Australolacerta

From Latin australis (“southern”) + translingual Lacerta.

A taxonomic genus within the family Lacertidae – certain lizards of South Africa.


Nucras

A taxonomic genus within the family Lacertidae – certain sand lizards or sandveld lizards.


Ichnotropis

A taxonomic genus within the family Lacertidae – rough-scaled lizards.

Ichnotropis capensis

Cape rough-scaled lizard, Smith's rough-scaled lizard


Ophisops

A taxonomic genus within the family Lacertidae – certain lizards.


Meroles

A taxonomic genus within the family Lacertidae – certain desert lizards or sand lizards.


Eremias

A taxonomic genus within the family Lacertidae – certain lizards, of deserts and steppes of southeastern Europe and Asia.


Iberolacerta

From Latin Iberia + translingual Lacerta.

A taxonomic genus within the family Lacertidae – certain lizards, chiefly of Spain and France.

Iberolacerta monticola - type speciesl Iberolacerta aranica


Adolfus

Named after German explorer Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg + Latin -us.


Latastia

A taxonomic genus within the family Lacertidae – certain long-tailed lizards.


Pedioplanis

A taxonomic genus within the family Lacertidae – certain sand lizards.


Acanthodactylus

Surface analysis acantho- (“thorn, thorny, thorned”) + -dactylus m (“finger, digit”). Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἄκᾰνθος (ákanthos, “acanthus; thorny bush”) + δᾰ́κτῠλος (dáktulos, “finger”).

compound

A taxonomic genus within the family Lacertidae – fringe-fingered lizards.


Podarcis

A taxonomic genus within the family Lacertidae – certain lizards, called wall lizards.


Athene noctua

A taxonomic species within the family Strigidae – little owl, native to most of temperate Europe and Asia.


Bubo bubo

Reduplication of Bubo, from Latin būbō m (“owl”).

(all deprecated)

A taxonomic species within the family Strigidae – Eurasian eagle owl or great eagle owl.


Teira

A taxonomic genus within the family Lacertidae – Madeiran wall lizard.


Populus alba

A taxonomic species within the family Salicaceae – white poplar.


Elymus repens

A taxonomic species within the family Poaceae – quackgrass.


Hordeum vulgare

A taxonomic species within the family Poaceae – common barley.


Gallotiinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Lacertidae – some lizards.


Poromera

A taxonomic genus within the family Lacertidae – the single lizard species Poromera fordii (West African striped lizard).


Gallotia

A taxonomic genus within the family Lacertidae – wall lizards of the Canary Islands.

†Gallotia auaritae

genus): Gallotia atlantica, Gallotia bravoana, Gallotia caesaris, Gallotia galloti, Gallotia intermedia, Gallotia simonyi, Gallotia stehlini (species


Senecio

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – groundsel or ragwort.

for others of the numerous species see Senecio


Cercidiphyllum japonicum

A taxonomic species within the family Cercidiphyllaceae – the katsura, native to Japan.


Omanosaura

From Oman (from Arabic عُمَان (ʕumān)) + -saura.

A taxonomic genus within the family Lacertidae – certain lizards.


Prunus subg. Cerasus

A taxonomic subgenus within the family Rosaceae – cherries, characterized by single axillary buds, flowers that bloom in early Spring in corymbs onlong stalks, the fruit not grooved, and the stone smooth.

For species see Prunus subg. Cerasus

(genus): Prunus cerasus (sour cherry) - type species; Prunus sect. Cerasus, Prunus sect. Laurocerasus - sections


Amygdaloideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Rosaceae – many well-known stone fruit- and pome-producing trees and shrubs and certain ornamentals.

Prunus

(subfamily): Amygdaleae, Exochordeae, Gillenieae, Kerrieae, Lyonothamneae, Maleae, Neillieae, Sorbarieae, Spiraeeae – tribes


Brassica oleracea var. capitata

A taxonomic variety within the family Brassicaceae – certain cabbages.

Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. rubra


Maleae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Rosaceae.

For nothogenera see Maleae

(tribe): Amelanchier, Aronia, Chaenomeles, Chamaemeles, Cotoneaster, Crataegus, Cydonia, Dichotomanthes, Docynia, Eriobotrya, Hesperomeles, Heteromeles (syn. of Photinia), Kageneckia, Lindleya, Malacomeles, Malus, Osteomeles, Peraphyllum, Photinia, Pseudocydonia, Pyracantha, Pyrus, Rhaphiolepis, Sorbus, Vauquelinia – genera


Trachymedusae

trachy- (“spiky, jagged”, from Ancient Greek τρᾱχῠ́ς m (trākhús)) + Medusae f pl (“former taxon, the jellyfish”).

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A taxonomic order within the class Hydrozoa – trachymedusas or trachymedusae.


Trachylinae

A taxonomic subclass within the class Hydrozoa.


Cerastoderma

A taxonomic genus within the family Cardiidae – cockles.


Crangon

A taxonomic genus within the family Crangonidae.


Stentoridae

A taxonomic family within the order Heterotrichida – a single genus Stentor of protozoa.


Crangonoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Decapoda.


Tellinoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Venerida – certain saltwater clams.

sperfamily

Donacidae. Psammobiidae, Semelidae, Solecurtidae, Tellinidae


Crangonidae

A taxonomic family within the order Decapoda – crangonid shrimp.


Semelidae

A taxonomic family within the order Venerida – venus shells etc.


Scrobicularia

A taxonomic genus within the family Semelidae – peppery furrow shells.


Cephalorhyncha

(dated) A taxonomic phylum within the clade Ecdysozoa – synonym of Scalidophora.


Trilobozoa

A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Animalia – extinct three-lobed animals.


Ecdysozoa

From Ancient Greek ἔκδυσις (ékdusis, “stripping”) + ζῷον (zôion, “animal”).

der

Animals that shed their exoskeleton (ecdysis)

A taxonomic clade within the clade Protostomia.

A taxonomic superphylum within the infrakingdom Protostomia.

also unnamed superphylum containing Chaetognatha


Aizoaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Caryophyllales – the fig-marigold family, many members of which are commonly known as stone plants, carpet weeds, mesembs, or ice plants.


Grossulariaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Saxifragales – gooseberry and most currants.


Quercus coccifera

A taxonomic species within the family Fagaceae – kermes oak, native to the western Mediterranean region and growing 1-6 meters tall.


Argonauta argo

A taxonomic species within the family Argonautidae – the greater argonaut.


Phytolacca americana

A taxonomic species within the family Phytolaccaceae – American pokeweed.


Xanthomyza

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Meliphagidae – regent honeyeater, now reclassified within Anthochaera.


Salvelinus namaycush

The second element is from Cree; see namaycush for more.

A taxonomic species within the family Salmonidae – lake trout.


Meliphagoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Passeriformes – many passerine birds.


Salvelinus alpinus

A taxonomic species within the family Salmonidae – Arctic char.


Typhlopoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Squamata – some fossorial snakes, called blind snakes.


Chordata Craniata

A taxonomic clade within the phylum Chordata – chordates with a bony or cartilaginous head.


Scolecophidia

A taxonomic suborder within the order Serpentes – the single superfamily Typhlopoidea (the blind snakes).


Typhlopidae

A taxonomic family within the order Serpentes – some blind snakes.


Leptotyphlopidae

A taxonomic family within the order Serpentes – the thread snakes.


Leptotyphlops

A taxonomic genus within the family Leptotyphlopidae – certain thread snakes.


Nautiliniellidae

A taxonomic family within the order Phyllodocida.


Musca domestica

A taxonomic species within the family Muscidae – the common housefly.


Haematoxylum

From Ancient Greek αἷμᾰτο- (haîmato-), combining form of αἷμᾰ (haîma, “blood”) + ξύλον (xúlon, “wood”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – certain legumes.


Typhlops

From Ancient Greek τυφλός (tuphlós, “blind”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Typhlopidae – certain blind snakes.


Solenodon

From Ancient Greek σωλήν (sōlḗn) + ὀδών (odṓn).

A taxonomic genus within the family Solenodontidae – solenodons.

Solenodon arredondoi

genus): Solenodon cubanus (Cuban solenodon), Solenodon paradoxus (Hispaniolan solenodon) (species


Heteroderidae

A taxonomic family within the order Panagrolaimida – some nematodes.


Tylenchida

A taxonomic order within the class Secernentea – numerous nematodes.


Clethra alnifolia

A taxonomic species within the family Clethraceae – the coastal sweetpepperbush.


Itea virginica

A taxonomic species within the family Iteaceae – Virginia sweetspire, sometimes treated as Cyrilla racemiflora, in family Cyrillaceae (order Ericales).


Eumycota

A taxonomic kingdom within the superkingdom Eukaryota – the true fungi, eukaryotic heterotrophic walled organisms.


Ribes nigrum

A taxonomic species within the family Grossulariaceae – the blackcurrant, native to northern and central Europe and northern Asia.


Juniperus communis

A taxonomic species within the family Cupressaceae – common juniper, an evergreen shrub or small tree found throughout the cool temperate regions of the northern hemisphere.


Acer negundo

A taxonomic species within the family Sapindaceae – ash-leaved maple or box elder.


Adelphia

From Ancient Greek ἀδελφός (adelphós, “brother”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Malpighiaceae – woody vines, native to the tropical and subtropical Americas.

A taxonomic genus within the family Pyralidae – a single species of snout moth.


Acer saccharinum

A taxonomic species within the family Sapindaceae – the silver maple.


Pinus strobus

A taxonomic species within the family Pinaceae – the eastern white pine, native to cool temperate eastern North America.


Acer campestre

A taxonomic species within the family Sapindaceae – field maple, native to most of Europe.


Acer palmatum

A taxonomic species within the family Sapindaceae – the Japanese maple.


Cloeon

A taxonomic genus within the family Baetidae – certain mayflies.


Gossypium hirsutum

A taxonomic species within the family Malvaceae – upland cotton, native to Central America, widely cultivated worldwide.


Arctostaphylos alpina

A taxonomic species within the family Ericaceae – mountain bearberry, now Arctous alpina.


Coleus

→ English: coleus

→ Russian: ко́леус (kóleus)

From Ancient Greek κολεός (koleós, “a sheath”), referring to the manner in which the stamens are united.

A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae – somewtimes placed in genera Plectranthus and Solenostemon.

Coleus amboinicus ⇒ Plectranthus amboinicus

Coleus blumei ⇒ Solenostemon scutellarioides

Coleus esculentus ⇒ Plectranthus esculentus

Coleus forskohlii ⇒ Plectranthus barbatus

Coleus rotundifolius ⇒ Plectranthus rotundifolius

Coleus scutellarioides ⇒ Solenostemon scutellarioides


Ancylaini

Ancyla + -ini, an irregular formation to avoid conflict with Ancylini (from Ancylus), a tribe of limpets

A taxonomic tribe within the family Apidae – certain bees.


Bixaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Malvales – some dicotyledonous plants.


Bixa

A taxonomic genus within the family Bixaceae – the lipstick tree and related shrubs.


Cyanidiaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Cyanidiales.


Cyanidioschyzon

A taxonomic genus within the family Cyanidiaceae.


Cyanidiales

A taxonomic order within the class Cyanidiophyceae – certain green algae.


Buprestoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Coleoptera – the jewel beetles and related beetles.


Buprestidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – jewel beetles, metallic wood-boring beetles, flatheaded borers (larvae), or buprestids.


Nigella sativa

A taxonomic species within the family Ranunculaceae – black cumin, a spice native to the west and south Asia.


Buprestis

From Latin buprestis, from Ancient Greek βούπρηστις (boúprēstis).

A taxonomic genus within the family Buprestidae – some of the jewel beetles.

