Cytophaga

From cyto- (“cell”) + -phage (“consuming”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Cytophagaceae – gram-negative gliding rod-shaped bacteria.

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


Cyclospora

New Latin, from Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos, “ring, circle”) + σπορά (sporá, “seed”).

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Cyclospora cayetanensis
Cyclospora cayetanensis

A taxonomic genus within the family Eimeriidae – described by Schneider, certain chromists including one (Cyclospora cayetanensis) causing diarrhea in humans.

A taxonomic genus within the family Ceramiaceae – described by Agardh, certain red algae, now in Carpoblepharis.


Varroa

New Latin, from Latin Varro (“a surname”), after the Roman scholar and writer Marcus Terentius Varro, who also kept bees, + -a

A taxonomic genus within the family Varroidae – certain mites parasitic on honeybees.


Nephila

golden silk orb-weaver
golden silk orb-weaver

A taxonomic genus within the family Nephilidae – the golden silk orb-weavers.

†Nephila jurassica

genus): Nephila antipodiana, Nephila clavata, Nephila clavipes, Nephila comorana, Nephila constricta, Nephila cornuta, Nephila dirangensis, Nephila edulis, Nephila fenestrata, Nephila inaurata, Nephila komaci, Nephila kuhlii, Nephila laurinae, Nephila pakistaniensis, Nephila pilipes, Nephila plumipes, Nephila robusta, Nephila senegalensis, Nephila sexpunctata, Nephila sumptuosa, Nephila tetragnathoides, Nephila turneri, Nephila vitiana (species


Saimirinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Cebidae – only genus Saimiri of squirrel monkeys.


Salamandrina

A taxonomic genus within the family Salamandridae – salamanders endemic to Italy.


Sauriurae

From Ancient Greek, literally "lizard tails".

(obsolete) A taxonomic subclass within the class Aves – bird-like animals with long reptile-like tails, intended to include Archaeopteryx and distinguish it from all other birds then known, which were to be placed in the Ornithurae.


Saccharopolyspora

A taxonomic genus within the family Pseudonocardiaceae – certain bacteria.


Sauropterygia

From Ancient Greek, literally "lizard flippers".

A taxonomic superorder within the class Reptilia – extinct taxon of aquatic reptiles that developed from terrestrial ancestors soon after the end-Permian extinction and flourished during the Mesozoic before they became extinct at the end of that era. They are united by a radical adaptation of their pectoral girdle, designed to support powerful flipper strokes.


Sauropsida

From Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard, reptile”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “face”) literally "lizard face".

A taxonomic clade within the class Reptilia – amniotes that include all existing reptiles and birds and their fossil ancestors.


Schizopoda

(archaic) A taxonomic division within the class Malacostraca – later split into the distinct orders Mysidacea and Euphausiacea.


Schizopyrenida

Naegleria fowleri
Naegleria fowleri#Translingual

A taxonomic order within the class Heterolobosea – includes Naegleria fowleri.


Sarcocystis

New Latin, from Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”) + κύστις (kústis, “bladder, pouch”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Sarcocystidae – certain parasitic chromists.


Sarcochilus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek σαρκίς (sarkís, “meat, flesh”) + χεῖλος (kheîlos, “lip”)

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A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – orchids with a fleshy labellum.


Schizomycetes

English: schizomycetes

→ Finnish: jakosieni (calque)

→ Swedish: klyvsvamp (calque)

From schizo- + -mycetes ("split-fungi"), in reference to their commonest mode of reproduction by transverse division.

(archaic) A taxonomic class within the kingdom Plantae – all or some bacteria, in any of several phyla.


Sciuromorpha

A taxonomic suborder within the order Rodentia – including squirrel-like rodents such as the mountain beaver, squirrels, chipmunks, marmots, dormice, etc.


Schizophyllum

schizo- (“split, cleft”) + -phyllum (“leaf”). -phyllum is derived from Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”).

confix

A taxonomic genus within the family Schizophyllaceae – certain fungi.


Schizosaccharomyces

A taxonomic genus within the family Schizosaccharomycetaceae – fission yeasts.


Scyllaea

From Latin Scyllaea (“relating to Scylla”), from Scylla (“Scylla, a mythical monster”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Scyllaeidae – certain marine gastropod molluscs.


Sechium

A taxonomic genus within the family Cucurbitaceae – gourds including the chayote.

for others see Sechium at The Plant List


Scopolia

Named after Giovanni Scopoli (1723–1788), a Tyrolean naturalist.

A taxonomic genus within the family Solanaceae – flowering plants native to Europe and Asia.

Synonym of Evergestis (“a genus of moths”)


Lycoris

A taxonomic genus within the family Amaryllidaceae – 13–20 species of flowering plants, mainly from China and Japan; flowers with curved and wavy petals.


Scutiger

From Latin scūtum (“shield”) + -iger (“bearing”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Albatrellaceae – certain fungi.

A taxonomic genus within the family Megophryidae – certain toads.


Serratia

Named after the 18th century Italian scientist, inventor and monk Serafino Serrati

A taxonomic genus within the family Yersiniaceae – gram-negative facultatively anaerobic rod-shaped bacteria.


Scolecida

A taxonomic infraclass within the class Polychaeta – polychaete worms, mostly unselective deposit feeders on marine detritus.


Sequivirus

A taxonomic genus within the family Secoviridae.


Sorema

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Lasiocampidae – certain moths, now in Porela.


Sivatherium

From Sanskrit शिव (śiva, “Shiva”) + -therium.

A taxonomic genus within the family Giraffidae – extinct giraffids.


Golfingiiformes

A taxonomic order within the class Sipunculidea – peanut worms.


Spiroplasma

A taxonomic genus within the family Spiroplasmataceae – Mollicutes bacteria with a distinctive helical morphology.


Spiroplasmataceae

A taxonomic family within the order Entomoplasmatales.


Spongilla

A taxonomic genus within the family Spongillidae – certain freshwater sponges.


Solifugae

From Latin, plural of solifuga, alteration of solipuga (“a kind of venomous ant or spider”), from sol (“sun”) + puga (“buttocks”).

A taxonomic order within the class Arachnida – camel spiders or sun spiders.


Stachybotrys

A taxonomic genus within the family Dematiaceae – molds, hyphomycetes or asexually reproducing filamentous fungi, mostly inhabiting materials rich in cellulose.


Streptobacillus

A taxonomic genus within the family Leptotrichiaceae – aerobic gram-negative bacteria.


Sporothrix

New Latin, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “seed; offspring”) + θρίξ (thríx, “hair”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Ophiostomataceae – imperfect fungi that includes the causative agent (Sporothrix schenckii) of sporotrichosis.


Stegosauria

A taxonomic suborder within the order Ornithischia – comprising the stegosaurs.


Spirometra

New Latin, from English spiro- + Ancient Greek μήτρα (mḗtra, “womb”), from Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra, “anything twisted or wound”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Diphyllobothriidae – cestodes that reproduce in canines and felines and can cause pathology in humans.


Spodoptera

Greek spodos wood ash + New Latin -ptera wing

A taxonomic genus within the family Noctuidae – certain moths, the larvae of which are called armyworms.


Sulfolobus

A taxonomic genus within the family Sulfolobaceae – certain microorganisms that grow in volcanic springs.


Spirurida

From Latin spīra (“coil, twist”) + Ancient Greek οὐρά (ourá, “tail”) + -ida (taxonomic suffix), from Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra, “anything twisted or wound”).

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(dated) A taxonomic order within the class Secernentea.

A taxonomic order within the class Chromadorea.


Suctoria

They were originally thought to feed by suction.

A taxonomic subclass within the phylum Ciliophora – ciliates which become sessile in their developed stage and then lose their redundant cilia and feed by extracellular digestion.


Symbion

A taxonomic genus within the family Symbiidae – tiny aquatic animals found living attached to the bodies of cold-water lobsters, so different from other animals as to be placed in a new phylum (Cycliophora).


Symbolia

A taxonomic genus within the family Dolichopodidae – certain flies.


Synechococcus

A taxonomic genus within the family Synechococcaceae – unicellular cyanobacteria, very widespread in the marine environment.


Siphoviridae

A taxonomic family within the order Caudovirales – certain double-stranded DNA viruses only known to infecting bacteria.

Duplodnaviria

(family): Virus - kingdom; Caudovirales - order

Ceduovirus

(family): Arquatrovirinae, Bclasvirinae, Chebruvirinae, Dclasvirinae, Dolichocephalovirinae, Guernseyvirinae, Langleyhallvirinae, Mccleskeyvirinae, Mclasvirinae, Nclasvirinae, Nymbaxtervirinae, Pclasvirinae, Tybeckvirinae - subfamiles

Yuavirus - selected genera (228 genera unassigned to subfamilies by ICTV 2019


Synechocystis

A taxonomic genus within the family Chroococcaceae – cyanobacteria.


Swietenia

Named by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin in 1760 after Gerard van Swieten + -ia

A taxonomic genus within the family Meliaceae – the mahogany trees, native to the American tropics from Florida to Bolivia; true mahogany.

Gerard van Swieten
Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin

Swietenia humilis

Pacific Coast mahogany, Honduras mahogany, Mexican mahogany


Systremma

New Latin, from Ancient Greek σύν (sún, “with, beside”) + στρέμμα (strémma, “that which is twisted, thread”)

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


Syzygium

→ Russian: сизи́гиум (sizígium)

/sɪˈzɪd͡ʒiːəm/

From Ancient Greek συζύγιος (suzúgios, “joined, united”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Myrtaceae – a genus of more than a thousand species, centered in the East Indies and Australia.

Syzygium caryophyllatum

(genus): Syzygium sect. Jamosa, Syzygium sect. Syzygium - sections


Xiphophorus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ξιφηφόρος (xiphēphóros, “bearing a sword”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Poeciliidae – platyfish and swordtails..

for other species see Xiphophorus species list at FishBase


Nelumbo lutea

A taxonomic species within the family Nelumbonaceae – the American lotus.


Platanus orientalis

A taxonomic species within the family Platanaceae – oriental plane tree.


Betula pendula

A taxonomic species within the family Betulaceae – European white birch.


Shorea robusta

A taxonomic species within the family Dipterocarpaceae – sal tree, native to south Asia.


Valerianella

A taxonomic genus within the family Caprifoliaceae – the cornsalads and similar closely related plants.

for other species see Valerianella at The Plant List


Angiopolybia

From New Latin angio- + Ancient Greek πολύβιος (polúbios, “with much life”), from πολύς (polús, “much”) + βίος (bíos, “bio, life”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Vespidae – certain wasps.


Bixa orellana

A taxonomic species within the family Bixaceae – achiote, native to the tropical Americas, the source of annatto.


Physalis alkekengi

Alkekengi officinarum
Alkekengi officinarum

A taxonomic species within the family Solanaceae – native to Eurasia from southern Europe to Japan, now Alkekengi officinarum.


Trichoderma

A taxonomic genus within the family Hypocreaceae – certain fungi found in soils.


Trichostrongylus

A taxonomic genus within the family Trichostrongylidae – certain nematodes.


