinable) member of the Typhlocybinae.
e.g. Typhlocybine undet.: An undetermined (strictly: determination probably possible, but not been done) member of the Typhlocybinae.
Genus species author, date: The author is the one who described the species, and it is still placed in the genus that they first put it in.
Genus species (author, date): The authorship still refers to the species, but someone has since shifted it into a different genus - (i.e. the one given here).
s.l. : sensu lato; in the broad (loose) sense.
sp. (plural spp.) : species (identical in English).
s.s. : sensu stricto; in the strict (narrow or precise) sense.
subf. : subforma; subform.
subsp. (plural subspp.) : subspecies (identical in English).
subvar. : subvarietas; subvariety.
var. : varietas; variety.
f. : forma; form.
nothovar. : nothovarietas; hybrid variety.
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And a few found on specimen labels:
coll. (or in coll.) : in/from the collection of (e.g. coll. S.J. McWilliam
leg. (legit) : he/she collected
loc. cit. : in the place cited
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Genus? sp.: An unidentified species probably belonging to the genus.
Genus species?: Looks like this genus/species but could be completely different - not to be taken with certainty !
Genus? species: Definitely that species; questionable whether it should be classified in that genus.
Genus cf. species: Literally "comparable with" - it appears to be this species, but the diagnostic features are not visible.
Genus aff. species: Definitely *not* that species, but closely related to it ("with affinity to").
Genus ex. gr. species: One of the species complex in groups where species divisions are not clear-cut (e.g. the Aphrodes bicinctus complex).
e.g. Typhlocybine indet.: an indeterminate (strictly: not determinable) member of the Typhlocybinae.
e.g. Typhlocybine undet.: An undetermined (strictly: determination probably possible, but not been done) member of the Typhlocybinae.
Genus species author, date: The author is the one who described the species, and it is still placed in the genus that they first put it in.
Genus species (author, date): The authorship still refers to the species, but someone has since shifted it into a different genus - (i.e. the one given here).
s.l. : sensu lato; in the broad (loose) sense.
sp. (plural spp.) : species (identical in English).
s.s. : sensu stricto; in the strict (narrow or precise) sense.
subf. : subforma; subform.
subsp. (plural subspp.) : subspecies (identical in English).
subvar. : subvarietas; subvariety.
var. : varietas; variety.
f. : forma; form.
nothovar. : nothovarietas; hybrid variety.
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And a few found on specimen labels:
coll. (or in coll.) : in/from the collection of (e.g. coll. S.J. McWilliam
leg. (legit) : he/she collected
loc. cit. : in the place cited
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