Buprestis octoguttata

genus): Buprestis (Buprestis), Buprestis (Cypriacis), Buprestis (Knulliobuprestis), Buprestis (Pseudyamina), Buprestis (Yamina) (subgenera


Sturnus vulgaris

→ English: common starling (calque)

Binomial compound of Sturnus m (“starling”) + Latin vulgāris m or f (“common, usual”), literally “common starling”.

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A taxonomic species within the family Sturnidae – European starling, native to Europe and western Asia and introduced widely elsewhere.


Rosa blanda

A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae – smooth rose, native to north central and northeastern North America, especially in prairie.


Ribes cynosbati

A taxonomic species within the family Grossulariaceae – eastern prickly gooseberry, native to eastern North America.


Ribes hirtellum

A taxonomic species within the family Grossulariaceae – hairystem gooseberry, native to eastern North America.


Rhododendron canadense

A taxonomic species within the family Ericaceae – the rhodora, native to eastern Canada and the northeastern United States.


Rosa setigera

A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae – climbing rose, native to temperate eastern and central North America.


Spiraea alba

A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae – white meadowsweet.


Cornus florida

A taxonomic species within the family Cornaceae – the flowering dogwood, native to warm, moist temperate eastern North America and parts of Mexico.


Amelanchier canadensis

A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae – the Canadian serviceberry, native to eastern North America.


Betula nigra

A taxonomic species within the family Betulaceae – river birch, native to the southeastern United States.


Celtis occidentalis

A taxonomic species within the family Cannabaceae – the common hackberry, a large tree native to eastern and central North America.


Cercis canadensis

A taxonomic species within the family Fabaceae – the eastern redbud, native to eastern North America.


Cercis

From Ancient Greek κερκίς (kerkís, “weaver's shuttle; aspen”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – the redbuds, native to warm temperate regions.


Cercis siliquastrum

A taxonomic species within the family Fabaceae – Judas tree, of Mediterranean lands.

Cercis siliquastrum subsp. yaltirikii - nothosubspecies


Dolichovespula

A taxonomic genus within the family Vespidae – some of the social wasps called yellowjackets.


Celtis

From Latin celtis (“an African species of lotus, possibly Ziziphus lotus”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Cannabaceae – hackberries, deciduous trees, species of which are native to most temperate regions of the world.


Vespula

A taxonomic subgenus within the family Vespidae – Vespula subg. Vespula.


Cricetus

→ Italian: criceto

New Latin, possibly formed from Czech křeček (“hamster”). Compare Russian крыса (krysa, “rat”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Cricetidae – the hamsters.


Calamites

A taxonomic genus within the family Calamitaceae – extinct, large, tree-like horsetails.


Liriodendron tulipifera

A taxonomic species within the family Magnoliaceae – tulip poplar, native to eastern North America.


Magnolia virginiana

A taxonomic species within the family Magnoliaceae – sweetbay magnolia.


Vespinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Vespidae – some eusocial wasps, including hornets and yellowjackets.

Palaeovespa

subfamily): Dolichovespula, Polybia, Provespa, Vespa, Vespula (genera


Antigone

A taxonomic genus within the family Gruidae – certain cranes, formerly in genus Grus.


Tettigarctidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – certain primitive cicadas, including the hairy cicadas.


Butea monosperma

A taxonomic species within the family Fabaceae – flame of the forest, native to southern Asia.


Caninae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Canidae.


Vulpini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Canidae.


Canini

Canis

(tribe): Canina, Cerdocyonina – subtribes


Oxyuranus

A taxonomic genus within the family Elapidae – taipans.


Lens culinaris

A taxonomic species within the family Fabaceae – the lentil bean, widely cultivated, first domesticated in the southwest Asia.

Lens culinaris subsp. tomentosus - subpecies


Ocimum basilicum

A taxonomic species within the family Lamiaceae – basil, native to southeast Asia, but widely cultivated for millennia.


Ocimum

From Latin ōcimum (“basil”), from Ancient Greek ὤκιμον (ṓkimon, “basil”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae – aromatic herbs, principally native to tropical and warm temperate regions of the Old World.


Cinnamomum verum

A taxonomic species within the family Lauraceae – true cinnamon, native to Sri Lanka.


Lactuca sativa

A taxonomic species within the family Asteraceae – garden lettuce.


Cinnamomum

A taxonomic genus within the family Lauraceae – cinnamon and related plants, native to most tropical and subtropical habitats.

Cinnamomum sect. Camphora

(genus): Cinnamomum verum (Ceylon cinnamon, true cinnamon) - type species; for the numerous other species see Cinnamomum on Wikispecies. or Cinnamomum on Wikipedia.


Ampulicidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – cockroach wasps — wasps that prey on cockroaches to feed their larvae.

†Apodolichurini

family): Ampulicinae, Dolichurinae (subfamilies


Colletidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – some solitary bees, including masked bees, miner bees, plasterer bees and yellow-faced bees.


Colletes

The meaning of Colletes seems to be irregularly shortened from Latin collectus, meaning 'concentrated, gathered together'.

A taxonomic genus within the family Colletidae – some of the plasterer bees, cellophane beess, polyester beess.

For a list of the many species

genus): Colletes daviesanus, Colletes elegans, Colletes floralis (northern collete), Colletes hederae (ivy bee), Colletes inaequalis, Colletes marginatus (selected species


Hypericaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Malpighiales – some flowering plants.

Hypericum

St. John's wort, syns. Santomasia, Lianthus, Thornea


Evanioidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hymenoptera – some wasps.

†Andreneliidae

superfamily): Aulacidae, Evaniidae, Gasteruptiidae (families


Evania

A taxonomic genus within the family Evaniidae – certain ensign wasps.


Evaniidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – the ensign wasps or hatchet wasps, solitary parasitic wasps whose larvae feed on cockroaches.

†Cretevania

family): Acanthinevania, Afrevania, Alobevania, Brachevania, Brachygaster, Decevania, Evania, Evaniella, Evaniscus, Hyptia, Micrevania, Papatuka, Parevania, Prosevania, Rothevania, Semaeomyia, Szepligetella, Thaumatevania, Trissevania, Vernevania, Zeuxevania (genera


Morpho

A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – some neotropical butterflies, chiefly of South America and Mexico.


Octodon

From octo- + -odon, according to the wear pattern of the teeth of these rodents, which resembles a figure 8.

A taxonomic genus within the family Octodontidae – the degus.


Volvocaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Volvocales – colonial and multicellular biflagellate chlorophytes.


Alosa alosa

A taxonomic species within the family Clupeidae – the allis shad, a kind of river herring, found in the eastern North Atlantic.


Caprimulginae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Caprimulgidae – typical nightjars.


Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis

A taxonomic subspecies within the family Brassicaceae – napa cabbage.


Hesperia

From Latin Hesperia (“land of the west, Italy”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Hesperiidae – branded skippers.


Glossinidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – the single genus Glossina (the tsetse flies).


Wigglesworthia

From English Wigglesworth (“a surname”) (after British entomologist Vincent Wigglesworth) + -ia.

A taxonomic genus within the family Erwiniaceae – the single species Wigglesworthia glossinidia, a gram-negative bacterium and endosymbiont of tsetse flies.

genus): Wigglesworthia glossinidia (species

Wigglesworthia glossinidia endosymbiont of Glossina brevipalpis


Glossina

New Latin, from Ancient Greek γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”) + -ina (taxonomic suffix).

af

A taxonomic genus within the family Glossinidae – the tsetse flies.


Hypericum

Borrowed from Latin hypericum, from Ancient Greek ὑπερικόν (huperikón), a variant of ὑπέρεικος (hupéreikos), from ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”) + ἐρείκη (ereíkē, “heath”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Hypericaceae – of nearly worldwide distribution, including St. John's wort.

Hypericum sect. Adenosepalum

(genus): Hypericum perforatum - type species


Sphecidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – digger wasp, sand wasps, mud daubers.

For genera see Sphecidae on Wikipedia. and Sphecidae


Citrobacter

A taxonomic genus within the family Enterobacteriaceae – certain gram-negative coliform bacteria that rarely cause disease in humans.


Moridae

A taxonomic family within the order Gadiformes – deep-sea fishes greatly resembling typical cods.


Mora moro

A taxonomic species within the family Moridae – common mora, a deep-sea cod-like fish.


Erwinia

From English Erwin (“a male given name”) (after US phytobacteriologist Erwin Frink Smith) + -ia.

A taxonomic genus within the family Enterobacteriaceae – certain bacteria, mostly pathogens of plants.

Candidatus Erwinia dacicola

genus): Erwinia amylovora (fire blight), Erwinia aphidicola, Erwinia billingiae, Erwinia mallotivora, Erwinia papayae, Erwinia persicina, Erwinia psidii, Erwinia pyrifoliae, Erwinia rhapontici, Erwinia toletana, Erwinia tracheiphila (species


Edwardsiella

From English Edwards (“a surname”) (after US bacteriologist Philip R. Edwards) + -ella.

A taxonomic genus within the family Hafniaceae – certain gram-negative, fermentative bacteria.


Edwardsiella

A taxonomic genus within the family Edwardsiidae – certain sea anemones.


Edwardsia

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New Latin Edwards + -ia, after Henri Milne-Edwards, French zoologist


Edwardsia

New Latin Edwards + -ia, probably after George Edwards (naturalist)

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – now Sophora sect. Edwardsia.


Pagrus pagrus

A taxonomic species within the family Sparidae – the common sea bream or red porgy.


Neovison

A taxonomic genus within the family Mustelidae – American mink and extinct sea mink.


Neovison vison

Mustela vison
Mustela vison#Translingual

A taxonomic species within the family Mustelidae – the American mink, often Mustela vison.


Morganella

Andrew Price Morgan
Mount Morgan, Queensland
Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell

From English Morgan (“a surname”) + -ella.
* (bacterium): After British bacteriologist Harry de R. Morgan.
* (insect genus): Authored by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1897, after Albert C. F. Morgan, the entomologist who first described Morganella longispina, the type species of Morganella, as Aspidiotus longispina in 1889.
* (puffball fungus): After American botanist Andrew Price Morgan.
* (fossil brachiopod): Authored by R. G. McKellar in 1970. Named for the Mount Morgan district in Queensland, Australia, where the type species Morganella maxwelli was found. The mountain was named for the Morgan brothers (Frederick, Edwin and Thomas) who developed a gold mine in the mountain in the 1880s. The type species was named in honour of G. W. H. Maxwell, who discovered and described the shell originally.

A taxonomic genus within the family Enterobacteriaceae – certain bacteria including the type species Morganella morganii, a gram-negative bacterium that lives commensally in the intestinal tracts of reptiles and mammals, including humans.

A taxonomic genus within the family Diaspididae – certain scale insects.

A taxonomic genus within the family Agaricaceae – certain puffball fungi. Previously placed in the family Lycoperdaceae.

A taxonomic genus within the family Araksalosiidae – certain fossil brachiopods of the Devonian period.


Arion

A taxonomic genus within the family Arionidae – air-breathing land slugs, the roundback slugs.


Phylloxeroidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hymenoptera – phylloxerans, pine aphids and spruce aphids.


Phylloxeridae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – phylloxerans.

†Palaeophylloxera

family): Acanthochermes, Aphanostigma, Daktulosphaira, Guercioja, Moritziella, Olegia, Parapergandea, Phylloxera, Phylloxerina, Psylloptera (genera


Coccoideaceae

A taxonomic family within the class Dothideomycetes – some ascomycetes.


Salmo salar

A taxonomic species within the family Salmonidae – Atlantic salmon.


Vernonia noveboracensis

A taxonomic species within the family Asteraceae – the New York ironweed, vein-leaf hawkweed, native to much of the eastern United States.