Trichiura

A taxonomic genus within the family Lasiocampidae – certain moths.


Tylenchoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Tylenchida – roundworms that are either plant parasites or detritivores.


Trichodes

A taxonomic genus within the family Cleridae – checkered beetles.


Triloba

New Latin feminine nominative singular of trilobus (“having three lobes”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Clausiliidae – certain land snails.


Trichosporon

A taxonomic genus within the family Trichosporonaceae – certain anamorphic fungi.


Trimeresurus

A taxonomic genus within the family Viperidae – venomous pit vipers of Asia.


Trichomanes

From Ancient Greek τριχομανές (trikhomanés).

A taxonomic genus within the family Hymenophyllaceae – bristle ferns, a type of filmy fern.


Kinosternoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Testudines – aquatic turtles, including the families Dermatemydidae and Kinosternidae, now usually considered independent families in the superfamily Trionychoidea.


Trionyx

A taxonomic genus within the family Trionychidae – the Nile softshell turtle and its extinct relatives.

for extinct species see Trionyx at Paleobiology Database


Trigonia

A taxonomic genus within the family Trigoniidae – certain extinct saltwater clams.

A taxonomic genus within the family Trigoniaceae – certain flowering plants.


Trichuris

New Latin, from Ancient Greek θρίξ (thríx, “hair”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”) + -ις (-is, nominal suffix).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Trichuridae – parasitic roundworms.


Thelazioidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Spirurida – spirurian nematodes.


Tetradecapoda

(obsolete) A taxonomic group within the class Malacostraca – fourteen-legged crustaceans that lack a carapace and possess sessile compound eyes, with thoracic coxae fused to their pleurites; now not thought to be of common descent.


Geophila

A taxonomic genus within the family Rubiaceae – flowering plants found from tropical to southern China.


Gardnerella

From Gardner + -ella (taxonomic suffix). Named after American bacteriologist Hermann L. Gardner (1912–1982), who discovered it in 1955.

named-after

A taxonomic genus within the family Bifidobacteriaceae – gram-variable-staining facultative anaerobic bacteria of which Gardnerella vaginalis is the only species.


Gastornis

From French Gaston (after Gaston Planté, who discovered the fossils) + Ancient Greek ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Gastornithidae – large flightless birds that lived during the late Paleocene and Eocene epochs of the Cenozoic era.


Eutrochium

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – the joe-pye weeds, native to eastern North America.


Geminiviridae

A taxonomic family within the order Geplafuvirales – plant viruses with single-stranded circular DNA genomes encoding genes that diverge in both directions from a virion strand origin of replication.


Prunus subg. Prunus

A taxonomic subgenus within the family Rosaceae – trees and shrubs that bear plums and similar fruite.


Liviana

A taxonomic genus within the family Erebidae – certain noctuid moths now in Ephyrodes.


Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra

A taxonomic variety within the family Brassicaceae – Chinese kale.


Stramonium

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Solanaceae – possibly only consisting of the species now known as Datura stramonium and Datura metel.


Phos

A taxonomic genus within the family Buccinidae – certain sea snails.


Phodopus

A taxonomic genus within the family Cricetidae – certain small hamsters.


Phoronis

From Ancient Greek Φορωνίς (Phorōnís), a name used for the Greek mythological figure Io.

A taxonomic genus within the family Phoronidae – certain horseshoe worms.


Kachuga

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Geoemydidae – the roofed turtles, now all in Batagur and Pangshura.


Negundo

New Latin, from Sanskrit निर्गुण्डी (nirguṇḍī, “a species of Vitex, the Chinese chaste tree”)

der

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Sapindaceae – many of the former subtaxa of which are synonyms of or subtaxa of Acer negundo.


Chamaemorus

Ancient Greek χᾰμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”) + Morus ("mulberry")

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – all of the species of which are now treated as Rubus chamaemorus.


Apoica

From Ancient Greek ἀποικία (apoikía, “away from home”) from ἀπό (apó, “away”) + οἶκος (oîkos, “house”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Vespidae – paper wasps.


Belonogaster

From Ancient Greek βελόνη (belónē, “sharp point, needle”) + γαστήρ (gastḗr, “belly”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Vespidae – wasps.


Ahaetulla

A taxonomic genus within the family Colubridae – vine snakes, or whip snakes, native to southern Asia and parts of Oceania.


Cucurbita ficifolia

A taxonomic species within the family Cucurbitaceae – seven-year melon or fig-leaf gourd, native to central and south America.


Melia azedarach

A taxonomic species within the family Meliaceae – chinaberry tree, of Indomalaya and Australasia.


Leymus

A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – many of the grasses called wild rye.


Oncorhynchus nerka

From Oncorhynchus + Russian не́рка (nérka, “sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka”) itself from Finnish nieriä (“Arctic char, Salvelinus alpinus”).

A taxonomic species within the family Salmonidae – sockeye salmon.


Vison

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Mustelidae – the minks, now treated as part of Mustela.


Belladonna

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Solanaceae – Atropa.


Elaphus

From Ancient Greek ἔλαφος (élaphos, “deer”).

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Cervidae – certain large deer.


Pepo

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Cucurbitaceae – See Cucurbita.


Echinozoa

A taxonomic subphylum within the phylum Echinodermata – free-living echinoderms in which the body is essentially globoid with meridional symmetry.


Eimeria

A taxonomic genus within the family Eimeriidae – apicomplexan parasites that includes various species capable of causing coccidiosis.


Edriophthalma

A taxonomic order within the class Malacostraca – the Tetradecapoda.


Enchodus

A taxonomic genus within the family †Enchodontidae – certain extinct bony fish that flourished during the Upper Cretaceous period, with large fangs at the front of the upper and lower jaws and on the palatine bones.


Eccrisis

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἔκκρισις (ékkrisis, “separation, secretion, excrement”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Cerambycidae – certain beetles.


Enopla

(archaic) A taxonomic class within the phylum Nemertea – worms characterized by the presence of a peculiar armature of spines or plates in the proboscis.


Entomophaga

A taxonomic genus within the family Tachinidae – certain flies.

A taxonomic genus within the family Entomophthoraceae – certain pathogenic fungi of insects.


Endolimax

New Latin, from Latin endo- (“in”) + līmax (“slug, snail”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Entamoebidae – amoebozoa found in the intestines of various animals, including humans.


Elaeis

From Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil, oil”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Arecaceae – oil palms.


Entomostraca

(obsolete) A taxonomic subclass within the subphylum Crustacea – originally considered one of the two major lineages of crustaceans (the other being the class Malacostraca).


Epinosis

A taxonomic genus within the family Hesperiidae – certain of the butterflies called skippers.


Enteropneusta

From Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron, “intestine”) + -πνευστος (-pneustos, “with breath”), from πνέω (pnéō).

A taxonomic class within the phylum Hemichordata – acorn worms.


Epeira

From Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “upon, on”) + εἴρω (eírō, “weave, string”).

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Araneidae – certain orb-weaving spiders, now considered a junior synonym of Araneus.


Epigaea

→ Russian: эпиге́я (epigéja)

A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – the trailing arbutus of eastern North America and its relatives in Japan and Georgia and northeastern Turkey.


Entomopoxvirinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Poxviridae – infecting insects.

Varidnaviria

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

Diachasmimorpha entomopoxvirus

(subfamily): Alphaentomopoxvirus, Betaentomopoxvirus, Gammaentomopoxvirus, Gammaentomopoxvirus - genera


Enoplida

A taxonomic order within the class Enoplea – certain nematodes.


Enterobius

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron, “guts, bowels”) + βίος (bíos, “mode of life”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Oxyuridae – certain pinworms.


Elasmosaurus

From Ancient Greek ἔλασμα (élasma, “metal plate”) + -saurus.

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Elasmosauridae – long-necked plesiosaur from the Late Cretaceous period.


Erysipelothrix

A taxonomic genus within the family Erysipelothricaceae – bacteria with a type B cell wall. The species Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae causes erysipelas in swine.


Eriodictyon

A taxonomic genus within the family Boraginaceae – plants, including yerba santa.


Euthyneura

A taxonomic clade within the class Gastropoda – certain snails and slugs.

(in italics) A taxonomic genus within the family Hybotidae – dance flies.


Eugnathia

A taxonomic genus within the family Noctuidae – certain moths.


Euryapsida

A taxonomic subclass within the class Reptilia – a polyphyletic group of reptiles, distinguished by a single temporal fenestra.


Eurypterus

A taxonomic genus within the family Eurypteridae – extinct sea scorpions from the Ordovician and Silurian period.


Eusthenia

A taxonomic genus within the family Eustheniidae – stoneflies native to Tasmania.


Exophthalmus

A taxonomic genus within the family Curculionidae – certain broad-nosed weevils.


Exophiala

A taxonomic genus within the family Herpotrichiellaceae – certain anamorphic fungi.


Eurypteroidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Eurypterida – the eurypterids (extinct).


Erythroparvovirus

From Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”) + Parvovirus.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Parvoviridae – certain parvoviruses.


Euornithes

A taxonomic clade within the clade Ornithothoraces – the true birds.


Entomophthorales

A taxonomic order within the subphylum Entomophthoromycotina – fungi that are mainly pathogens of insects.


Euryalida

A taxonomic order within the class Ophiuroidea – basket stars, also treated as suborder Euryalina in order Phrynophiurida.


Exogyra

A taxonomic genus within the family Gryphaeidae – the foam oysters or honeycomb oysters, fossil saltwater clams.


Valvata

Latin valva f + Latin -āta (relational-adjectival suffix), literally “valvate”.

affix

A taxonomic genus within the family Valvatidae – small freshwater snails with an operculum.


Curiosivespa

A taxonomic genus within the family Vespidae – certain wasps.


Clypearia

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


Archaeplastida

From Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “old”) + plastid.

sensu stricto
sensu stricto#Translingual

A taxonomic kingdom within the domain Eukaryota – a more inclusive kingdom than Plantae (sensu stricto), including also algae, except Ochrophyta.


Liquidambar orientalis

A taxonomic species within the family Altingiaceae – the oriental sweetgum or Turkish sweetgum.


Arctium

From Latin arction (“an unknown plant”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – burdock.


Hordeinae

A taxonomic subtribe within the family Poaceae.

Hordeeae

or Triticodae - supertribe; Triticeae - tribe


Ornithodira

From Ancient Greek ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”) + δειρή (deirḗ, “throat”).

A taxonomic clade within the class Reptilia.


Reduviinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Reduviidae – many assassin bugs.


Antliophora

A taxonomic clade within the class Insecta – those insects having a sperm pump.


Symphyotrichum

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симфио́трихум

→ Russian: симфио́трихум (simfiótrixum)

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – many New World asters, until recently considered part of Aster.

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii

(genus): Symphyotrichum subg. Ascendentes, Symphyotrichum subg. Astropolium, Symphyotrichum subg. Chapmaniana, Symphyotrichum subg. Symphyotrichum, Symphyotrichum subg. Virgulus - subgenera

syn. Symphyotrichum unctuosum, New York aster


Fumaria

From Latin fūmus (“smoke”) terrae (“of the earth”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Papaveraceae – fumitory, native to Eurasia, especially the Mediterranean.