Brassica alba

(archaic) A taxonomic species within the family Brassicaceae – now treated as Sinapis alba.


Mallophaga

(obsolete) A taxonomic suborder within the order Phthiraptera – the chewing lice.


Mnium

A taxonomic genus within the family Mniaceae – certain mosses.


Sinapis alba

A taxonomic species within the family Brassicaceae – white mustard.


Glycyrrhiza

New Latin, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza, “sweet root, licorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra”)

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – licorice.


Toxocaridae

A taxonomic family within the order Rhabditida – certain roundworms, of the single genus Toxocara of parasitic nematodes, but sometimes included in Ascarididae.


Toxocara

New Latin, from English toxo- (“toxic”) + Ancient Greek κάρα (kára, “head”).

af

A taxonomic genus within the family Toxocaridae – certain parasitic nematodes that cause toxocariasis in humans.


Strongyloididae

From Strongyloides + -idae (taxonomic suffix).

A taxonomic family within the order Panagrolaimida.

A taxonomic family within the order Rhabditida.


Ctenodactylidae

A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – the gundis or comb rats.

†Helanshaniadeserta

family): Ctenodactylus, Felovia, Massoutiera, Pectinator (genera


Ctenodactylus

New Latin, from cteno- + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “toe”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Ctenodactylidae – some of the gundis.


Hystrix

A taxonomic genus within the family Hystricidae – certain Old World porcupines.

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – species now transferred to genera Elymus and Leymus.


Hystricidae

A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – the Old World porcupines.


Cortinariaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Agaricales.


Erethizontidae

A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – the New World porcupines.


Paratrypauchen

A taxonomic genus within the family Gobiidae – comb goby or red eel goby.


Paratrypauchen microcephalus

A taxonomic species within the family Gobiidae – comb goby or red eel goby.


Lagostomus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek λαγώς (lagṓs, “hare”) + στόμα (stóma, “mouth”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Chinchillidae – plains viscacha and extinct relatives.

Lagostomus crassus

(genus): Lagostomus maximus - sole extant species


Lagidium

New Latin, from Ancient Greek λαγώς (lagṓs, “hare”) + -idium

A taxonomic genus within the family Chinchillidae – most of the viscachas.


Herbivora

From New Latin herbivora (“herbivorous animals”).

der

(archaic) An informal grouping of the plant-eating mammals.

(obsolete) A former grouping of mammals that included non-marsupial flesh-eaters.


Octodontidae

A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – some South American caviomorphs, including the degus.


Aconaemys

A taxonomic genus within the family Octodontidae – certain caviomorphs, called rock rats.


Pupa

A taxonomic genus within the family Acteonidae – certain small sea snails.

For species see Pupa at World Register of Marine Species


Pastor roseus

A taxonomic species within the family Sturnidae – the rosy starling.


Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba

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Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba f

A taxonomic form within the genus Brassica – white cabbage.


Octodontomys

A taxonomic genus within the family Octodontidae – the single species Octodontomys gliroides (mountain degu).


Octomys

A taxonomic genus within the family Octodontidae – single species Octomys mimax (viscacha rat).


Spalacopus

A taxonomic genus within the family Octodontidae – Spalacopus cyanus (coruro).


Salinoctomys

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Octodontidae – a single species Salinoctomys loschalchalerosorum (chalchalero viscacha rat).


Pipanacoctomys

A taxonomic genus within the family Octodontidae – a single species Pipanacoctomys aureus (golden viscacha rat).


Tympanoctomys

A taxonomic genus within the family Octodontidae – sole extant species Tympanoctomys barrerae (plains viscacha rat or red viscacha rat).


Kerodon

A taxonomic genus within the family Caviidae – rock cavies.


Dolichotis

A taxonomic genus within the family Caviidae – maras or Patagonian hares.


Hydrochoerinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Caviidae – the capybaras and relatives.


Dolichotinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Caviidae – maras or Patagonian hares.


Capromys

From Ancient Greek κάπρος (kápros, “boar”) + μῦς (mûs, “mouse”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Capromyidae – the single species Capromys pilorides (Desmarest's hutia).


Capromyidae

A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – the hutias.

Hexolobodontinae

family): Capromyinae, Plagiodontinae (subfamilies


Psylla

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ψύλλα (psúlla, “flea; type of spider”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Psyllidae – certain sap-sucking insects.


Melilotus

From Latin mĕlĭlōtos (“sweet-clover”), from Ancient Greek μελίλωτος (melílōtos), variant of μελίλωτον (melílōton).

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – sweet clovers, native to Eurasia.


Phylloxera

A taxonomic genus within the family Phylloxeridae.

Phylloxera quercus

type species. For a listing of species see Phylloxera at the Catalogue of Life .


Chordeilinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Caprimulgidae – nighthawks.


Chaetodon

From Ancient Greek χαίτη (khaítē, “flowing hair”) + ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Chaetodontidae – the butterflyfishes.


Amygdaleae

Amygdalus (“obsolete genus of almond trees and relatives”) + -eae

suffix

A taxonomic tribe within the family Rosaceae – genus Prunus, cherry, plum, and almond trees.


Vaccinioideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Ericaceae.

(subfamily): Andromedeae, Gaultherieae, Lyonieae, Oxydendreae, Vaccinieae - tribes

For genera see List of Ericaceae genera on Wikipedia..


Cuniculidae

A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – the single genus Cuniculus (the pacas).


Agoutidae

(archaic) A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – now the Cuniculidae, includes agoutis.


Amygdalus

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae.

A taxonomic subgenus within the family Rosaceae – Prunus subg. Amygdalus.

Prunus subg. Amygdalus
Wikispecies:Prunus subg. Amygdalus

A taxonomic section within the subgenus Prunus subg. Amygdalus – Prunus sect. Amygdalus.

Prunus ferganensis

syn. of Prunus persica subsp. ferganensis


Cuniculus

A taxonomic genus within the family Cuniculidae – the pacas.


Caladium

New Latin, from a language of the American tropics kale

A taxonomic genus within the family Araceae – tuberous plants with colorful leaves, naive to the tropical Americas, used for their ornamental purposes, elephant ears, heart of Jesus, angel's wings.


Orobanche

From Latin ŏrŏbanchē, from Ancient Greek ὀροβάγχη (orobánkhē, “dodder, chokefitch”), from ὄροβος (órobos, “bitter vetch”) + ἄγχω (ánkhō, “strangle”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Orobanchaceae – certain flowering herbaceous plants parasitic on others, broomrape.

For the numerous species see Orobanche on Wikispecies..


Hedysarum

From Ancient Greek ἡδύσαρον (hēdúsaron, “axe-weed”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – sweetvetches.

Hedysarum coronarium

genus): Hedysarum sect. Hedysarum, Hedysarum sect. Multicaulia, Hedysarum sect. Membranacea, Hedysarum sect. Stracheya (sections

for others see Hedysarum at The Plant List


Aleyrodes

A taxonomic genus within the family Aleyrodidae – certain whiteflies.


Bangia

From New Latin, after Niels Hofman Bang (the patron of Hans Christian Lyngbye, who described the genus) + -ia.

A taxonomic genus within the family Bangiaceae – certain red algae, that grow in freshwater and marine environments.


Hedysareae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Fabaceae – some legumes.


Coryloideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the order Betulaceae.


Abrocomidae

A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – the chinchilla rats.


Pilocarpus racemosus

A taxonomic species within the family Rutaceae – Guadeloupe jaborandi, aceitillo, native to islands in the Caribbean.


Ctenomyidae

A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – the single genus Ctenomys (the tuco-tucos).


Ctenomys

From cteno- + Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs, “mouse”).

af

A taxonomic genus within the family Ctenomyidae – tuco-tucos.

Ctenomys argentinus

genus): Ctenomys brasiliensis (type species


Sphecoidea

(archaic) A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hymenoptera – the sphecoid wasps, now treated as Spheciformes in Apoidea.


Cyrenoidea

Cyrena ("archaic genus, species now mostly in Polymesoda") + -oidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Venerida.


Dinomys

From dino- (“terrible”) + μῦς (mûs, “mouse”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Dinomyidae – pacarana.


Dasyproctidae

A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – the agoutis and the acouchis.


Dinomyidae

A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – the pacarana and extinct relatives.


Petromus

A taxonomic genus within the family Petromuridae – the sole species Petromus typicus. (dassie rat)


Thryonomys

A taxonomic genus within the family Thryonomyidae – the cane rats.


Thryonomyidae

A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – the sole genus Thryonomys (cane rats).


Dasyprocta

From Ancient Greek δασύς (dasús, “hairy, shaggy, dense”) + Ancient Greek πρωκτός (prōktós, “anus, rectum”).

bor

A taxonomic genus within the family Dasyproctidae – the common agoutis.


Echimyidae

A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – the spiny rats.

Adelphomyinae

family): Capromyinae, Carterodontinae, Echimyinae, Euryzygomatomyinae (subfamilies


Echimys

From Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos, “hedgehog”) + μῦς (mûs, “mouse, rat”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Echimyidae – the spiny tree-rats.

Echimys pictus

genus): Echimys chrysurus, Echimys saturnus, Echimys vierai (species

former species, now placed in genus Callistomys

Echimys rhipidurus

former species, now placed in genus Makalata

Echimys semivillosus

former species, now placed in genus Pattonomys

Echimys unicolor

former species, now placed in genus Phyllomys

Echimys grandis

former species, now placed in genus Toromys


Petromuridae

Petromus typicus
Petromus typicus#Translingual

A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – the sole genus Petromus and species Petromus typicus (dassie rat).


Evotomys

A taxonomic genus within the family Cricetidae – synonym of Myodes.


Tyranni

New Latin, plural of Tyrannus, type genus

A taxonomic suborder within the order Passeriformes – suboscines, sparrow-like birds, mostly native to South America.


Myodes

A taxonomic genus within the family Cricetidae – red-backed voles.


Chloris

New Latin, from Ancient Greek χλωρίς (khlōrís, “greenfinch”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – windmill grasses.

A taxonomic genus within the family Fringillidae – greenfinches.


Galloanserae

From Latin gallus (“rooster”) + ānser (“goose”).

A taxonomic clade within the subclass Aves – fowl.


Neoaves

Most modern birds, excluding Anseriformes (eg, ducks) and Galliformes (eg, chickens) and Paleognathae (eg, ostriches, rheas)

A taxonomic clade within the superorder Neognathae.

A taxonomic superorder within the infraclass Neognathae.


Formicoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hymenoptera – in some systems used to include the Formicidae, which are more commonly included in Vespoidea.


Aeshnidae

A taxonomic family within the order Odonata – certain large dragonflies.


Ceraphronoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hymenoptera – some hymenopterans, most thought to be parasitoids or hyperparasites.


Chrysis

New Latin, from Ancient Greek χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Chrysididae – some of the cuckoo wasps.


Chrysidoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hymenoptera – many wasps that are parasitoids or kleptoparasites.

†Plumalexiidae

superfamily): Bethylidae, Chrysididae, Dryinidae, Embolemidae, Plumariidae, Sclerogibbidae, Scolebythidae (families


Chrysididae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – the cuckoo wasps.


Proechimys

A taxonomic genus within the family Echimyidae – certain caviomorph rodents, called spiny rats.


Callichthyidae

A taxonomic family within the order Siluriformes – armored catfishes, native to tropical South America.


Sigmodon

A taxonomic genus within the family Cricetidae – the cotton rats.


Plecoptera

From Ancient Greek πλέκω (plékō, “plait, braid”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

A taxonomic order within the class Insecta – stoneflies.


Sigmodontinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Cricetidae – the New World rats.


Craniata

From Latin crānium (“skull”) + -ata (“having”).

A taxonomic clade within the phylum Chordata – animals with skull-like elements.

A taxonomic class within the phylum Brachiopoda.


Geomyidae

A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – pocket gophers.


Spalacidae

A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – zokors, bamboo rats, blind mole rats, etc.


Platacanthomys

A taxonomic genus within the family Platacanthomyidae – single species Platacanthomys lasiurus (Malabar spiny dormouse).


Spalax

From Ancient Greek σπᾰ́λᾰξ (spálax, “Spalax microphthalmus”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Spalacidae – blind mole rats.


Platacanthomyidae

A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – any oriental dormouse.


Geomys

Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-, “earth”) + μῦς (mûs, “mouse”)

af

A taxonomic genus within the family Geomyidae – the eastern pocket gophers.


Brevibacterium

A taxonomic genus within the family Brevibacteriaceae – certain Gram-positive soil bacteria.


Glaucus

A taxonomic genus within the family Glaucidae – nudibranchiate mollusks, found in the warmer latitudes, swimming in the open sea, beautifully colored with blue and silvery white.

for other species see Glaucus at World Register of Marine Species


Staurozoa

Ancient Greek σταυρός (staurós, “cross”) + zoa, "animal" = "cross animal"

A taxonomic class within the phylum Cnidaria – stalked jellyfishes.


Selaginella

From Latin selago = plant resembling the savin-tree.

A taxonomic genus within the family Selaginellaceae – spike mosses.

For the very many species see Selaginella


Selaginellaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Selaginellales – the single species-rich genus Selaginella of spike mosses.


Sarkastodon

A taxonomic genus within the family Oxyaenidae – an extinct carnivore.


Oxyaenidae

A taxonomic family within the order †Creodonta – extinct cat-like carnivores.


Hiodontiformes

A taxonomic order within the superorder Osteoglossomorpha – certain bonytongue fishes, the mooneyes and their extinct relatives.


Camelina

New Latin, from Medieval Latin camelina, chamaelinum, alteration of Latin chamaemelinus (of chamomile), from chamaemelon chamomile

A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – false flax.


Calliptamus

short-horned grasshopper
short-horned grasshopper

A taxonomic genus within the family Acrididae – certain short-horned grasshoppers.


core Malvales

(dated) A taxonomic clade within the order Malvales – consisting of members of the non-monophyletic families Bombacaceae, Malvaceae, Sterculiaceae, and Tiliaceae, reassigned into the clades below, distinguished from other Malvales by nectaries composed of glandular hairs, usually on the calyx, and seeds with cyclopropenyl fatty acids.


Byttneriina

A taxonomic clade within the family Malvaceae – an apparently monophyletic group without visible distinguishing characteristics.


Coccinella

From Latin coccinus (“dyed scarlet”) + -ella.

A taxonomic genus within the family Coccinellidae – certain ladybirds, chiefly of the Palearctic.

Coccinella septempunctata

(genus): Coccinella (Acoccinella), Coccinella (Chelonitis), Coccinella (Coccinella), Coccinella (Spilota) – subgenera


Dikarya

From Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice”) + κάρυον (káruon, “nucleus”, literally “kernel”).

Fungi with dikaryotic hyphae, in which cells contain a haploid nucleus from each parent rather than a single haploid or diploid nucleus:

A taxonomic subkingdom within the kingdom Fungi.

A taxonomic clade within the clade Opisthokonta.


Opisthokonta

From opisthokont (“with a posterior flagellum”).

A taxonomic clade within the superkingdom Eukaryota.

A taxonomic supergroup within the superkingdom Eukaryota.


Clethrionomys

A taxonomic genus within the family Cricetidae – synonym of Myodes.


Eurhodophytina

A taxonomic subphylum within the phylum Rhodophyta – certain red algae.


Spheciformes

A taxonomic series within the order Hymenoptera – a paraphyletic group, that includes all the sphecoid wasps, called Sphecoidea in some systems.


Melophagus ovinus

A taxonomic species within the family Hippoboscidae – the sheep ked fly.


Lecythidaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Ericales – the brazil nut family of tropical trees.


Ulmaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Rosales – typically the elm and the zelkova.


Rhamnaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Rosales – buckthorns and close relatives.


Paenibacillaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Bacillales – some Gram-positive bacteria.


Caryophyllus

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Myrtaceae – including the clove, now included in Syzygium.

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Caryophyllaceae – now principally Dianthus, the clove pink, which has a clove-like smell.


Paenibacillus

New Latin paen- + Bacillus, from Latin paene (“almost”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Paenibacillaceae – certain facultative anaerobic, endospore-forming bacteria.


Sphaeroides

From Latin sphaeroides (“globular, spherical”).

der

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Tetraodontidae – Sphoeroides.

A taxonomic genus within the family Ceratostomataceae – Sphaerodes, a marine fungus.


Phalangeridae

A taxonomic family within the order Diprodontia – the cuscuses, brushtail possums, etc.


Phalanger

From Ancient Greek φαλάγγιον (phalángion, “spider's web”), from φάλαγξ (phálanx, “spider”); see also phalanger.

A taxonomic genus within the family Phalangeridae – some of the possums, called cuscuses.

Phalanger alexandrae

(genus): Phalanger orientalis (northern common cuscus) - type species

Phalanger mimicus

southern common cuscus or Australian cuscus


Phalangista

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Phalangeridae – some of the possums also called cuscuses, now in several other genera in the Phalangeriformes..


Burramyidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diprodontia – pygmy possums.


Burramys

New Latin, from Burra Burra, north of Goulburn, NSW, where fossils first discovered + Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs, “mouse”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Burramyidae – mountain pygmy possum and extinct relatives.

†Burramys brutyi

(genus): Burramys parvus (mountain pygmy possum) - sole extant species


Cercartetus

A taxonomic genus within the family Burramyidae – certain pygmy possums.


Phalangeroidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Diprotodontia – marsupial cuscuses, brushtail possums, pygmy possums, etc.

†Ektopodontidae

superfamily): Burramyidae, Phalangeridae (families


Phalangeriformes

A taxonomic suborder within the order Diprotodontia – possums, gliders etc., small to medium-sized arboreal marsupials of Australia, New Guinea and Sulawesi.


Petaurus

From Latin petaurista (“acrobat, tightrope walker”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Petauridae – the wrist-winged gliders or lesser gliding possums.


Petauroidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Diprotodontia – some possums and gliders, small to medium-sized arboreal marsupials of Australia and New Guinea.


Acrobatidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diprodontia – certain possums: feathertail glider of Australia, and feather-tailed possum of New Guinea.


Dactylopsila

A taxonomic genus within the family Petauridae – certain possums native to New Guinea.


Gymnobelideus

From Ancient Greek γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”) + Belideus (“a genus associated with the sugar glider”), from βέλος (bélos, “dart, arrow”).
Belideus refers to the resemblance of the Leadbeater's possum to the sugar glider (a related species), and gymno- (naked) refers to the absence of a gliding membrane, highlighting a key difference. Authored by Frederick McCoy in 1867.

A taxonomic genus within the family Petauridae – the single species Gymnobelideus leadbeateri (Leadbeater's possum).


Petauridae

A taxonomic family within the order Diprodontia – some possums, including several gliders, of Australia and New Guinea.


Distoechurus

A taxonomic genus within the family Acrobatidae – sole species Distoechurus pennatus (feather-tailed possum), of New Guinea.


Acrobates

From Ancient Greek ἀκροβάτης (akrobátēs).

A taxonomic genus within the family Acrobatidae – the single species Acrobates pygmaeus (feathertail glider), of Australia.


Avicennioideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Acanthaceae – trees called mangroves.


Phascolarctidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diprodontia – the koala and extinct relatives.


Phascolarctos

From Ancient Greek φάσκωλος (pháskōlos, “pouch”) + ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Phascolarctidae – the koala and extinct relatives.


Dromornithidae

A taxonomic family within the order Anseriformes – extinct large flightless birds of Australia of the Oligocene to Pleistocene.


Moringa oleifera

A taxonomic species within the family Moringaceae – a drought-resistant oil-yielding tree, native to northwest India and widely cultivated elsewhere.


Dromornis

From Ancient Greek δρομαῖος (dromaîos, “swift running”) + ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Dromornithidae – extinct large flightless birds of Australia of the Miocene to early Pleistocene.


Eureptilia

A taxonomic clade within the class Reptilia – including all living reptiles except turtles.


Zygnematales

The conjugating green algae, usually found in fresh water, the extant algae most closely related to flowering plants

A taxonomic order within the division Charophyta.

A taxonomic order within the class Conjugatophyceae.


Tyrannides

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Passeriformes.


Neozoa

A taxonomic infrakingdom within the kingdom Protozoa.


Sphex

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek σφήξ (sphḗx, “wasp”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Sphecidae – the digger wasps.


Bullockornis

Apparently from English Bullock (“a place name”) (after Bullock Creek, Australia) + Ancient Greek ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Dromornithidae – a single known extinct species of large flightless bird of Australia of the middle Miocene.


Romeriida

A taxonomic clade within the class Reptilia – includes all extant birds and other reptiles, except turtles and tortoises, and their extinct relatives.


Odontomyia

A taxonomic genus within the family Stratiomyidae.


Dicentra

From Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “double”) and Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron, “goad, spur”).

Dactylicapnos

(archaic genus circumscription): Above species plus those shown at Dicentra on Wikipedia.

Lamprocapnos

genera formerly treated as subgenera of Dicentra

A taxonomic genus within the family Papaveraceae.

Dicentra spectabilis
Dicentra spectabilis#Translingual

Lamprocapnos spectabilis
Lamprocapnos spectabilis#Translingual

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Fumariaceae – about a dozen species of perennial herbs with glaucous dissected leaves and a heart-shaped or two-spurred corolla, including Dicentra spectabilis, now Lamprocapnos spectabilis.


Mantophasmatodea

The gladiators, based on recently identified insect species, the extant ones principally found in Namibia and adjoining South Africa and various related groups on insects:

A taxonomic suborder within the order Notoptera.

A taxonomic order within the superorder Polyneoptera.


Opopaea

A taxonomic genus within the family Oonopidae – certain goblin spiders.


Apteronotidae

A taxonomic family within the order Gymnotiformes – the ghost knifefishes.


Apteronotus

A taxonomic genus within the family Apteronotidae – certain ghost knifefishes of South America.


Hypoedaleus guttatus

A taxonomic species within the family Thamnophilidae – spot-back antshrike.


Chloranthus

From Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Chloranthaceae.


Parodiopsidaceae

A taxonomic family within the class Dothideomycetes.


Colchicaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Liliales – some lilies.

Colchiceae

Androcymbium, Colchicum, Gloriosa, Hexacyrtis, Ornithoglossum, Sandersonia


Betuloideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Betulaceae – alders and birches.


Platanistidae

A taxonomic family within the infraorder Cetacea – river dolphins.

†Argyrocetinae

(family): Platanista - sole extant genus


Ostraciidae

A taxonomic family within the order Tetraodontiformes – boxfishes, cofferfishes, cowfishes, trunkfishes, and turretfishes.


Ostracion

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὀστρᾰ́κιον (ostrákion), diminutive of ὄστρακον (óstrakon, “shellfish”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Ostraciidae – some of the fish called boxfishes and trunkfishes.

Ostracion cubicus

type species. For other species see Ostracion


Myrrha

A taxonomic genus within the family Coccinellidae – certain ladybirds.

Myrrha octodecimguttata

genus): Myrrha (Metamyrrha), Myrrha (Myrrha) (subgenera

or Myrrha (Myrrha) octodecimguttata; species


Casuarinaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Fagales – the beefwoods or she-oaks, equisetum-like flowering dicot trees, native to southeast Asia, Australia, and parts of Oceania.