Fumaria officinalis

(genus): Fumaria sect. Fumaria, Fumaria sect. Sphaerocapnos - sections


Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta

A taxonomic subspecies within the family Poaceae – spelt.


Halesia

A taxonomic genus within the family Styracaceae – silverbells.

Chinese silverbell, Macgregor's silverbell

Halesia diptera (two-wing silverbell, Halesia macgregorii, Halesia tetraptera, Halesia monticola - species


Meum athamanticum

A taxonomic species within the family Apiaceae – a European herb, spignel or baldmoney.


Meum

New Latin, from Latin mēum, from Ancient Greek μῆον (mêon), probably from μεῖον (meîon, “lesser”) for its small size.

A taxonomic genus within the family Apiaceae – Meum athamanticum, spignel, baldmoney.


Striginae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Strigidae.


Threskiornithinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Threskiornithidae.


Carduelinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Fringillidae – cardueline finches.


Pyrrhuloxia

English: pyrrhuloxia

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Fringillidae – certain birds similar to cardinals, notably Pyrrhuloxia sinuata, now Cardinalis sinuatus (desert cardinal).


Mycobacterium leprae

A taxonomic species within the family Mycobacteriaceae – the bacteria that causes leprosy, the first human-disease-causing bacterium to be identified.


Emberiza citrinella

A taxonomic species within the family Fringillidae – yellowhammer, of much of western Eurasia.


Pyrrhula pyrrhula

A taxonomic species within the family Fringillidae – Eurasian bullfinch.


Ectopistes

New Latin, from Ancient Greek, ultimately from ἐκτοπίζω (ektopízō, “to emigrate”)

Ectopistes migratorius
Ectopistes migratorius

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – Ectopistes migratorius, the recently extinct passenger pigeon.


Equinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Equidae.

Equinae at Paleobiology Database for additional extinct tribes and genera


Columbinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Columbidae – typical doves and pigeons.


Eustenogaster

eu- + Stenogaster; from Ancient Greek εὐ- (eu-, “good”) + στενός (stenós, “narrow”) + γαστήρ (gastḗr, “belly”)

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


Equini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Equidae – horses and their close relatives, many of extinct genera.


Brassiceae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Brassicaceae.

Brassica

syns. Brassicaria, Brassicastrum, Guenthera, Melanosinapis, Napus, Rapa, Mutarda

Coincya

syn. Brassicella, Hutera, Rhynchosinapis

Erucastrum

syns. Chamaeplium, Kibera, Plastobrassica

Sinapis

syns. Heterocrambe, Leucosinapis, Rhamphospermum

Vella

syns. Boleum, Euzomodendron, Pseudocystisus


Aquilinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Accipitridae – booted eagles, typical eagles, principally of the Old World.


Quercus subg. Quercus

A taxonomic subgenus within the family Fagaceae.

For sections and genera see Quercus subg. Quercus


Zaire ebolavirus

A taxonomic species within the family Filoviridae – the species of Ebolavirus first discovered and the one that caused the West African epidemic of 2014.

Mononegavirales

(species): Virus - kingdom; Mononegavirales - order; Filoviridae - family; Ebolavirus - genus


Chaus

New Latin, coined in 1776 by German-speaking Johann Anton Güldenstädt, born in Riga, Latvia, to name a cat he discovered during a Russian expedition to the Caucasus.

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae – aquatic cats resembling Felis chaus chaus, the type subspecies of jungle cat.

both now subspecies Felis silvestris lybica


FEANI

< French: Fédération Européenne d'Associations Nationales d'Ingénieurs

European Federation of National Engineering Associations (federation of national professional bodies representing engineering in European countries)


Panthera uncia

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – snow leopard.


Lynx lynx

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – Eurasian lynxes.


Syzygium aromaticum

A taxonomic species within the family Myrtaceae – trees, native to the Moluccas, cultivated in other tropical environments, that yields the spice clove.


Betula papyrifera

A taxonomic species within the family Betulaceae – paper birch, canoe birch, white birch.


Paeonia rubra

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


Lynx pardinus

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – Iberian lynx or Spanish lynx.


Martes flavigula

yellow-throated marten
yellow-throated marten

A taxonomic species within the family Mustelidae – yellow-throated marten.


Acer pensylvanicum

A taxonomic species within the family Sapindaceae – the striped maple, moosewood, or moose maple, of eastern North America.


Juglans nigra

A taxonomic species within the family Juglandaceae – the black walnut tree.


Castanea sativa

A taxonomic species within the family Fagaceae – the sweet chestnut.


Ostrya virginiana

A taxonomic species within the family Betulaceae – the American hophornbeam.


Prunus serotina

A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae – black cherry, of North America.


Juglans cinerea

A taxonomic species within the family Juglandaceae – butternut tree, of eastern North America.


Triticum aestivum

A taxonomic species within the family Poaceae – common wheat, bread wheat.


Ulmus rubra

A taxonomic species within the family Ulmaceae – the slippery elm.


Mitchella repens

A taxonomic species within the family Rubiaceae – the squaw vine or partridgeberry.


Leopardus pardalis

A taxonomic species within the family Felidae – ocelot, found in the Americas from Texas and Arizona to northern Argentina.

For subspecies see Leopardus pardalis in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell


Abies religiosa

A taxonomic species within the family Pinaceae – sacred fir, native to the mountains of central and southern Mexico and Guatemala, a favorite winter roost of Danaus plexippus (monarch butterfly).


Psilocybe baeocystis

A taxonomic species within the family Hymenogastraceae – small mushrooms of New England.


Theobroma cacao

A taxonomic species within the family Malvaceae – the cacao tree, native to tropical Central and South America, whose fruit is the source of chocolate.


Spurius

A taxonomic genus within the family Passalidae – certain beetles.


Psilocybe caerulipes

A taxonomic species within the family Strophariaceae – blue-foot, a rare psilocybin mushroom.


Lamprocapnos spectabilis

Dicentra spectabilis
Dicentra spectabilis

A taxonomic species within the family Papaveraceae – Asian bleeding heart, formerly Dicentra spectabilis.


Procapra gutturosa

A taxonomic species within the family Bovidae – the Mongolian gazelle.


Ribes uva-crispa

A taxonomic species within the family Grossulariaceae – gooseberry.

For subspecies etc see Ribes+uva-crispa at The Plant List


Bryoria jubata

A taxonomic species within the family Parmeliaceae – certain lichenized fungi, now Bryoria fremontii.


Prunus amygdalus

A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae – almond tree.


Delichon urbicum

A taxonomic species within the family Hirundinidae – common house martin, of Europe, North Africa, and temperate Asia.


Bryoria fremontii

A taxonomic species within the family Parmeliaceae – Fremont's horsehair lichen, wila, black moss, black tree lichen, edible horsehair lichen.


Regulus regulus

A taxonomic species within the family Regulidae – goldcrest, a wren native to Eurasia.

for other subspecies see Regulus regulus


Hypericum perforatum

→ French: millepertuis perforé

A taxonomic species within the family Hypericaceae – common St John's wort.


Quercus faginea

A taxonomic species within the family Fagaceae – Portuguese oak.


Prunus domestica

A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae – cultivated European plum tree.


Dodonaea viscosa

A taxonomic species within the family Sapindaceae – soapwood.


Prunus virginiana

A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae – chokecherry.


Oncorhynchus keta

From Oncorhynchus + Evenki [script needed] (keta).

A taxonomic species within the family Salmonidae – chum salmon or dog salmon.


Malus sylvestris

A taxonomic species within the family Rosaceae – the European crab apple.


Pollachius virens

A taxonomic species within the family Gadidae – saithe, pollock, Boston blue, coalfish.


Anethum graveolens

A taxonomic species within the family Apiaceae – dill.


Capsella bursa-pastoris

A taxonomic species within the family Brassicaceae – shepherd's purse.


Oncorhynchus mykiss

A taxonomic species within the family Salmonidae – rainbow trout.


Danaus plexippus

A taxonomic species within the family Nymphalidae – monarch butterfly.


Plexippus

A taxonomic genus within the family Salticidae – certain jumping spiders.


Flavobacteria

A taxonomic class within the phylum Bacteroidetes – renamed Flavobacteriia in 2012.


Cechenodes

From the Ancient Greek κεχηνώδης (kekhēnṓdēs), glossed “making a yawn” by its first describer, Henry Keith Townes, Jr.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Cechenodes.

A taxonomic genus within the family Ichneumonidae – one species, only recorded from the Afrotropic ecozone.


Protoma

A taxonomic genus within the family Turritellidae – certain sea snails.


Myrtillus

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – now Vaccinium sect. Myrtillus.


Azarolus

From alteration of French azerole, ultimately from Arabic الزعرور + -us.

der

Arabic الزعرور

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – plants now principally in Crataegus.


Nicotiana rustica

A taxonomic species within the family Solanaceae – Aztec tobacco, a species with more nicotine than the other species of domesticated tobacco.


Sycomorus

From Latin sycomorus (“the fig mulberry”).

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Moraceae – now synonymized with Ficus.


Emyda

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Emyda.


Amyda javanica

Amyda cartilaginea
Amyda cartilaginea#Translingual

(nomen nudum) A taxonomic species within the family Trionychidae – Synonym of Amyda cartilaginea.


Lissemys

A taxonomic genus within the family Trionychidae – three species of turtles.


Amyda cartilaginea

A taxonomic species within the family Trionychidae – Asiatic softshell turtle or black-rayed softshell turtle.


Rhododendron macrophyllum

A taxonomic species within the family Ericaceae – Pacific rhododendron.


Lanonia

Vietnamese lá nón, leaf used to make conical hats

A taxonomic genus within the family Arecaceae – palms native to Southeast Asia.


Castor canadensis

A taxonomic species within the family Castoridae – American beaver, native to North America, introduced in Europe, known for its construction of dams and formerly heavily exploited for its fur.


Melanocetus

A taxonomic genus within the family Melanocetidae – black seadevils, types of anglerfish.


Leontice

From the Latin leonticē, from the Ancient Greek λεοντική (leontikḗ, “Mercurialis tomentosa”), used by Linnaeus.

A taxonomic genus within the family Berberidaceae – several species of perennial, tuberous herbs.


Leontice leontopetalum

A taxonomic species within the family Berberidaceae – lion's leaf, type species of the Leontice genus.


Termes

English: termes

From the Late Latin termes, late variant of the Classical Latin tarmes (“woodworm”), used by Linnaeus.

A taxonomic genus within the family Termitidae.


Acinetobacter baumannii

A taxonomic species within the family Moraxellaceae – a source of multi-drug resistant, hospital-derived infections.


A. baumannii

Used, in context, to shorten the name and simplify the pronunciation of a species name with a generic name beginning with A and a specific epithet of baumannii.

Acinetobacter baumannii
Acinetobacter baumannii#Translingual


Salvelinus fontinalis

A taxonomic species within the family Salmonidae – the brook trout, native to eastern North America, introduced widely as a gamefish.


Esox lucius

A taxonomic species within the family Esocidae – northern pike, native to northern North America and Eurasia.