Ovalentaria

A taxonomic clade within the series Percomorpha.


Chaenopsidae

A taxonomic family within the order Blenniiformes – pikeblennies, tubeblennies, and flagblennies, found in tropical waters.


Scilloideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Asparagaceae – principally Old World plants, including hyacinths, bluebells, grape hyacinths, and squills.


Catalpa

A variant of catawba that originated when Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, the describing botanist, incorrectly transcribed the name.
Sometimes alternatively said to derive from a Creek word like katałpa.

A taxonomic genus within the family Bignoniaceae – catawbas, flowering trees of warm temperate climates.

Catalpa bignonioides

genus): Catalpa sect. Catalpa (Catalpa bignonioides, Catalpa bungei, Catalpa duclouxii, Catalpa fargesii, Catalpa ovata, Catalpa speciosa, Catalpa tibetica); Catalpa × erubescens – nothospecies, Catalpa sect. Macrocatalpa (Catalpa brevipes, Catalpa longissima, Catalpa macrocarpa, Catalpa purpurea) – sections (species


Rhipidistia

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ῥιπίδιον (rhipídion, “small bellows”)

A taxonomic clade within the superclass Sarcopterygii – lobe-finned fishes that are the ancestors of all tetrapods and of lungfish.


Gigantophis

From Ancient Greek γίγαντας (gígantas) (from Γίγαντας (Gígantas), inflected form of Γίγας (Gígas, “Giant”)) + ὄφις (óphis, “snake”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Madtsoiidae – the extinct giant snake Gigantophis garstini of the Paleogene (40 mya) in what is now the southern Sahara.


Streptophytina

A taxonomic clade within the kingdom Plantae – land plants and some green algae.


Embryophyta

A taxonomic subkingdom within the subdivision Streptophytina.

A taxonomic superphylum within the infrakingdom Streptophyta.


Atopodentatus

From Ancient Greek ἄτοπος (átopos, “unusual, out of place”) + Latin dentatus (“toothed”).

A taxonomic genus within the order †Sauropterygia – extinct marine reptiles of the early Middle Triassic (247—242 million years ago), known from fossils of a single species found in Luoping County, Yunnan Province, China.


Tautogolabrus adspersus

A taxonomic species within the family Labridae – bergall.


Paradoxurinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Viverridae – the viverrid palm civets and the binturong.


Herrerasaurus

Named after Argentine goatherd Victorino Herrera, who found the first fossils, + -saurus.

named-after

A taxonomic genus within the family Herrerasauridae – one of the earliest dinosaurs, from the Triassic of Argentina.


Herrerasauridae

A taxonomic family within the clade Theropoda.


Fulgora

A taxonomic genus within the family Fulgoridae – certain lanternflies.


Neodon

A taxonomic genus within the family Cricetidae – certain voles.


Lingula

From Latin lingua (“tongue”) + -ula (“diminutive suffix”), or possibly from lingula (“spoon”).

suffix

A taxonomic genus within the family Lingulidae – certain intertidal brachiopods from the Tertiary (and perhaps Cretaceous) to the present.


Anzu wyliei

A taxonomic species within the family Caenagnathidae – hell chicken or chicken from hell.


Anzu

Coined 2014 in reference to the Sumerian myth, see Anzu (“a mythical dragon-like bird”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Caenagnathidae – a large, feathered dinosaur, a hell chicken or chicken from hell.


Branchiostoma

A taxonomic genus within the family Branchiostomidae – most of the lancelets, small eel-like coastal marine animals related to the vertebrates, but lacking a true head and brain.


Lampetra

A taxonomic genus within the family Petromyzontidae – certain lampreys.

Lampetra fluviatilis

European river lamprey, river lamprey or lampern; formerly Petromyzon fluviatilis


Monodon

A taxonomic genus within the family Monodontidae – the single species Monodon monoceros (narwhal).


Delphinapterus

Probably a compound of Latin delphīnus ("dolphin") + Latinpterus ("winged") or Ancient Greek πτερόν ("feather, wing").

Delphinapterus leucas
Delphinapterus leucas

A taxonomic genus within the family Monodontidae – the single species Delphinapterus leucas (beluga whale).


Delphinoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the infraorder Cetacea – many of the toothed whales.

Albireonidae

superfamily): Delphinidae (oceanic dolphin), Monodontidae (beluga and narwhal), Phocoenidae (porpoise) (families


Chionodoxa

Scilla ser. Chionodoxa
Scilla ser. Chionodoxa#Translingual

(archaic) A former genus, now the series Scilla ser. Chionodoxa


Scilla ser. Chionodoxa

A taxonomic series within the family Asparagaceae – glory-of-the-snow.


inverted repeat-lacking clade

A taxonomic clade within the family Fabaceae – most of the economically important legumes, characterized by the loss of one the two 25-kb inverted repeats in the plastid genome that are found in most land plants.

Astragalus

(clade): Astragaleae (syn. Galegeae), Hedysareae, Fabeae – tribes; Glycyrrhiza, Callerya, Wisteria – genera incertae sedis


Patellidae

A taxonomic family within the order Docoglossa – certain limpets.


Lottiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Docoglossa – some of the limpets.


Podophyllum

A taxonomic genus within the family Berberidaceae – American mandrake.

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots - clades; Ranunculales - order; Berberidaceae - family; Berberidoideae; - subfamily; Berberideae; - tribe; Epimediinae; - subtribe

Sometimes placed in its own subfamily Polyphylloideae


Podophylloideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Berberidaceae.


Docoglossa

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek δοκός (dokós, “beam, bar”) + γλῶσσᾰ (glôssa, “tongue”).

der

A taxonomic order within the class Gastropoda – the true limpets.

Metoptomatidae

order): Lepetopsina, Nacellina, Patellina (suborders


Saguinus

From Portuguese sagui, borrowed from Tupian ("marmoset") + Latin -inus ("of, or pertaining to").

A taxonomic genus within the family Callitrichidae – the tamarins.


Callitrichidae

New Latin Callithrix + -idae, from Ancient Greek καλή (kalḗ, “beautiful”) + τριχός (trikhós, “hair”)

A taxonomic family within the order Primates – marmosets and tamarins, formerly a subfamily Callithrichinae in family Cebidae.


Notobuxus

A taxonomic genus within the family Buxaceae – now usually treated as section of Buxus: Buxus sect. Notobuxus.


Gomphotheriidae

A taxonomic family within the order Proboscidea – gomphotheres, of a diverse possibly paraphyletic group of extinct elephant-like animals.


Uromastyx

→ Italian: uromastice

New Latin, alteration of Uromastix, from Ancient Greek οὐρά (ourá, “a tail”) + μάστιξ (mástix, “a scourge, a whip”). Compare mastigure

A taxonomic genus within the family Agamidae – the mastigure lizards.

Saara

genus consisting of three species formerly in Uromastyx


Camellia oleifera

A taxonomic species within the family Theaceae – tea oil camellia.


Culter

A taxonomic genus within the family Cyprinidae.


Pithovirus

From Ancient Greek πίθος (píthos, “jar, wine barrel”) + translingual Virus.

A taxonomic genus within the family Pithoviridae – certain large double-stranded DNA viruses known from a single species recovered from thawed permafrost.


Mentzelia

From German Mentzel (“a surname”) + -ia; named by Linnaeus in 1753 after German botanist and sinologist Christian Mentzel. See Christian Mentzel on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ᶠʳ.

pedia

A taxonomic genus within the family Loasaceae – certain flowering plants of the Americas, called blazingstars or stickleafs.


Mentzelia

From German Mentzel (“a surname”) + -ia.

A taxonomic genus within the family Spiriferinidae – certain extinct brachiopods.

(genus): Mentzelia mentzeli - type species.

For additional species see Mentzelia at Paleobiology Database


Torreya grandis

A taxonomic species within the family Taxaceae – the kaya or Chinese nutmeg yew.


Torreya nucifera

A taxonomic species within the family Taxaceae – the kaya, Japanese torreya, or Japanese nutmeg yew.


Aquifolium

Latin neuter of aquifolius (“needle-leaved, resembling holly”)

(archaic) Former name of Ilex, the genus of hollies.


Aizoon

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀείζωον (aeízōon, “the houseleek, Sempervivum”), from ἀεί (aeí, “forever”) + ζῷον (zôion, “living thing”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Aizoaceae – certain iceplants.

Aizoon at Plants of the World Online for the accepted species and other names


Apocynum

New Latin, from Latin apocynon, Aconitum lycoctonum, from Ancient Greek ἀπόκυνον (apókunon), Cionura erecta ( <= Marsdenia erecta)

A taxonomic genus within the family Apocynaceae – dogbane.


Borago

New Latin, from Medieval Latin borago, borrago, from borra, burra (“rough hair”), from Latin burra (“a shaggy garment”)

Borago officinalis
Borago officinalis#Translingual

A taxonomic genus within the family Boraginaceae – borage, a flowering herb native to the western Mediterranean, one species of which, Borago officinalis, is cultivated worldwide for food and ornament.


Epiprocta

A taxonomic suborder within the order Odonata – dragonflies and related odonates.


Togaviridae

From togavirus (“an informal name suggested as temporary expedient 1970 to include arboviruses that are RNA-cubic-enveloped”) + -idae.

A taxonomic family within the order Martellivirales – the alphaviruses and rubiviruses (rubella virus).

Triniti virus

family): Alphavirus, Rubivirus (now placed in family Matonaviridae) (genera

species, incertae sedis, now placed in family Peribunyaviridae


Medicago sativa

A taxonomic species within the family Fabaceae – alfalfa or lucerne.

For subspecies see Medicago+sativa at The Plant List


Medicago

From Latin medica (“a kind of clover introduced from Media; burgundy clover, lucern (Medicago sativa)”), from Ancient Greek Μηδικὴ (πόα) (Mēdikḕ (póa), “Median (grass)”) + -ago.

Μηδικὴ (πόα)

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – legumes known as medick or burclover, including alfalfa.

Medicago at The Plant List for more species


Taxaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Pinales.

†Diploporus

(family): Amentotaxus, Austrotaxus, Cephalotaxus, Pseudotaxus, Taxus, Torreya - genera

A taxonomic family within the order Cupressales.


Gobio gobio

A taxonomic species within the family Cyprinidae – gudgeon.


Lonicera japonica

Japanese honeysuckle
Japanese honeysuckle

A taxonomic species within the family Caprifoliaceae – Japanese honeysuckle.


Cerasus

Prunus subg. Cerasus
Prunus subg. Cerasus#Translingual


Nelumbo nucifera

(botany) A taxonomic species within the family Nelumbonaceae – sacred lotus, Indian lotus, or lotus, native from India to east Asia, introduced elsewhere.


Vitex agnus-castus

A taxonomic species within the family Verbenaceae – chaste tree.


Anagallis arvensis

A taxonomic species within the family Primulaceae – scarlet pimpernel, native to Europe and north and west Africa, but widely naturalized.


Pinus cembra

A taxonomic species within the family Pinaceae – Swiss pine, arolla pine, or Swiss stone pine, a source of pine nuts.


Echium plantagineum

A taxonomic species within the family Boraginaceae – salvation Jane.


Oedogonium

desc

→ Bengali: → ওডোগনিয়াম (ōḍōgniẏam) (transliteration)

A taxonomic genus within the family Oedogoniaceae – filamentous green algae, with unbranched filaments that are one cell thick.


Pholcidae

A taxonomic family within the order Araneae – daddy longlegs spiders.


Prochlorococcus

A taxonomic genus within the family Synechococcaceae – certain picoplankton, probably the most abundant photosynthetic organisms.


Campanuleae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Campanulaceae – typical campanules.


Ostrowskieae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Campanulaceae.


Torreya

New Latin Torrey + -a, after John Torrey (1796–1873), American botanist

A taxonomic genus within the family Taxaceae – the nutmeg yews.


Senecioneae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Asteraceae – with species varying widely in form and accounting for a large share of livestock poisonings.


Senecioninae

A taxonomic subtribe within the family Asteraceae.


Theeae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Theaceae.


Bombina

A taxonomic genus within the family Bombinatoridae – the fire-bellied toads.


Anagallis

From Latin anagallis, from Ancient Greek ἀναγαλλίς (anagallís).

A taxonomic genus within the family Primulaceae – pimpernels.

for additional species see Anagallis at The Plant List


Muscari

From the New Latin muscari, from the Greek μόσχαρι (móschari), from the Byzantine Greek μόσκος (móskos, “musk”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – grape hyacinths and related plants.

Muscari at The Plant List for other species


Casuarina

From Malay kasuari (“cassowary”) + -ina.

A taxonomic genus within the family Casuarinaceae – beefwood and she-oaks, trees and shrubs of India, southeast Asia, Australia, and Oceania.


Caprifolium

From Late Latin caprifolium, from Latin capra (“goat”) + folium (“leaf”).

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Caprifoliaceae – Lonicera, genus of honeysuckle.


Oxalidaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Oxalidales.


Piperaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Piperales.


Neoceti

A taxonomic clade within the infraorder Cetacea.


Tautogolabrus

A taxonomic genus within the family Labridae – bergall.


Desmos

From Ancient Greek δεσμός (desmós, “bond, connection”).

bor

A taxonomic genus within the family Annonaceae.

For species see Desmos at The Plant List


Eunectes

A taxonomic genus within the family Boidae – anacondas.


Delphinapterus leucas

A taxonomic species within the family Monodontidae – beluga whale.


Casuarina equisetifolia

A taxonomic species within the family Casuarinaceae – a she-oak.


Vetiveria

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – vetiver, a grass of India, now considered part of Chrysopogon..


Chrysopogon

From Ancient Greek χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”) + πώγων (pṓgōn, “beard”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – certain grasses.

Chrysopogon gryllus

genus): Chrysopogon sect. Chrysopogon, Chrysopogon sect. Rhaphis (sections


Gobiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Perciformes – true gobies.


Enchytraeidae

A taxonomic family within the order Enchytraeida – some terrestrial and marine oligochaetes that resemble small earthworms, including the potworms.


Pegasidae

A taxonomic family within the order Syngnathiformes – seamoths; small fish with pectoral fins and body covered with hard, bony plates, from the East Indies and China..


Ardenna

A taxonomic genus within the family Procellariidae – certain medium-sized to large shearwaters.


Argiope

From Ancient Greek Αργιόπη (Argiópē, “silver face”), a name shared by several figures of Greek mythology, in reference to the silky silver hairs that cover the spiders' carapaces.

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Araneidae – certain spiders, often with a strikingly coloured abdomen.

Argiope aurantia

black and yellow garden spider, zipper spider, corn spider or writing spider


Platycodon

Platycodon grandiflorus
Platycodon grandiflorus

A taxonomic genus within the family Campanulaceae – consisting of a single extant species Platycodon grandiflorus (balloon flower).


Caesalpinia sappan

Biancaea sappan
Biancaea sappan#Translingual

A taxonomic species within the family Fabaceae – synonym of Biancaea sappan; sappanwood tree.


Platycodon grandiflorus

A taxonomic species within the family Campanulaceae – sole species in genus Platycodon; balloon flower or Chinese bellflower.


Lumbricus

A taxonomic genus within the family Lumbricidae – includes most well-known European earthworms.


Tripterygiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Blenniiformes – triple-fin blennies, small fish of temperate and tropical shallow oceanic waters, with tree dorsal fins.

Brachynectes

(family): Notoclininae, Tripterygiinae - subfamilies


Gobioidei

A taxonomic suborder within the order Gobiiformes – formerly classified as part of Perciformes.


Percomorpha

A taxonomic series within the superorder Acanthopterygii – the main group in the superorder of spiny-rayed fishes, now sometimes treated as a part of a clade Percomorphaceae.


Thyone

A taxonomic genus within the family Phyllophoridae – certain sea cucumbers.


Fridericia

Fridericia speciosa

type species. For other species see Fridericia at The Plant List

A taxonomic genus within the family Enchytraeidae – resembling small earthworms, including potworms and ice worms.

A taxonomic genus within the family Bignoniaceae – conspicuously flowering New World tropical trees.


Mutillidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – velvet ants.


Lophogastrida

New Latin, from Ancient Greek λόφος (lóphos, “crest”) and γαστήρ (gastḗr, “belly”)

A taxonomic order within the superorder Peracarida – malacostracan crustaceans.


Myocastor coypus

From translingual Myocastor + a New Latin form of Mapudungun koypu.

A taxonomic species within the family Echimyidae – the coypu or nutria.


Chrysogonum virginianum

A taxonomic species within the family Asteraceae – green-and-gold, goldenstar, or golden-knees.


Chrysogonum

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae.


Caltha

A taxonomic genus within the family Ranunculaceae – flowering plants resembling marigolds (genera Calendula, Tagetes), typically called marsh marigolds.


Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the grey-headed fish eagle, now Haliaeetus ichthyaeetus.


Ichthyophaga

From Ancient Greek ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”) + -φάγος (-phágos, “eater”).

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – certain fish eagles, now included in Haliaeetus.

(archaic) Piscinquilinus, certain turbellarians, parasitic to fish.


Encyrtidae

Encyrtus (from Ancient Greek κυρτός (kurtós, “bent, curved”)) + -idae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – certain parasitic chalcid wasps.


Scelionidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – idiobiont wasps.


Pteromalidae

Pteromalus (from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “feather, wing”) + ὁμαλός (homalós, “even, level”)) + -idae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – parasitic wasps.

Bomburia

(family): Asaphinae, Austrosystasinae, Austroterobiinae, Ceinae, Cerocephalinae, Chromeurytominae, Cleonyminae, Coelocybinae, Colotrechninae, Cratominae, Diparinae, Ditropinotellinae, Elatoidinae, Epichrysomallinae, Erotolepsiinae, Eunotinae, Eutrichosomatinae, Herbertiinae, Keiraninae, Leptofoeninae, Louriciinae, Macromesinae, Miscogasterinae, Nefoeninae, Neodiparinae, Ormocerinae, Otitesellinae, Panstenoninae, Parasaphodinae, Pireninae, Pteromalinae, Spalangiinae, Storeyinae, Sycoecinae, Sycoryctinae - subfamilies


Bishops

From Dr. Barry Bishop, former Chairman of the Committee for Research and Exploration of the National Geographic Society.

A taxonomic genus within the family Ausktribosphenidae – extinct Australian mammals.


Tiphiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – flower wasps.


Scoliidae

Scolia (“said to be from Ancient Greek σκῶλος (skôlos, “pointed stake, thorn, prickle”), but perhaps from σκολιός (skoliós, “bent, slanting, oblique”)”) + -idae

suffix

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – wasps, of worldwide distribution, that are solitary parasitoids of scarab beetle larvae.

Austroscolia

(family): Parascoliinae, Scoliinae - subfamilies


Machupo virus

From the Machupo River in northeastern Bolivia.

Bolivian hemorrhagic fever
Bolivian hemorrhagic fever

A taxonomic species within the family Arenaviridae – now Machupo mammarenavirus, transmitted by a mouse, responsible for Bolivian hemorrhagic fever (BHF), also known as black typhus or Ordog fever, in humans.


Atherosperma elongatum

A taxonomic species within the family Atherospermataceae – a tree of New South Wales, sometimes considered a synonym of Atherosperma moschatum subsp. integrifolium.


Atherosperma moschatum

A taxonomic species within the family Atherospermataceae – blackheart sassafras, native to Tasmania and Victoria in Australia.

Atherosperma moschatum subsp. integrifolium


Atherosperma

A taxonomic genus within the family Atherospermataceae – certain southern sassafrases, principally of Australia.

now all often considered synonyms of Atherosperma moschatum

Atherosperma integrifolium

⇒ Atherosperma moschatum subsp. integrifolium


Trichogrammatidae

Trichogramma (from New Latin, from Ancient Greek θριξ (thrix, “hair”) + γράμμα (grámma, “writing”) + -idae


Astilbe

A taxonomic genus within the family Saxifragaceae – false goat's beard.

Astilbe rivularis

(genus): Astilbe sect. Astilbe, Astilbe sect. Simplicifoliae - sections


Agaonidae

From New Latin, from Agaon (from Ancient Greek ἀγάων (agáōn), present participle of ἀγάω (agáō), variant of ἄγαμαι (ágamai, “to adore”)) + -idae.

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – fig wasps.

Agaon

(family): Agaoninae, Blastophaginae, Kradibiinae, Sycophaginae, Tetrapusiinae - subfamilies


IRLC

inverted repeat-lacking clade
inverted repeat-lacking clade

A taxonomic clade within the family Fabaceae – the inverted repeat-lacking clade.


Trifolieae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Fabaceae.


Pepsinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Pompilidae – spider wasps.


Polistinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Vespidae – paper wasps.


Eumeninae

Eumenes, from New Latin, from Ancient Greek εὐμενής (eumenḗs, “well-disposed, friendly, gracious”) from εὖ (eû, “well”) + μένος (ménos, “mind, temper, disposition”) + -inae

der

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Vespidae – potter or mason wasps.


Rous sarcoma virus

A taxonomic species within the family Orthoretroviridae – the first virus shown to cause a cancer (in chickens).


Oxycoccus

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – now treated as a section Vaccinium sect. Oxycoccus.


Foeniculum vulgare

A taxonomic species within the family Apiaceae – fennel.


Turdus merula

A taxonomic species within the family Turdidae – common blackbird or Eurasian blackbird.


Chenopodium album

A taxonomic species within the family Amaranthaceae – white goosefoot.


Selenites

A taxonomic genus within the family Coccinellidae – certain Old World ladybird beetles, now Cheilomenes.

A taxonomic genus within the family Haplotrematidae – certain land snails, now genus Zophos.


Secale cereale

A taxonomic species within the family Poaceae – common rye.


Rattus rattus

A taxonomic species within the family Muridae – black rat, of tropical Asian origin, of nearly worldwide distribution.


Adansonia digitata

A taxonomic species within the family Malvaceae – African baobab tree.


Fraxinus excelsior

A taxonomic species within the family Oleaceae – common ash.


Ailanthus altissima

A taxonomic species within the family Simaroubaceae – tree of heaven.


Pyrus communis

A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae – common pear.


Blatta

From Latin blatta (“any of several light-avoiding insects”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Blattidae – cockroaches.


Prunus mume

From Prunus + obsolete Japanese 梅 (mume, “plum”).

A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae – Chinese plum, a tree bearing a plum- or apricot-like fruit, native to East Asia.


Martes zibellina

A taxonomic species within the family Mustelidae – sables, principally of Siberia.


Linaria

From Latin linaria (“a linen factory”), from linum (“linen, flax”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Plantaginaceae – European toadflaxes and related plants.

Linaria vulgaris

(genus): Linaria sect. Bipunctatae, Linaria sect. Corrugatae, Linaria sect. Creataceae, Linaria sect. Elegantes, Linaria sect. Linaria, Linaria sect. Macrocentrum, Linaria sect. Pelisserianae, Linaria sect. Speciosae, Linaria sect. Supinae, Linaria sect. Versicolores – sections

including the many with unresolved placement


Eupelmidae

Eupelmus, from New Latin, from Ancient Greek εὖ (eû, “well”) + πέλμα (pélma, “sole of a foot”) + -idae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – copper wasps.