Beta vulgaris

A taxonomic species within the family Amaranthaceae – common beet, beetroot, sugar beet, and chard.


Pollachius pollachius

A taxonomic species within the family Gadidae – the European pollock.


Alisma plantago-aquatica

A taxonomic species within the family Alismataceae – the common water plantain, native to Eurasia and northern Africa.


Taxus cuspidata

A taxonomic species within the family Taxaceae – the Japanese yew.


Brassica oleracea var. acephala

A taxonomic variety within the family Brassicaceae – leafy green food plants, such as collard greens and kale and decorative forms of kale.

Brassica oleracea var.acephala DC. = Brassica oleracea var. viridis L.

Brassica oleracea var.acephala auct. = Brassica oleracea var. sabellica L.


Oxyuris

A taxonomic genus within the family Oxyuridae – certain pinworm nematodes.


Paleoxyuris cockburni

†Paleoxyuris cockburni (canonical feminine)

A taxonomic species within the family Heteroxynematidae – extinct pinworm nematode parasite that infected cynodonts.


Paleoxyuris

paleo- + Oxyuris from the morphological similarity to the modern pinworm genus Oxyuris of nematode

A taxonomic genus within the family Heteroxynematidae – extinct pinworms morphologically similar to the modern genus Oxyuris that parasitized cynodonts of the time.


Leontopetalon

From the Latin leontopetalon, from the Ancient Greek λεοντοπέτᾰλον (leontopétalon), used by Philip Miller (1691–1771).

λεοντοπέτᾰλον


Ursus americanus

A taxonomic species within the family Ursidae – American black bear.


Capsella

for other species see Capsella on Wikispecies for a broad circumscription

A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – shepherd's purse.

A taxonomic genus within the family Donacidae – molluscs called bean clams or wedge shells.


Fuselloviridae

A taxonomic family within the taxon unknown – a dsDNA virus that infects organisms in Archaea.


Amoeba

From Latin amoeba (“change, alternation, transformation”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Amoebidae – amoebas; unicellular protozoa that move by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.


Parus major

A taxonomic species within the family Paridae – great tit.


Xenopus laevis

A taxonomic species within the family Pipidae – the African clawed frog or common platanna.


Hyperoartia

A taxonomic clade within the subphylum Vertebrata – lampreys and their fossil relatives.


Chasmosaurinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family †Ceratopsidae – triceratops and related dinosaurs.


Dreadnoughtus

From English dreadnought (“type of battleship”).

A taxonomic genus within the taxon Titanosauria – a very large dinosaur.


Celastraceae

A taxonomic family within the order Celastrales – bittersweets and related plants.

genus; see Euonymus; see Elaeodendron; see Maytenus; see Plenckia

Solenospermum (see Lophopetalum, Sphaerodiscus, Stackhousia, Telemachia, Tetrasiphon, Thyrsosalacia, Tontelea, Torralbasia, Tricerma, Tripterococcus, Tripterygium, Tristemonanthus, Viposia, Wimmeria, Xylonymus, Zinowiewia


Coronosaurus

From Latin corōna (“crown”) + Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “reptile”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Ceratopsidae.


Symmetrodonta

A taxonomic order within the subclass Trechnotheria – now an informal group of extinct mammals and mammal-like animals.


Shamosaurinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Ankylosauridae.


Ankylosauria

A taxonomic suborder within the order Ornithischia – armored herbivorous dinosaurs.


Hirundo rustica

A taxonomic species within the family Hirundinidae – barn swallow, of nearly global distribution, that frequently nests on man-made structure.


Shamosaurus

From Mandarin 沙漠 (shāmò, “desert”) + -saurus.

A taxonomic genus within the family Ankylosauridae.


Ankylosauridae

A taxonomic family within the suborder Ankylosauria.

†Ahshislepelta

(family): †Ankylosaurinae, †Polacanthinae – subfamilies


Ceratopsoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Ornithischia.


Peromyscus maniculatus

A taxonomic species within the family Cricetidae – eastern deer mouse, of North America.

For subspecies see Peromyscus maniculatus at National Center for Biotechnology Information and discussion at Peromyscus maniculatus in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell..


Sciurus carolinensis

eastern gray squirrel
eastern gray squirrel

A taxonomic species within the family Sciuridae – eastern gray squirrel, native to eastern North America, introduced and invasive elsewhere.


Zymomonas

A taxonomic genus within the family Sphingomonadaceae – gram-negative, facultative anaerobic, non-sporulating, polarly-flagellated, rod-shaped bacteria that may impair the flavour of beer.


Zoomastigophora

A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Protista – the zooflagellates.


Macrococcus

A taxonomic genus within the family Staphylococcaceae – Gram-positive cocci.


Malapterurus

A taxonomic genus within the family Malapteruridae – elongate cylindrical electric catfishes found throughout western and central tropical Africa and the Nile River.


Malacobdella

A taxonomic genus within the family Malacobdellidae.


Malacobdellidae

A proboscis worm that lives in the mantle cavities of bivalves, characterized by a posterior ventral sucker and a proboscis lacking a stylet

A taxonomic family within the order Monostilifera.

A taxonomic family within the order Bdellonemertea.


Malassezia

Named after French anatomist and histologist Louis-Charles Malassez (1842–1909) + -ia (taxonomic suffix).

named-after

A taxonomic genus within the family Malasseziaceae – lipophilic typically nonpathogenic yeastlike imperfect fungi that cause tinea versicolor and seborrheic dermatitis.


Myroxylon

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – a Central American tree that is the source of balsam of Peru.


Bunyaviridae

(archaic) A taxonomic family within the kingdom Virus – negative-stranded, enveloped RNA viruses, generally found in arthropods or rodents, whose genera are now families in order Bunyavirales.


Capra hircus

Capra aegagrus hircus
Capra aegagrus hircus

A taxonomic species within the family Bovidae – a goat species, usually the domestic goats, but domestic goats are often now treated as subspecies Capra aegagrus hircus.

Capra hircus blythi

(species): Capra hircus hircus, Capra hircus aegagrus, Capra hircus chialtanensis, Capra hircus cretica, Capra hircus jourensis, Capra hircus picta - subspecies


Rhodospirillaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Rhodospirillales – purple bacteria.


Rhodospirillales

A taxonomic order within the class Alphaproteobacteria – some of the purple non-sulfur bacteria.


Azospirillum

A taxonomic genus within the family Rhodospirillaceae – nitrogen-fixing bacteria found in rhizospheres of several grasses.


Lepomis macrochirus

A taxonomic species within the family Centrarchidae – the bluegill, a type of sunfish native to North America east of the Rocky mountains, introduced elsewhere, sometimes considered invasive.


Fundulus heteroclitus

A taxonomic species within the family Fundulidae – mummichog, type species of its genus, a killifish of the Atlantic coast of eastern North America.


Microtus pennsylvanicus

A taxonomic species within the family Cricetidae – the meadow vole of northern North America.


Odocoileus hemionus

A taxonomic species within the family Cervidae – the mule deer, native to western North America.


Osmia

A taxonomic genus within the family Megachilidae – the mason bees.


Alectryon

A taxonomic genus within the family Sapindaceae – trees and shrubs native to southeast Asia and Australia.


Microcystis

A taxonomic genus within the family Euconulidae – microcystin-producing freshwater cyanobacteria, including the harmful algal bloom Microcystis aeruginosa.


Kawina

A taxonomic genus within the family Cheiruridae – certain trilobites of the Ordovician.


Zeuglodonta

(zoology, obsolete) A suborder of extinct cetaceans.


Zeugobranchiata

(zoology, obsolete) A taxonomic order within the class Gastropoda – herbivorous marine gasteropods; synonym of Zygobranchia.


Zoophyta

(obsolete) A taxonomic order within the class Vermes – corals, bryozoans, cnidarians, tapeworms, coralline algae, and Volvox.


Zaphrentis

A taxonomic genus within the family Zaphrentidae – prehistoric hexacorals.


Rhoicissus

A taxonomic genus within the family Vitaceae – an Afrotropical plant genus.


Coleopterida

A taxonomic superorder within the infraclass Neoptera – the beetles.


Altingiaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Saxifragales – sweet gum trees.


Filarioidea

From Filaria + -oidea (taxonomic suffix).

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Spirurida.

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Rhabditida.


Fistularia

A taxonomic genus within the family Fistulariidae – cornetfishes or flutemouths, sole genus in its family.

A taxonomic genus within the family Ulvaceae – certain algae now in genus Ulva.


Nelumbonaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Proteales – two extant species of lotus in one genus and several extinct genera.


Florideae

A taxonomic subclass within the phylum Rhodophyta – certain red algae, sometimes treated as class Florideophyceae.


Fasciolidae

From Fasciola + -idae (taxonomic suffix).

A taxonomic family within the order Plagiorchiida – digenetic trematodes chiefly infesting the livers of mammals and typically having a flattened leaf-shaped body with the ventral sucker near the anterior end.


Favosites

A taxonomic genus within the family Favositidae – an extinct tabulate coral characterized by polygonal closely packed corallites.

For species see Favosites at Paleobiology Database


Francisella

Named after American physician and medical researcher Edward Francis (1872–1957) + -ella (taxonomic suffix).

A taxonomic genus within the family Francisellaceae – certain pathogenic gram-negative bacteria.


Echeneidae

A taxonomic family within the order Carangiformes – remoras.


Eogastropoda

A taxonomic subclass within the class Gastropoda – true limpets and relatives.


Rhacophoridae

A taxonomic family within the order Anura – shrub frogs or oar-legged tree frogs.

Buergeria

(family): Buergeriinae, Rhacophorinae - subfamilies


Fundulus

From Latin fundulus (“a kind of sausage”), from fundus (“bottom”) + -ulus (“diminutive suffix”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Fundulidae – certain killifishes, topminnows.


Alicella

A taxonomic genus within the family Alicellidae – the single species Alicella gigantea.


Infusoria

(obsolete) A taxonomic class within the kingdom Protozoa – minute organisms, such as monads, Acinetae, and Infusoria ciliata.


Alicellidae

A taxonomic family within the order Amphipoda – deep-sea crustaceans.


Mephitis mephitis

A taxonomic species within the family Mephitidae – the striped skunk, of North America.


Serpula

A taxonomic genus within the family Serpulidae – sessile marine annelid tube worms.

A taxonomic genus within the family Serpulaceae – certain fungi, including that causing dry rot in structural timber.


Saimiri sciureus

common squirrel monkey
common squirrel monkey

A taxonomic species within the family Cebidae – the common squirrel monkey.


Bufo bufo

A taxonomic species within the family Bufonidae – common toad.


Rhodospirillum

A taxonomic genus within the family Rhodospirillaceae – pink-coloured proteobacteria.


Rhynchocoela

Ancient Greek ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”) + κοῖλος (koîlos, “hollow”).

der

A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Lophotrochozoa – Nemertea.


Agelaius phoeniceus

red-winged blackbird
red-winged blackbird

A taxonomic species within the family Icteridae – the red-winged blackbird, native to North and Central America.


Rhodotorula

A taxonomic genus within the family Sporidiobolaceae – unicellular pigmented yeast.