Bromelia

New Latin, after Olof Bromelius (1639-1705), Swedish botanist, + -ia.

A taxonomic genus within the family Bromeliaceae.

(genus): Bromelia pinguin - type species; Bromelia karatas - lectotype; Bromelia antiacantha, Bromelia balansae, Bromelia chrysantha, Bromelia nidus-puellae, Bromelia serra, Bromelia trianae - selected other species.

For more species and for synonyms and unresolved names see Bromelia at The Plant List


Talitridae

Talitrus (from Latin tālitr(um) (“a flick with the finger”)) + -idae.

A taxonomic family within the order Amphipoda – sand fleas.


Anodon

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Unionidae – now Anodonta.


Human respiratory syncytial virus

A taxonomic species within the family Paramyxoviridae.


(-)ssRNA

(virology) Negative-sense, single-stranded RNA virus.


Group IV

(virology) Positive-sense ssRNA viruses.


Brachygastra

New Latin, from Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús, “short”) and γαστήρ (gastḗr, “belly”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Vespidae – paper wasps.


Arctiidae

(archaic) A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – tiger moths, footmen, lichen moths, wasp moths; in caterpillar form: woolly bears, woolly worms, tussock moths, now subfamily Arctiinae in family Noctuidae.


Anodonta

A taxonomic genus within the family Unionidae – a kind of river mussel, called floaters or anodons.


Ebolavirus

New Latin, from English Ebola River + -virus. Reports conflict about who initially coined the name: either Karl Johnson of the American Centers for Disease Control or Belgian researchers.

A taxonomic genus within the family Filoviridae – the viral cause of Ebola fever, a human hemorrhagic fever with high mortality, causing epidemics commencing in tropical Africa.


Potato virus X

A taxonomic species within the family Alphaflexiviridae – enhancing the adverse effects of Potato virus Y on potato crops.


Spinus spinus

A taxonomic species within the family Fringillidae – Eurasian siskin or spruce siskin, which breeds in northern and central Europe and in northern continental east Asia.


Fringilla montifringilla

A taxonomic species within the family Fringillidae – brambling, a finch of northern Eurasia.


Carthamus tinctorius

A taxonomic species within the family Asteraceae – safflower.


Calotropis gigantea

A taxonomic species within the family Apocynaceae – the crown flower or giant milkweed, native to much of tropical Asia.


Turdus viscivorus

A taxonomic species within the family Turdidae – mistle thrush, of temperate western Eurasia.


Polyomavirus

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Polyomaviridae – now split into genera Alphapolyomavirus, Betapolyomavirus, Deltapolyomavirus, and Gammapolyomavirus.


Polyomaviridae

A taxonomic family within the order Sepolyvirales – certain double-stranded DNA viruses, some of which are known to cause disease, including cancers, in animals.

Ailuropoda melanoleuca polyomavirus 1

(family): Alphapolyomavirus, Betapolyomavirus, Deltapolyomavirus, and Gammapolyomavirus - genera


Pinguinus impennis

†Pinguinus impennis (canonical masculine)

A taxonomic species within the family Alcidae – the great auk, a large flightless bird of the North Atlantic, extinct since c. 1850.


Coregonus lavaretus

A taxonomic species within the family Salmonidae – common whitefish or European whitefish.


Triticum spelta

Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta
Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta

A taxonomic species within the family Poaceae – spelt, among the first domesticated wheats, now usually Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta.


Impatiens balsamina

A taxonomic species within the family Balsaminaceae – garden balsam, spotted snapweed, sultan snapweed.


Balsamina

New Latin, from Latin balsaminus, from Ancient Greek βαλσαμίνη (balsamínē, “a plant with an aromatic oil”), βάλσαμον (bálsamon, “balsam”), of Semitic origin (Hebrew בושם (“spice, perfume”)).

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Balsaminaceae – now part of Impatiens.


Quercus petraea

A taxonomic species within the family Fagaceae – durmast oak or sessile oak.


Cornus canadensis

A taxonomic species within the family Cornaceae – Canadian bunchberry.

Cornus+canadensis at The Plant List for synonyms and variety and form names


Coreopsis

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – some tickseeds.


Pleione

Most likely from πληρόω (plēróō, “to make full”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – peacock orchiss or Indian crocuses.


Saccharomyces cerevisiae

There are two basic methods for fermenting beer, and they produce distinctive results. One is rapid fermentation at a high temperature with ale yeasts (strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae) that clump together, trap the carbon dioxide gas that they produce, and rise to the wort surface.

2004, Harold McGee, chapter 13, in On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen (in English), Scribner, →ISBN:

A taxonomic species within the family Saccharomycetaceae – a yeast used in winemaking, baking, and brewing.


Dictyoptera

New Latin, from Ancient Greek δίκτυον (díktuon, “net”) (from δικειν (dikein, “to throw”), from Proto-Indo-European *dik-skos-, from Proto-Indo-European *déyḱti (“to show, point out”)) + Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

A taxonomic cohort within the supercohort Polyneoptera.

(Dictyoptera f) A taxonomic genus within the family Lycidae – the net-winged beetles.


Coix lacryma-jobi

A taxonomic species within the family Poaceae – Job's tears.


Chiranthodendron pentadactylon

A taxonomic species within the family Malvaceae – Mexican hand plant.


Nymphaea alba

A taxonomic species within the family Nymphaeaceae – the European white water lily.


Dilophosaurus

From Ancient Greek δι- (di-, “two”) + λόφος (lóphos, “crest”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).

A genus of dinosaurs from the Jurassic, distinguished by having two plates on their heads.


Tobacco mosaic virus

A taxonomic species within the family Virgaviridae – a virus, first identified as a disease-causing agent in tobacco, that causes economically significant losses in other crops as well.


Fundulidae

A taxonomic family within the order Cyprinodontiformes – the topminnows.


Cimicifuga

Actaea sect. Cimicifuga
Actaea sect. Cimicifuga

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Ranunculaceae – now treated as Actaea sect. Cimicifuga.


Cimicifuga racemosa

Actaea racemosa
Actaea racemosa#Translingual


Actaea racemosa

A taxonomic species within the family Ranunculaceae – black cohosh.

Trautvetteria carolinensis (Carolina bugbane)


Actaea sect. Cimicifuga

A taxonomic section within the family Ranunculaceae.


Fumariaceae

(archaic) A taxonomic family within the order Ranunculales – now Fumarioideae in Papaveraceae.


Dicentra spectabilis

Lamprocapnos spectabilis
Lamprocapnos spectabilis

(archaic) A taxonomic species within the family Fumariaceae – bleeding heart, now Lamprocapnos spectabilis.


Pinus pinea

A taxonomic species within the family Pinaceae – stone pine.


Prunus avium

Latin prūnus avium (“bird cherry”, literally “birds' plum tree”). In English, bird cherry refers to Prunus padus.

A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae – sweet cherry, the cultivars of which provide cherries for eating.


Panorpida

New Latin, from pan- + Greek horpē, harpē sickle

A taxonomic superorder within the class Insecta.


Valerianella locusta

A taxonomic species within the family Caprifoliaceae – lamb's lettuce, European cornsalad.


Neocribellatae

A taxonomic taxon within the order Araneae.


Cucurbita moschata

A taxonomic species within the family Cucurbitaceae – butternut squash and a wide variety of cultivars.


Falconinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Falconidae – falcons, kestrels and falconets.

Falco

(subfamily): Caracarini, Falconini – tribes

genus; true falcon, hobbies, kestrel (around 37 species)


Celtis australis

European nettle tree
European nettle tree

A taxonomic species within the family Cannabaceae – European nettle tree.


Phylliidae

A taxonomic family within the order Phasmida – leaf insects of south Asia and Australia.

Chitoniscus

family): Phylliinae - subfamily (or Phylliini - tribe


Dryopteris

From New Latin dryopteris, from Ancient Greek δρυοπτερίς (druopterís, “black oak fern, Irish spleenwort (Asplenium onopteris, now Asplenium adiantum-nigrum subsp. onopteris)”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Dryopteridaceae – wood ferns, buckler ferns, or shield ferns, and male ferns.

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Drepanidae – certain moths, now considered a junior synonym of Oreta.


Bidens

Latin bidens (“having two teeth”), referring to the two teeth of the seed.

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – beggarticks of warm and tropical climates.


Paramyxoviridae

A taxonomic family within the order Mononegavirales.

Riboviria

(family): Virus - kingdom; Mononegavirales - order

Aquaparamyxovirus

(family): Paramyxovirinae, Pneumovirinae - subfamilies


Fumarioideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Papaveraceae – formerly family Fumariaceae, including fumitory and bleeding heart.


Corydalis

From Latin corydalus (“the crested lark”), from Ancient Greek κορυδαλός (korudalós), from κόρυδος (kórudos, “crested lark”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Papaveraceae – the fumeworts.


Fragaria vesca

A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae – wild strawberry.


Phaedra

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Lycaenidae – now Curetis.


Amomum

A taxonomic genus within the family Zingiberaceae – black cardamon and similar plants.


Stenogastrinae

Stenogaster, from Ancient Greek στενός (stenós, “narrow”) and γαστήρ (gastḗr, “belly”) + -inae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Vespidae – hover wasps.


Anischnogaster

From Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ἰσχνός (iskhnós, “thin”) + γαστήρ (gastḗr, “belly”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Vespidae – certain hover wasps.


Angelica sinensis

A taxonomic species within the family Apiaceae – Chinese angelica, dong quai, native to China, used in traditional Chinese herbal medicine.


Aucklandia

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – Saussurea costus (syn., Aucklandia lappa), a plant found in the Himalayas, used in traditional Chinese herbal medicine, called costus, pachak, or kuth.


Pinus subg. Pinus

A taxonomic subgenus within the family Pinaceae – the yellow pines and hard pines.


Prunus cerasifera

A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae – cherry plums, native to Eurasia, cultivated and naturalized widely, with many varieties.


Calliopsis

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – now Coreopsis sect. Calliopsis.

A taxonomic genus within the family Andrenidae – certain andrenid bees.


Ampelopsis

New Latin, from Latin ampelos (“vine”) + -opsis

A taxonomic genus within the family Vitaceae – peppervines, porcelain berry, and other vines.

for other species see Ampelopsis at The Plant List


Eupatorium fortunei

A taxonomic species within the family Asteraceae – Chinese eupatorium, pei lan.


Carduelis spinus

(archaic) A taxonomic species within the family Fringillidae – European siskin, now Spinus spinus.


Ligusticum striatum

A taxonomic species within the family Apiaceae – now usually Oreocome striata, native to south Asia, used in traditional Chinese medicine, Szechuan lovage, chuanxiong.


Salix caprea

A taxonomic species within the family Salicaceae – goat willow.


Asclepias tuberosa

A taxonomic species within the family Apocynaceae – butterfly milkweed, of eastern North America.


Ligusticum chuanxiong

Ligusticum striatum
Ligusticum striatum#Translingual

A taxonomic species within the family Apiaceae – sometimes Ligusticum striatum, lately Conioselinum anthriscoides, native to south Asia, used in traditional Chinese medicine, Szechuan lovage, chuanxiong.


Selinum striatum

A taxonomic species within the family Apiaceae – now Ligusticum striatum; Szechuan lovage, chuanxiong, native to south Asia, used in traditional Chinese medicine.


Ligusticum wallichii

A taxonomic species within the family Apiaceae – now usually Orecombe striata, native to south Asia, used in traditional Chinese medicine, Szechuan lovage, chuanxiong.


Podophyllum peltatum

A taxonomic species within the family Berberidaceae – mayapple.