Rhodopseudomonas

A taxonomic genus within the family Bradyrhizobiaceae – certain bacteria.


Rhizoctonia

Certain fungi that cause rot at the tips of plant roots

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the kingdom Fungi – about 100 species anamorphic fungi thought to be in the order Cantharellales, now considered developmental stages of fungi from species in phyla Ascomycota and Basidiomycota.

A taxonomic genus within the family Ceratobasidiaceae – Rhizoctonia solani, the sole remaining accepted species.


Rhynchophora

From Ancient Greek [Term?] "snout" + "to bear".

A taxonomic genus within the family Malpighiaceae – slender woody vines native to Madagascar.


Ratitae

(archaic) A taxonomic division within the class Aves – the ratite birds, now classified as the infraclass Paleognathae.


Rhodnius

A taxonomic genus within the family Reduviidae – certain assassin bugs, including many important Chagas disease vectors.


Reticulosa

A taxonomic order within the class Hexactinellida – certain sponges.


Rhodobacter

A taxonomic genus within the family Rhodobacteraceae.


Univalvia

(archaic) A taxonomic class within the phylum Mollusca – the Gastropoda.


Rhinosporidium

A taxonomic genus within the family Rhinosporidiidae – eukaryotic pathogens that cause rhinosporidiosis.

Rhinosporidium at National Center for Biotechnology Information for more


Rutidosis

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – Australian annual and perennial herbs in the wrinklewort tribe.


Rhizopus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).

af

Zygomycete fungi, the members of which are saprobic and include species which cause rots in fruit and vegetables and opportunistic infections (mucormycosis) in humans and other animals.

A taxonomic genus within the family Rhizopodaceae.

A taxonomic genus within the family Mucoraceae.


Rhodococcus

A taxonomic genus within the family Nocardiaceae – aerobic, non-sporulating, non-motile Gram-positive bacteria.

A taxonomic genus within the family Coccidae – scale insects known as soft scales, wax scales, or tortoise scales.

A taxonomic genus within the family Cyanidiaceae – certain algae.


Retroviridae

retro- + -viridae (1975), from such a virus's use of its own reverse transcriptase enzyme to produce DNA from its RNA genome, the reverse of the usual pattern

A taxonomic family within the order Ortervirales – prototypical retroviruses.

Alpharetrovirus

(family): Orthoretrovirinae, Spumaretrovirinae - subfamilies


Rhabdoviridae

From Ancient Greek ῥᾰ́βδος (rhábdos, “rod”) + -viridae, referring to the shape of the viral particles.

suffix

A taxonomic family within the order Mononegavirales.


Teleosaurus

From Ancient Greek τέλειος (téleios, “perfect”) + -saurus.

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Teleosauridae – extinct teleosaurid crocodyliforms that lived during the Middle Jurassic period.


Teleostomi

(dated) A paraphyletic group, consisting of jawed vertebrates that includes the Tetrapoda, Osteichthyes (bony fish, now thought descended from placoderms), and the wholly extinct Acanthodii fishes, but excludes Chondrichthyes (rays, sharks, etc), now thought to share ancestry with the †Acanthodii.


Thermoplasma

A taxonomic genus within the family Thermoplasmataceae – certain facultative anaerobes.


Tectiviridae

A taxonomic family within the order Kalamavirales – a single genus of double-stranded DNA viruses that infect bacteria and archaea.

Pseudomonas virus PRD1

(family): Alphatectivirus, Betatectivirus. Gammatectivirus - genera


Rhabdopleurida

A taxonomic order within the class Pterobranchia – small worm-shaped hemichordates.


Rhizopoda

From Ancient Greek ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).

(archaic) A taxonomic superclass within the subphylum Sarcodina – amoeboid single-celled organisms with pseudopods not supported by a regular array of microtubules.


Wuchereria

Named after Brazilian physician and naturalist Otto Edward Henry Wucherer + -ia.

named-after

A taxonomic genus within the family Onchocercidae – parasitic roundworms.


Gentianella

A taxonomic genus within the family Gentianaceae – the dwarf gentians.


Pyramidellidae

A taxonomic family within the subclass Heterobranchia – pyramid shells.


Ictalurus punctatus

A taxonomic species within the family Ictaluridae – channel catfish, native to eastern and central North America.


Molothrus bonariensis

A taxonomic species within the family Icteridae – the shiny cowbird, found chiefly and originally in South America and recently in the Caribbean and Florida.


Macaca fascicularis

A taxonomic species within the family Cercopithecidae – crab-eating macaque or long-tailed macaque.


Micropterus salmoides

A taxonomic species within the family Centrarchidae – the largemouth bass.


Mesocricetus auratus

A taxonomic species within the family Cricetidae – golden hamster or Syrian hamster.


Lepus americanus

A taxonomic species within the family Leporidae – the snowshoe hare, native to cooler parts of North America.


Melospiza melodia

A taxonomic species within the family Passerellidae – the song sparrow, of North America.


Capreolus capreolus

A taxonomic species within the family Cervidae – western roe deer, a species of small deer native to most of Europe and Asia Minor.

Capreolus pygargus

Siberian roe deer, eastern roe deer or Asian roe deer


Fringilla coelebs

A taxonomic species within the family Fringillidae – common chaffinch.


Perca flavescens

A taxonomic species within the family Percidae – the yellow perch or American perch.


Pyroteuthidae

A taxonomic family within the order Teuthida – fire squids.


Cheirolepidiaceae

English: cheirolepid, cheirolepidian

A taxonomic family within the order Pinales – extinct coniferous plants, superficially similar to Cupressaceae, and a significant part of the flora of the Mesozoic.


Capreolus

A taxonomic genus within the family Cervidae – the two extant species of roe deer.


COM clade

From the initials of the three constituent orders.

A taxonomic clade within the clade eurosids I.


Erythroxylaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Malpighiales – coca family, of wide tropical distribution.


Staphylococcus aureus

[s̠t̪äpʰʏɫ̪ɔˈkɔkːʊs̠ ˈäu̯reʊs̠]

New Latin Staphylococcus, Latin aureus (“golden”), for the characteristic golden color imparted by its carotenoid pigment staphyloxanthin.

A taxonomic species within the family Staphylococcaceae – a relatively common bacterium which is sometimes pathogenic. In humans it is a common cause of infections and food poisoning.


Macaca nemestrina

southern pig-tailed macaque
southern pig-tailed macaque

A taxonomic species within the family Cercopithecidae – the southern pig-tailed macaque.

For subspecies see Macaca nemestrina at National Center for Biotechnology Information


Edentata

(archaic) A taxonomic order within the class Mammalia – with no front incisor teeth and poorly developed molars, including the armadillos, pangolins, aardvarks, etc., corresponding to superorder Xenarthra.


Eikenella

A taxonomic genus within the family Neisseriaceae – certain bacteria.


Ectoprocta

From ecto- + Ancient Greek πρωκτός (prōktós, “anus”).

(chiefly obsolete) A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Animalia – the Bryozoa or moss animals.


Eperythrozoon

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Mycoplasmataceae – haemoplasmas, now Mycoplasma.


Enaliosauria

(obsolete) A taxonomic group within the class Reptilia – the ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs (extinct).


Nassophorea

A taxonomic class within the phylum Ciliophora – certain ciliate protozoa.


Ecballium

From Ancient Greek ἐκβάλλω (ekbállō, “to throw out”) + Latin -ium.

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Cucurbitaceae – squirting cucumber.


Echinostoma

A taxonomic genus within the family Echinostomatidae – certain trematode parasites that can infect humans and other animals, causing echinostomiasis.


Euplotes

A taxonomic genus within the family Euplotidae – certain hypotrichs.

For species see Euplotes at World Register of Marine Species


Entomophthora

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (éntomon, “insect”) + φθορά (phthorá, “destruction”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Entomophthoraceae – fungi parasitic on flies and other two-winged insects.


Ehrlichia

Named after German physician and scientist Paul Ehrlich (1854–1915) + -ia (taxonomic suffix).

named-after

A taxonomic genus within the family Ehrlichiaceae – bacteria transmitted by ticks, some species of which can cause ehrlichiosis in humans.


Viburnum lentago

A taxonomic species within the family Adoxaceae – nannyberry, sheepberry, black haw, or wild raisin, native to temperate northeastern North America.


Lentago

From Italian lentagine (“wild thyme, serpillum (Thymus serpyllum)”), applied by Linnaeus to what is now a species of Viburnum.

der

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Adoxaceae – Viburnum lentago.


Citrus limetta

Citrus medica
Citrus medica#Translingual

A taxonomic species within the family Rutaceae – sweet lemon, now sometimes treated as Citrus medica.


Pseudomonas aeruginosa

/sjuːdəʊˈmɒnəs iːɹəd͡ʒəˈnəʊsə/

A taxonomic species within the family Pseudomonadaceae – a common bacterium that can cause disease in animals, including humans.


Citrus × aurantium

Citrus maxima
Citrus maxima#Translingual

Citrus reticulata
Citrus reticulata#Translingual

A taxonomic nothospecies within the family Rutaceae – the bitter orange, a hybrid of Citrus maxima (pomelo) and Citrus reticulata (mandarin orange).


Ricinus communis

A taxonomic species within the family Euphorbiaceae – castor bean or castor oil plant.


Lycopersicon esculentum

Solanum lycopersicum
Solanum lycopersicum

A taxonomic species within the family Solanaceae – now Solanum lycopersicum or subspecies Solanum lycopersicum var. lycopersicum.


Pimephales promelas

A taxonomic species within the family Cyprinidae – the fathead minnow or black-head minnow.


Macaca fuscata

A taxonomic species within the family Cercopithecidae – the Japanese macaque or snow monkey.


Petromyzon marinus

A taxonomic species within the family Petromyzontidae – sea lamprey.


Tellina

From Ancient Greek τελλίνη (tellínē, “a small bivalve shellfish”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Tellinidae.

for the numerous other species see Tellina at World Register of Marine Species


Tellinidae

A taxonomic family within the order Venerida – bivalve molluscs that live deep in soft sediments and have long siphons.


Absinthium

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – almost entirely subsumed into Artemisia, especially Artemisia sect. Absinthium.


Zingiber officinale

A taxonomic species within the family Zingiberaceae – culinary ginger.


Carpio

From New Latin carpio (“carp-like fish”).

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Cyprinidae – the species of which are dispersed in other genera in Cyprinidae.


Bufo

A taxonomic genus within the family Bufonidae – common toad, European toad.


Feloidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Carnivora – the civets, cats, mongooses and hyenas.

†Barbourofelidae

(suborder): Felidae, Hyaenidae, Viverridae, Herpestidae, Eupleridae, Eupleridae, Nandiniidae, Prionodontidae (now usually Prionodontinae in Viverridae) - extant families


Peromyscus leucopus

A taxonomic species within the family Cricetidae – white-footed mouse, or woodmouse.


Cricetinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Cricetidae – the hamsters.


Parthenocissus tricuspidata

A taxonomic species within the family Vitaceae – Japanese creeper, Boston ivy, native to temperate east Asia.


Cervus nippon

A taxonomic species within the family Cervidae – the sika deer, native to east Asia, introduced elsewhere.


Cinnamomum cassia

(archaic) A taxonomic species within the family Lauraceae – Chinese cinnamon, the source of most industrial cinnamon in the Western world.

Neolitsea cassia
Wikispecies:Neolitsea cassia

(Cinnamomum cassia (L.) J.Presl) Synonym of Neolitsea cassia (grey bollywood)

Cinnamomum burmanni
Wikispecies:Cinnamomum burmanni

(Cinnamomum cassia Siebold) Synonym of Cinnamomum burmanni (Indonesian cinnamon)


Archostemata

A taxonomic suborder within the order Coleoptera.


Machilidae

A taxonomic family within the order Archaeognatha – some bristletails.


Monocondylia

A taxonomic subclass within the class Insecta – the jumping bristletails.


Cleroidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Coleoptera.


Lymexyloidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Coleoptera – the ship-timber beetles.


Nosodendridae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera.


Derodontidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – tooth-necked fungus beetles.


Dermestidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – dermestids or skin beetles.


Archaeognatha

From Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “ancient”) + γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”).

A taxonomic subclass within the class Insecta.

A taxonomic order within the subclass Monocondylia – the jumping bristletails.


Lymexylidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – the ship-timber beetles.


Ryzaena

(obsolete) Alternative form of Rhyzaena, synonym of Suricata (meerkat)


Simiidae

(obsolete) A taxonomic family within the order Primates – possibly corresponding to infraorder Simiiformes.


Simiadae

(obsolete) A taxonomic family within the order Primates – synonym of Simiidae or roughly corresponding to infraorder Simiiformes.


Gallinacea

From Latin gallīnāceus (“relating to fowl”).

(obsolete) A taxonomic order within the class Aves – corresponding to Rasores.


Zygomycotina

From Ancient Greek ζυγόν (zugón, “yoke”) + -mycotina.

A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Fungi – now Zygomycota, mostly living in soil or on decaying plant or animal material, and having a special cell wall structure.


Paecilomyces

A taxonomic genus within the family Thermoascaceae – nematophagous fungi that can be used as a bionematicide.


Ferae

From Latin ferae (“wild, savage”), originally coined in its now obsolete sense by Carl Linnaeus.

(obsolete) A taxonomic order within the class Mammalia – corresponding to Carnivora.

An unranked clade (mirorder) uniting the orders Carnivora and Pholidota.


Pachymenia

A taxonomic genus within the family Amphimeniidae – certain cavibelonian solenogaster molluscs.


Cercoleptes

From Ancient Greek κέρκος (kérkos, “tail”) + λήπτης (lḗptēs, “grasping”).

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Cercoleptidae – the kinkajous, now Potos.


Percomorphi

(archaic) A taxonomic order within the class Actinopterygii – the Perciformes.


Palaeosaurus

From Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós, “ancient”) + -saurus.

(obsolete) Any of various taxonomic genera of prehistoric reptiles.


Hypagyrtis

A taxonomic genus within the family Geometridae – certain moths.


Papovaviridae

(obsolete) A taxonomic family within the taxon unknown – later divided into the Papillomaviridae and Polyomaviridae.


Anoplotherium

A taxonomic genus within the family Anoplotheriidae – extinct, most closely related to camels among extant mammals.


Paradoxides

A taxonomic genus within the family Paradoxididae – large trilobites of the Mid-Cambrian period.


Paracoccidioides

A taxonomic genus within the family Ajellomycetaceae – fungi that are the causative agent of paracoccidioidomycosis.


Paratrimma

A taxonomic genus within the family Gobiidae – certain gobies endemic to islands off the coast of Chile.


Paramphistomatidae

A taxonomic family within the order Plagiorchiida – flukes which are parasitic on herbivorous mammals and sometimes on humans.


Pecopteris

A taxonomic genus within the family Marattiaceae – a form genus of leaves of extinct ferns.


Phacops

A taxonomic genus within the family Phacopidae – extinct trilobites.


Panstrongylus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek παν- (pan-, “very”, adjective-enhancing prefix) + στρογγύλος (strongúlos, “round, spherical, curved”).

af

A taxonomic genus within the family Reduviidae – triatomid bugs that includes some important vectors (Panstrongylus megistus) which transmit the causative trypanosome of Chagas disease to humans.


Paracoccus

A taxonomic genus within the family Rhodobacteraceae.

A taxonomic genus within the family Pseudococcidae – certain mealybugs.


Glires

From Latin glīrēs, plural form of glīs (“dormouse”). Coined by biologist Carl von Linné.

A taxonomic clade within the superorder Euarchontoglires – rodents, rabbits, hares, and pikas.

(archaic) A taxonomic order within the class Mammalia – rodents and rabbit-like animals.

(obsolete) A taxonomic order within the class Mammalia – corresponding to Rodentia, plus Noctilio.


Perochirus

A taxonomic genus within the family Gekkonidae – tropical geckos endemic to the Philippines, Oceania, and Japan.


Pentamerus

(†Pentamerus) A taxonomic genus within the family Pentameridae – prehistoric brachiopods that lived from the Silurian to the Middle Devonian in Asia, Europe, and North America.

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Eriophyidae – certain gall mites.


Physarum

A taxonomic genus within the family Physaridae – mycetozoan slime molds.


Pichia

A taxonomic genus within the family Saccharomycetaceae – yeasts with spherical, elliptical or oblong acuminate cells.


Peptococcaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Clostridiales – certain bacteria.


Pediococcus

A taxonomic genus within the family Lactobacillaceae – certain lactic acid bacteria, fermentation agents used in making sauerkraut and certain beers and wines.


Pelecypoda

pelecy- + -poda, from Ancient Greek πέλεκυς (pélekus, “axe”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).


Penicillus

A taxonomic genus within the family Udoteaceae – certain algae.

A taxonomic genus within the family Penicillidae.


Phylactolaemata

A taxonomic class within the phylum Bryozoa – bryozoans found in fresh water.


Pennatulacea

A taxonomic order within the class Anthozoa – the sea pens.

Anthoptilidae

(order): Sessiliflorae, Subselliflorae - suborders


Phycomyces

A taxonomic genus within the family Phycomycetaceae – fungi, known for their strong phototropism response and helical growth of the sporangium.


Perameles

From Ancient Greek πήρα (pḗra, “bag, pouch”) + Latin mēlēs (“badger”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Peramelidae – long-nosed bandicoots.


Zeuxippus

From Ancient Greek Ζεύξιππος (Zeúxippos).

A taxonomic genus within the family Salticidae – certain spiders.


Paragonimus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (para-, “beside”) + γόνῐμος (gónimos, “productive, fertile”), from γόνος (gónos, “seed, genitals”) + -ῐμος (-imos, “-able”), for its ovaries and testes are next to each other.

A taxonomic genus within the family Troglotrematidae – certain lung flukes, a type of flatworm, some of which can cause paragonimiasis.


Phytelephas

From Ancient Greek φυτόν (phutón, “plant”) + ἐλέφας (eléphas, “ivory, elephant”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Arecaceae – palm trees with seeds having a hard white endosperm resembling ivory.


Picrasma

A taxonomic genus within the family Simaroubaceae – shrubs and trees of the tropics.


Physostigma

From Ancient Greek φῦσα (phûsa, “bladder, pouch”) + stigma, for a strange beak-like appendage at the end of the stigma.

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – certain legumes.


Phalaena

Derived from Ancient Greek φάλαινα (phálaina).

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the order Lepidoptera – a Linnaean genus, former species of which are now in several genera, each in a different family.

now genera in lepidopteran families shown in parentheses


Phlebotomus

Latin, from Ancient Greek φλεβότομος (phlebótomos, “opening veins”), from φλέψ (phléps, “blood vessel”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”) + -ος (-os, adjectival suffix).

af

A taxonomic genus within the family Psychodidae – certain sandflies.


Dalea

New Latin Dale + -a, after English apothecary Samuel Dale (1659–1739)

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – prairie clover or indigo bush.

for other species see Dalea at The Plant List


Physalia

New Latin physalis (“bladder, bubble”), from Ancient Greek φυσαλλίς (phusallís)

Portuguese man-of-war
Portuguese man-of-war

A taxonomic genus within the family Physaliidae – colonies of specialized polyps and medusoids, the Pacific man-of-war and the Portuguese man-of-war.


Piroplasmida

A taxonomic order within the class Aconoidasida.

A taxonomic order within the class Coccoidiomorphea.


Phycodnaviridae

phyco- (“related to seaweed, algae”) + DNA + -viridae

A taxonomic family within the order Algavirales – algae icosahedral phycodnaviruses.

Paramecium bursaria Chlorella virus 1

(family): Chlorovirus, Coccolithovirus, Phaeovirus, Prasinovirus, Prymnesiovirus, Raphidovirus - genera


Placodermi

New Latin, from Ancient Greek stem of πλάξ (pláx, “something broad or flat”) + δέρμα (dérma, “skin”).

A taxonomic class within the infraphylum Gnathostomata – placoderms, extinct armored fish that lived from the Silurian to the Devonian periods.


Hadrosaurus

Ancient Greek ἁδρός (hadrós, “bulky, large”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”)

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Hadrosauridae.


Rhyzaena

From Greek rhyzein, infinitive for growl or snarl. "Rhyzaena" was coined by Illiger.

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Herpestidae – corresponding to Suricata (meerkats).


Hymenocallis

A taxonomic genus within the family Amaryllidaceae – the spiderlily.


Pachydermata

From Ancient Greek παχύδερμος (pakhúdermos, “thick-skinned”), from παχύς (pakhús, “thick”) + δέρμα (dérma, “skin”).

(obsolete) A taxonomic order within the class Mammalia – variously defined, but generally hoofed quadrupeds that do not chew the cud, non-ruminant ungulates, including the pachyderms.


Fumarieae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Papaveraceae.


Lamprocapnos

From Ancient Greek λαµπρός (laµprós, “bright”) and Ancient Greek καπνός (kapnós, “smoke”) (possibly a reference to the related Fumaria, which is based on the Latin word for smoke).

A taxonomic genus within the family Papaveraceae – the bleeding heart, native to east Asia, formerly Dicentra spectabilis.


Bos scoticus

(obsolete) A taxonomic species within the family Bovidae – Vaynol cattle, white cattle from Scotland, of ancient stock.


Agathaumidae

(obsolete) A family of horned dinosaurs, no longer valid, equivalent to the modern suborder †Ceratopsia.


Tuberculosa

A taxonomic genus within the family Lycosidae – certain funnel-web spiders.


Lamblia

New Latin, Lambl + -ia, in honour of Vilém Dušan Lambl (1824 – 1895), Austrian physician, who first described Giardia for humans, which he named Cercomonas intestinalis.
Coined by Raphaël Blanchard, who placed Cercomonas intestinalis into the genus as Lambl intestinalis. It was later found to be congeneric with the amphibian parasite Giardia agilis, so Lamblia became a junior synonym of Giardia.

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Hexamitidae – now genus Giardia.