Bambusa

A New Latin formation, from Malay bambu.

A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – large, woody, clumping bamboos.


Quercus suber

A taxonomic species within the family Fagaceae – cork oak.


Tillandsia usneoides

A taxonomic species within the family Bromeliaceae – Spanish moss.


Liquidambar formosana

A taxonomic species within the family Altingiaceae.


Cucurbita maxima

A taxonomic species within the family Cucurbitaceae – red kuri squash.


Rana temporaria

A taxonomic species within the family Ranidae – European common frog.


Cucumis melo

A taxonomic species within the family Cucurbitaceae – cantaloupe, muskmelon.


Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

From Oncorhynchus (“lumpy snout”) + Russian чавы́ча (čavýča, “chinook salmon”).

A taxonomic species within the family Salmonidae – chinook salmon.


Leucopternis albicollis

Pseudastur albicollis
Pseudastur albicollis

The white hawk; A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – white hawk, now Pseudastur albicollis.


Campanula rapunculus

A taxonomic species within the family Campanulaceae – rampion.


Padus

Certain shrubs and trees with cherry-like fruit, including bird cherries, false bird cherries, cherry laurels, and similar shrubs and tree of former genus Pygaeum

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – now a subgenus of Prunus.

A taxonomic subgenus within the family Rosaceae – Prunus subg. Padus.


Sacchareae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Poaceae – many grasses, including sorghum and sugar cane, now Andropogoneae.


Sufetula

A taxonomic genus within the family Crambidae – certain moths.


Ziziphus jujuba

A taxonomic species within the family Rhamnaceae – jujube widely cultivated for its fruit, requiring hot summers.


Badhamia

* Badham + -ia. Named for Charles David Badham

A taxonomic genus within the family Physaraceae – certain slime molds.


Densovirinae

Densovirus ("obsolete genus name") + -virinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Parvoviridae – certain of the single-stranded DNA viruses.


Desulfovibrio

A taxonomic genus within the family Desulfovibrionaceae – gram-negative sulfate-reducing bacteria.

for other species see Desulfovibrio at List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature


Dermestes

→ English: skin beetle (partial calque)

→ Russian: кожее́д (kožejéd) (calque)

From Ancient Greek δερμηστής (dermēstḗs, “worm which eats skin or leather”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Dermestidae – skin beetles.


Dictyocaulus

A taxonomic genus within the family Dictyocaulidae – nematode parasites including lungworms.


Muhlenbergia

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мюленбе́ргия

→ Russian: мюленбе́ргия (mjulenbérgija)

After Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg + -ia

A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – muhlies, grasses native principally to the southwestern US and Mexico.


Angelica dahurica

A taxonomic species within the family Apiaceae – fragrant angelica or Dahurian angelica.


Pinus nigra

A taxonomic species within the family Pinaceae – European black pine.

Pinus nigra subsp. nigra

Turkish black pine, Italian black pine, Crimean pine


Dysgnathia

A taxonomic genus within the family Noctuidae – certain noctuid moths.


Hordeeae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Poaceae.

Aegilops

(tribe): Hordeinae, Triticinae - subtribe

Hordeum

× Agroelymus, × Agrohordeum, × Elyhordeum, × Elyleymus, × Leydeum, × Triticale, × Triticosecale - nothogenera


Dreissena

A taxonomic genus within the family Dreissenidae – small freshwater mussels, including the quagga mussel.


Trogopterus

A taxonomic genus within the family Sciuridae – complex-toothed flying squirrel, found in southeastern China.


Pheretima

From Latin Pheretīma, itself from Ancient Greek Φερετίμη (Pheretímē).

A taxonomic genus within the family Megascolecidae – earthworms found in New Guinea and southeast Asia, used in Chines herbal medicine.


Schizonepeta

A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae – Japanese catnips.


Saposhnikovia

From Russian Ша́пошников (Šápošnikov) + -ia.

A taxonomic genus within the family Apiaceae.


Bletilla

A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – the urn orchids.


Paeonia officinalis

A taxonomic species within the family Paeoniaceae – European peony or common peony.


Paeonia daurica subsp. daurica

A taxonomic subspecies within the family Paeoniaceae.


Urocystis

A taxonomic genus within the family Urocystaceae – smut fungi containing plant pathogens.


Utricularia

From Latin utricularia (“the master of a raft floated on bladders”), from utriculus (“a small leather container”), from uter (“a leather container, sometimes used as a float”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Lentibulariaceae – bladderworts.


Bunyamwera virus

Named after the town in Western Uganda where the type species was isolated.

A taxonomic species within the family Peribunyaviridae – a single-stranded envelope RNA virus that causes Bunyamwera fever.


RGSS

(video games) Initialism of Ruby Game Scripting System. (an RPG scripting language used to create computer RPGs)


Atractylodes

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – native to central China, a source of an herbal medicine.


Poria

A taxonomic genus within the family Polyporaceae – certain fungi, now part of Perenniporia.

A taxonomic genus within the family Coccinellidae – certain small beetles.

A taxonomic genus within the family Canthocamptidae – now Hanikraia, a single species of crustacean.

A taxonomic genus within the family Hahniidae – now Porioides, certain dwarf sheet spiders.


Kluyveromyces

A taxonomic genus within the family Saccharomycetaceae – certain ascomycetous yeasts.


Arisaema

New Latin, from Latin arum (“Arum dracunculus, now Dracunculus vulgaris”) + Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”), for the dark purplish-red stripes on several species' spathes

A taxonomic genus within the family Araceae – Jack-in-the-pulpits and cobra lilies.


Helianthus annuus

A taxonomic species within the family Asteraceae – common sunflower.


Testacea

From Latin testaceus (“covered with or having a shell or a tile-like covering”).

(obsolete) Any of several obsolete groupings of animals:

The third order of Vermes in Linnean taxonomy, including shellfish and mollusks.

The order of bivalves in Cuvieran taxonomy.

Certain pteropods, including all with calcareous shells.

A taxonomic suborder within the order Rhizopoda – Certain protozoa bearing a shell with holes through which pseudopods protrude.


Commiphora myrrha

A taxonomic species within the family Burseraceae – common myrrh.


Delphinieae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Ranunculaceae.


Tulipifera

Liriodendron tulipifera
Liriodendron tulipifera

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Magnoliaceae – the former genus of Liriodendron tulipifera, the tulip tree.


Faidherbia albida

A taxonomic species within the family Fabaceae – apple-ring acacia, ana tree, winter thorn, native to Africa and the Middle East.


Myrica rubra

Morella rubra
Morella rubra#Translingual

Synonym of Morella rubra, Chinese bayberry or red bayberry


Khaya

From Wolof khaye (“African mahogany tree”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Meliaceae – trees with wood sold as African mahogany.


Morella rubra

A taxonomic species within the family Myricaceae – Chinese bayberry or red bayberry.


Gregarinae

New Latin, plural of Gregarina, on Latin model

(archaic) A taxonomic order within the kingdom Protozoa – allied to the Rhizopoda, and parasitic in other animals, as in the earthworm, lobster, etc. When adult, they have a small, wormlike body inclosing a nucleus, but without external organs; in one of the young stages, they are amoebiform.


Paeoniaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Saxifragales – only genus Paeonia, the peonies.


Leopardus tigrinus

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – the oncilla.


Paeonia

A taxonomic genus within the family Paeoniaceae – peonies.

Paeonia officinalis

(genus): Paeonia sect. Onaepia, Paeonia sect. Moutan, Paeonia sect. Paeonia - sections


Capricola

A taxonomic genus within the order Helotiales – consisting solely of the species Capricola fuscidula.


Capnocytophaga

From Ancient Greek καπνός (kapnós, “smoke”) + the genus Cytophaga.
Named for its dependence on carbon dioxide, which is a large component of smoke. The genus was proposed to distinguish these bacteria from Cytophaga, which also exhibit gliding motility.

A taxonomic genus within the family Flavobacteriaceae – gram-negative bacteria, normally found in the oropharyngeal tract of mammals and involved in the pathogenesis of some animal bite wounds as well as periodontal diseases.


Caliciviridae

New Latin, from Ancient Greek κάλυξ (kálux, “cup, goblet”) + -viridae

A taxonomic family within the order Picornavirales – positive-sense, single-stranded RNA viruses.


Cetraria

From Latin caetra (“small leather shield”) + -aria.

A taxonomic genus within the family Parmeliaceae – fruticose lichens that associate with green algae as photobionts.


Selineae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Apiaceae.


Chromatium

A taxonomic genus within the family Chromatiaceae – photoautotrophic gram-negative bacteria found in water.

for other species see Chromatium at List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature


Chordopoxvirinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Poxviridae – viruses that infect vertebrates.

Varidnaviria

(subfamily): Virus - kingdom; Group I: dsDNA; Poxviridae - family


Chromobacterium

A taxonomic genus within the family Chromobacteriaceae – gram-negative rod bacteria.


Ciona

A taxonomic genus within the family Cionidae – sea squirts.


Chrysoderma

From Ancient Greek χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”) + δέρμα (dérma, “skin”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Meruliaceae – certain fungi.


Chromatiaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Chromatiales – certain purple sulfur bacteria.


Circoviridae

A taxonomic family within the order Cirlivirales – having circular, single-stranded DNA genomes of approximately one to four kilobases.

Porcine circovirus 1

(family): Circovirus, Cyclovirus - genera


Chrysosporium

A taxonomic genus within the family Onygenaceae – hyaline hyphomycetes fungi.


Coccidioides

From Coccidia + -oides (“-like, -oid”, taxonomic suffix).

suf

A taxonomic genus within the family Onygenaceae – ascomycetous fungi found especially in dry, warm soils that produce infectious arthroconidia and cause coccidioidomycosis.


Cladosporium

→ English: cladosporium

→ German: Cladosporium

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кладоспо́риум

→ Russian: кладоспо́риум (kladospórium)

A taxonomic genus within the family Davidiellaceae – fungi including some of the most common indoor and outdoor molds.


Comovirinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Secoviridae.


Clonorchis

New Latin, Ancient Greek κλών (klṓn, “twig, spray, slip”) + ὄρχις (órkhis, “testicle”).

af

A taxonomic genus within the family Opisthorchiidae – Chinese liver fluke.


Corticovirus

New Latin, from Latin cortex (“bark, crust”) + -virus

A taxonomic genus within the family Corticoviridae – a single species of phage that has widely infected bacteria.


Cricetulus

A taxonomic genus within the family Cricetidae – inhabiting arid or semi-arid regions in Eurasia.


Coprophilus

From Ancient Greek κόπρος (kópros, “dung”) + φίλος (phílos, “loving”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Staphylinidae – certain spiny-legged staphylinid beetles.


Guarea

A taxonomic genus within the family Meliaceae – tall evergreen trees in the mahogany family, native to tropical Africa and Central and South America.


Coxiella

Named after American bacteriologist Herald Rea Cox (1907–1986) + -ella (taxonomic suffix).

named-after

A taxonomic genus within the family Coxiellaceae – a bacteria species that causes Q fever.

A taxonomic genus within the family Tomichiidae – certain snails from saline lakes in Australia.


Coprinus

From Ancient Greek κόπρινος (kóprinos, “full of dung, filthy”), referring to the characteristic habitat.

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Coprinaceae – mushrooms consisting of Coprinus comatus (the shaggy mane) and its close relatives.


Akania

A taxonomic genus within the family Akaniaceae – turnipwood.


Crithidia

A taxonomic genus within the family Trypanosomatidae – trypanosome protozoa that exclusively parasitize arthropods, mainly insects.


Cystoviridae

A taxonomic family within the order Mindivirales – certain dsRNA viruses.