Giardia lamblia
Raphaël Blanchard
Vilém Dušan Lambl

Lamblia intestinalis

⇒ Giardia intestinalis; ⇒ Giardia lamblia


Pneumoderma

A taxonomic genus within the family Pneumodermatidae – certain of the sea angels, predatory sea slugs and sea snails.


Plesiomonas

A taxonomic genus within the family Enterobacteriaceae – bacteria that can cause gastroenteritis.


Pleurodeles

A taxonomic genus within the family Salamandridae – the ribbed newts.


Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

A taxonomic species within the family Xanthomonadaceae – an antibiotic-resistant organism associated with respiratory ailments and hospital infections.


Prochloron

A taxonomic genus within the family Prochloraceae – unicellular oxygenic photosynthetic prokaryotes commonly found as an extracellular symbiont on coral reefs.


Porphyromonas

A taxonomic genus within the family Poryphyromonadaceae – bacteria that form black colonies on blood agar.


Plectognathi

Ancient Greek [Term?] (“plaited”) + [Term?] (“jaw”)

A taxonomic order within the class Actinopterygii – Tetraodontiformes.


Pliosaurus

From Ancient Greek πλείων (pleíōn, “more”) + -saurus.

A taxonomic genus within the family Pliosauridae – large carnivorous marine thalassophonean pliosaurid reptiles.


Polymeria

A taxonomic genus within the family Convolvulaceae – native to tropical Australia.


Plesiosaurus

From Ancient Greek πλησίος (plēsíos, “near to”) + -saurus.

A taxonomic genus within the family Plesiosauridae – the plesiosaurs, extinct large marine reptiles.


Pliohippus

From Ancient Greek πλείων (pleíōn, “more”) + ἵππος (híppos, “horse”).
Wikispecies

A taxonomic genus within the family Equidae – extinct horses.


Plesiosauria

A taxonomic order within the class Reptilia – the plesiosaurs.


Podura

Ancient Greek [Term?] (“foot”) + [Term?] (“tail”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Poduridae – certain springtails.


Podoviridae

A taxonomic family within the order Caudovirales – bacteriophages with very short, non-contractile tails.

(family): Autographivirinae, Picovirinae - subfamilies


Platypoda

From Ancient Greek πλατύπους (platúpous, “flat-footed”), from πλατύς (platús, “flat”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).

A taxonomic suborder within the order Monotremata – the platypus and its now-extinct closest relatives, now usually family Ornithorhynchidae.


Protohippus

A taxonomic genus within the family Equidae – extinct three-toed horses.


Prevotella

New Latin, after André Romain Prévot + -ella

A taxonomic genus within the family Prevotellaceae – certain gut flora or intestinal flora found among those with diets with low animal protein.


Propionibacteriaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Actinomycetales – certain bacteria.


Polydnaviridae

A taxonomic family within the taxon unknown – dsDNA viruses, polydnaviruses.

Not placed in any higher taxonomic group

Campoletis sonorensis ichnovirus

(family): Ichnovirus, Bracovirus - genera


Prototheca

A taxonomic genus within the family Chlorellaceae – parasitic algae, some species of which can cause protothecosis.


Propithecus

From Ancient Greek πρό (pró, “before”) + πίθηκος (píthēkos, “ape”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Indriidae – sifakas, lemurs of Madagascar.


Protopterus

A taxonomic genus within the family Protopteridae – certain African lungfishes.


Pneumovirus

From Ancient Greek πνεύμων (pneúmōn, “lung”) + -virus.

A taxonomic genus within the family Paramyxoviridae – pathogens that target the upper respiratory tract within their specific host species.


Pterobranchia

A taxonomic class within the phylum Hemichordata – small worm-shaped animals living in secreted tubes on the ocean floor.


Pseudostella

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


Pteropoda

A taxonomic order within the class Gastropoda – pteropods.


Ptarmus

A taxonomic genus within the family Aploactinidae – velvetfishes native to the western Indian Ocean.


Pterichthyodes

A taxonomic genus within the family †Pterichthyodidae – certain antiarch placoderm fishes from the Devonian period.


Pteroceras

A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – orchids found in parts of Asia.


Pseudallescheria

A taxonomic genus within the family Microascaceae – certain fungi.


Proteidae

A taxonomic family within the order Caudata – aquatic salamanders, all but the olm, among extant species, native to North America.


Ptenoglossa

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Sorbeoconcha – certain sea snails, now considered paraphyletic, but still in use informally.


Pythium

From Ancient Greek πῡ́θω (pū́thō, “to make rot”) + -ium.

af

A taxonomic genus within the family Pythiaceae – certain parasitic oomycotes that cause root rot, especially in hydroponic agriculture.


Pythonomorpha

(obsolete) A taxonomic order within the class Reptilia – a group comprising snakes and mosasaurs.

(proposed) A taxonomic clade within the order Squamata.


Psychodidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – moth flies and sand flies, with short, hairy bodies and wings.


Pongidae

The details of the structure of its skin show that the gibbon is more divergent from the hominoid line than the skin of the other members of the Pongidae.

1962 June 20, Paul Parakkal, William Montagna, Richard A. Ellis, “The skin of primates XI. The skin of the white-browed gibbon (Hylobates Hoolock)”, in The Anatomical Record, volume 143, →DOI, page 169:

In summaries of the performance of primate groups in experimental situations such as those used by Köhler (1959) to investigate the phenomenon of insight, Yerkes & Yerkes (1929), Drescher & Trendelenberg (1927) and Spence (1937) note that the gibbon (Hylobates sp.) is less capable of the solution of such problems than are other genera of the family Pongidae (the anthropoid apes).

1967, Benjamin. B. Beck, “A Study of Problem Solving by Gibbons”, in Behaviour, volume 28, number 1/2, pages 95-109:

(obsolete) A taxonomic family within the order Primates – apes excluding humans.

Protamine P1 genes have been sequenced by PCR amplification and direct DNA sequencing from 9 primates representing 5 major families, Cebidae (new world monkeys), Cercopithecidae (old world monkeys), Hylobatidae (gibbons), Pongidae (gorilla, orangutan, and chimpanzee), and Hominidae (human).

1993, Retief, J.D., Winkfein, R.J., Dixon, G.H. et al., “Evolution of protamine P1 genes in primates”, in Journal of Molecular Evolution, volume 37, →DOI, pages 426–434:

(obsolete) A taxonomic family within the order Primates – great apes excluding humans.

The apes (often called "hominids") include the "lesser" apes or gibbons (family: Hylobatidae) from Asia, and the "great apes" including the orangutans from Asia (family: Pongidae) and the chimpanzees and gorillas (family:Hominidae) from Africa.

2003, Linda J. Lowenstine, “A Primer of Primate Pathology: Lesions and Nonlesions”, in Toxicologic Pathology, volume 31(Suppl), →DOI, page 96:

(archaic) A taxonomic family within the order Primates – Synonym of Ponginae.


Plectrovirus

A taxonomic genus within the family Plectroviridae – certain bacteriophages.


Potyviridae

A taxonomic family within the order Patatavirales – (+)ssRNA plant viruses.

Areca palm necrotic spindle-spot virus

(family): Arepavirus, Bevemovirus, Brambyvirus, Bymovirus, Celavirus, Ipomovirus, Macluravirus, Poacevirus, Potyvirus, Roymovirus, Rymovirus, Tritimovirus - genera


Measles virus

A taxonomic species within the family Paramyxoviridae – a negative-sense ssRNA (group V) virus that causes measles or rubeola, now Measles morbillivirus.


Hordeum jubatum

A taxonomic species within the family Poaceae – foxtail barley.


Acanthonotozomatidae

A taxonomic family within the order Amphipoda – certain amphipod crustaceans.


Chiropoda

(obsolete) The "hand-footed mammals"; an artificial grouping in Ogilby's taxonomy, consisting of mammals with limbs which terminate in hands or in feet that can be used as hands.


Anisakis

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἄνισος (ánisos, “unequal”) + ἀκίς (akís, “needle, barb, arrow”), due to having unequal spicules, needle-like mating structures found only in males.

A taxonomic genus within the family Anisakidae – a parasitic roundworm (nematode) that can cause anisakiasis, a dangerous intestinal allergic reaction to infected raw fish in humans.


Eschscholzia

→ English: eschscholzia

From Eschscholtz + -ia. Named after Baltic German botanist Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz.

named-after

A taxonomic genus within the family Papaveraceae – The California poppy and similar plants.


Lacerta vivipara

A taxonomic species within the family Lacertidae – now Zootoca vivipara.


Patella vulgata

A taxonomic species within the family Patellidae – common limpet, the teeth in its radula being of the strongest biomaterial known.


Chamaecyparis obtusa

A taxonomic species within the family Cupressaceae – the Hinoki cypress.


Patella

From Latin patella (“a small pan or dish, a plate; the kneecap, patella”), diminutive of patina (“a broad shallow dish, pan”) or patera.

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Patellidae – many limpets.


Ecphymotes

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Iguanidae – now dispersed among at least three families in order Pleurodonta.

now Polychrus acutirostris in Polychrotinae

now Anisolepis undulatus in Polychrotinae


Alchemilla

New Latin, from Medieval Latin, diminutive of alchemia (“alchemy”), from belief in the power of the drops distinctively formed on the leaves of the plant.

A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – the lady's mantles, herbaceous perennial plants.


Schizax

A taxonomic genus within the family Cerambycidae.


Ceratonia siliqua

A taxonomic species within the family Fabaceae – an evergreen tree, native to the Mediterranean and the northern parts of the Middle East, that yields the carob bean.


Syzygium cumini

A taxonomic species within the family Myrtaceae – Java plum, an evergreen, tropical tree of Asia from India to the Philippines, cultivated and naturalized elsewhere.


Syzygium jambos

A taxonomic species within the family Myrtaceae – Malabar plum or rose apple.


Lycaon pictus

A taxonomic species within the family Canidae – African hunting dog or African wild dog, found in much of sub-Saharan Africa.


Pistacia lentiscus

A taxonomic species within the family Anacardiaceae – trees, native to much of the Mediterranean, that yield mastic in the conditions present on the island of Chios.


Bufo marinus

(archaic) A taxonomic species within the family Bufonidae – now Rhinella marina.


Rhinella marina

A taxonomic species within the family Bufonidae – cane toad.


Brassica juncea

A taxonomic species within the family Brassicaceae – Indian mustard, often used as mustard greens.


Xylophaga

A taxonomic genus within the family Pholadidae – wood-boring marine bivalves.


Ancalagon

From Ancalagon the Black, a dragon in Tolkien's legendarium, formed from Sindarin anc (“jaw”) + alag (“impetuous”).

A taxonomic genus within the family †Ancalagonidae – an extinct priapulid worm from the Cambrian.


Ajuga

Copyist’s error for Latin abiga, read in Romance identical to aviga, auiga, which without i dot was misread as aiuga.

A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae – bugleweed.

Ajuga iva

ground pine, field cypress, gout ivy, herb-ivy


Inoviridae

A taxonomic family within the order Tubulavirales – certain filamentous bacteriophages.


Langaha

A taxonomic genus within the family Colubridae – lamprophiid snakes, endemic to Madagascar.


Laelaps

From Ancient Greek λαῖλαψ (laîlaps, “whirlwind”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Laelapidae – mites that are ectoparasites of rodents.


Lacertilia

From Latin lacertilia, from lacerta (“lizard”) + -ilia (“-ile, -like: similar to”).

A taxonomic suborder within the order Lacertoidea – the lizards.


Lamellibranchiata

Derived from Latin lamella (“thin sheet”) + branchia (“gill”) + -ata (“having”), meaning "having lamellar gills".


Leptothrix

A taxonomic genus within the order Burkholderiales – certain gram-negative bacteria.


Lernaea

A taxonomic genus within the family Lernaeidae – certain anchor worms, parasitic on freshwater fishes.


Leptospiraceae

A taxonomic family within the order Spirochaetales – certain bacteria.


Leuconostoc

A taxonomic genus within the family Leuconostocaceae – gram-positive bacteria that are generally ovoid cocci, often forming chains.


Leptostraca

From Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, “thin”) + ὄστρᾰκον (óstrakon, “shell”).

A taxonomic order within the class Malacostraca – certain small marine crustaceans.


Limacina

A taxonomic genus within the family Limacinidae – swimming predatory sea snails commonly known as sea butterflies.


Leishmaniavirus

A taxonomic genus within the family Totiviridae – double-stranded RNA viruses, found in several species of the human protozoan parasite Leishmania.


Lepidodendron

From Ancient Greek λεπίς (lepís, “scale”) + δένδρον (déndron, “tree”).
lepido- + -dendron

A taxonomic genus within the family †Lepidendraceae – scale trees, now extinct.


Leptospira

New Latin, from Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, “thin, fine”) + Latin spīra (“coil, twist, spire”).

af

A taxonomic genus within the family Leptospiraceae – spirochaete bacteria, including a small number of pathogenic and saprophytic species.


Leptotrombidium

New Latin, from Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, “thin, fine, small”) + Italian tromba (“trumpet”) + -idium (taxonomic suffix), referring to the hypostome of the arthropod.

A taxonomic genus within the family Trombiculidae – mites whose bite can cause scrub typhus in humans.


Homo stupidus

Homo neanderthalensis
Homo neanderthalensis#Translingual

(obsolete) A taxonomic species within the family Hominidae – synonym of Homo neanderthalensis.


Fiersviridae

A taxonomic family within the order Levivirales – certain ssRNA bacteriophages.


Linnaea

Derived from the botanist Carl Linnaeus' surname, New Latin Linnaeus.
Linnaea borealis (twinflower) being a favorite of Linnaeus, his friend and colleague Jan Frederik Gronovius named the genus Linnæa.

A taxonomic species within the family Linnaea.


Lichenoides

A taxonomic genus within the family Lichenoididae – extinct echinoderms that lived during the Middle Cambrian in what is today the Czech Republic.


Lyngbya

Named after Danish botanist Hans Christian Lyngbye.

A taxonomic genus within the family Oscillatoriaceae – cyanobacteria that form long, unbranching filaments inside a rigid mucilage sheath.


Lophiomys

A taxonomic genus within the family Cricetidae – the maned rat and allies.


Lacazia

A taxonomic genus within the family Ajellomycetaceae – fungi, such as the species Lacazia loboi responsible for lobomycosis.


Lobosa

A taxonomic subphylum within the phylum Amoebozoa – lobose amoebae.


Philautus

A taxonomic genus within the family Rhacophoridae – shrub frogs, that do not have a tadpole stage in their development.


Blastoidea

A taxonomic class within the phylum Echinodermata – blastoids or sea buds, an extinct type of stemmed echinoderm, resembling hickory nuts.


Birnaviridae

A taxonomic family within the kingdom Orthornavirae – two-segment double-stranded RNA viruses.

Infectious pancreatic necrosis virus

(family): Aquabirnavirus, Avibirnavirus, Blosnavirus, Dronavirus, Entomobirnavirus, Ronavirus, Telnavirus - genera


Bufonidae

A taxonomic family within the order Anura – true toads.


Ondatra

From French ondatra, from Huron/Wyandot; see ondatra.

Ondatra zibethicus
Ondatra zibethicus#Translingual

A taxonomic genus within the family Cricetidae – muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus (sole extant species).

Ondatra at Paleobiology Database for extinct species


Castor fiber

A taxonomic species within the family Castoridae – European beaver.


Ondatra zibethicus

A taxonomic species within the family Cricetidae – muskrat, native to North America, introduced in Eurasia.


Myxogastria

From Ancient Greek μύξα (múxa) + Ancient Greek γᾰστήρ (gastḗr) + -ia.

af

A taxonomic subclass within the class Myxomycetes – comprising plasmodial or acellular slime molds.


Metaplexis

A taxonomic genus within the family Apocynaceae – flowering plants that are rhizomatous vines.


Martes pennanti

Pekania pennanti
Pekania pennanti#Translingual

A taxonomic species within the family Mustelidae – fisher cat, now Pekania pennanti.


Acacia propinqua

Albizia saman
Albizia saman#Translingual


Samanea saman

A taxonomic species within the family Fabaceae – rain tree, native to the New World tropics, introduced widely.


Ophiurina

A taxonomic suborder within the order Ophiurida – the majority of living brittle star species.


Ophiuridae

A taxonomic family within the order Ophiurida – certain brittle stars.


Ophiura

From New Latin ophiurus (“brittle star”), from Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis, “serpent”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”) (referring to the serpent-like arms of the brittle star).

A taxonomic genus within the family Ophiuridae – typical brittle stars..


Polyodon spathula

A taxonomic species within the family Polyodontidae – the American paddlefish, a freshwater filter feeder.


Monodon monoceros

A taxonomic species within the family Monodontidae – the narwhal.


Madhuca longifolia

A taxonomic species within the family Sapotaceae – mahwa tree.


Mustela erminea

A taxonomic species within the family Mustelidae – stoat, short-tailed weasel, or ermine.

for other subspecies see Mustela erminea


Martes martes

A taxonomic species within the family Mustelidae – European pine marten, of most of Europe, extending to Syria, Iraq and the Caucasus.


Rutilus rutilus

A taxonomic species within the family Cyprinidae – common roach, native to Europe and western Asia.


Urtica dioica

A taxonomic species within the family Urticaceae – common nettle, stinging nettle.


Martes melampus

A taxonomic species within the family Mustelidae – Japanese marten, native to Japan and Korea.


Nematoidea

(obsolete) Roundworms and threadworms, now classified in phylum Nematoda.


Nebalia

A taxonomic genus within the family Nebaliidae – certain small crustaceans.


Natronococcus

A taxonomic genus within the family Halobacteriaceae.


Nucula

A taxonomic genus within the family Nuculidae – very small saltwater clams.


Nocardiaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Actinomycetales – aerobic fungi commonly found in soil and water.


Natronobacterium

From a New Latin combination of natron + bacterium.

A taxonomic genus within the family Halobacteriaceae – thriving in salty and alkaline conditions.


Notophthalmus

From Ancient Greek νῶτον (nôton, “back”) and ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmós, “eye”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Salamandridae – the eastern North American newts.


Nitrosomonas

A taxonomic genus within the family Nitrosomonadaceae – rod-shaped chemoautotrophic bacteria that oxidize ammonia into nitrite.


Nitrobacter

A taxonomic genus within the family Bradyrhizobiaceae – mostly rod-shaped, gram-negative, and chemoautotrophic bacteria.


Neisseria

Named after German physician Albert Ludwig Sigesmund Neisser (1855–1916) + -ia (taxonomic suffix).

named-after

A taxonomic genus within the family Neisseriaceae – proteobacteria that colonize the mucosal surfaces of many animals. The genus includes two parasitic bacteria species, one of which is the cause of gonorrhea, the other a cause of meningitis.


Neritina

A taxonomic genus within the family Neritidae – small aquatic snails.


Nototherium

From noto- (“South America”) + -therium.

A taxonomic genus within the family Diprotodontidae – extinct marsupials with hypsodont molars, a relative of the larger Diprotodon and distantly related to modern wombats.


Neisseriaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Neisseriales – proteobacteria, including pathogens responsible for gonorrhea and meningitis in humans.


Neurospora

A taxonomic genus within the family Sordariaceae – ascomycete fungi with characteristic striations on the spores that resemble axons.


Nocardia

Named after French veterinarian and microbiologist Edmond Nocard (1850–1903) + -ia (taxonomic suffix).

A taxonomic genus within the family Mycobacteriaceae – rod-shaped bacteria, some of which are responsible for nocardiosis.


Nitrobacteraceae

A taxonomic family within the order Hyphomicrobiales – Synonym of Bradyrhizobiaceae, certain Alphaproteobacteria commonly found in soil and water, that derive their energy from oxidizing ammonia to nitrite, or nitrite to nitrate.


Neospora

A taxonomic genus within the family Sarcocystidae – a protozoan pathogen of cattle and dogs.


Nuphar

From Latin nuphar, from Byzantine Greek νούφαρο (noúpharo), from Arabic نُوفَر (nūfar), from Middle Persian nylw(k)pl (nīlōpal, “lotus, water-lily”), from Sanskrit नीलोत्पल (nīlotpala, “blue lotus”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphaeaceae – water lily and similar aquatic plants.

Nuphar lutea

(genus): Nuphar sect. Astyla, Nuphar sect. Nuphar - sections


Necturus

A taxonomic genus within the family Proteidae – aquatic salamanders: the waterdogs and mudpuppies.


Nereocystis

From Ancient Greek Νηρηΐς (Nērēḯs, “sea-nymph”) + κύστις (kústis, “bladder”).

Nereocystis luetkeana
Nereocystis luetkeana

A taxonomic genus within the family Laminariaceae – kelp of the species Nereocystis luetkeana.

OR

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Chromista – kingdom; Harosa – subkingdom; Halvaria – infrakingdom; Heterokonta – superphylum; Ochrophyta – phylum; Phaeophyceae - class; Fucophycidae - subclass; Laminariales - order; Laminariaceae - family


Nereis

From Latin Nērēis, from Ancient Greek Νηρηΐς (Nērēḯs, “sea nymph”), from Νηρεύς (Nēreús, “the sea-god Nereus”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Nereididae – certain polychaete worms.


Lycaon

Japanese: リカオン (rikaon)

Korean: 리카온 (rikaon)

New Latin, from Ancient Greek Λυκάων (Lukáōn, “Lycaon”) the mythological king of Arcadia was transformed into a wolf by Zeus, λυκάων (lukáōn, “wolves”), from λυκάνθρωπος (lukánthrōpos, “werewolf”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Canidae – an African wild dog, a hyena-like canid, and its extinct relatives.


Odocoileus

A contraction from Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”) + κοῖλος (koîlos, “hollow”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Cervidae – medium-sized deer, the two extant species of which are native to the Americas.


Fedexia

From FedEx + -ia, due to the discovery of the holotype on land belonging to the company.

A taxonomic genus within the family Trematopidae.


Obamadon

Obama + -don.
From Obama + Ancient Greek ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”).

A taxonomic genus within the clade Polyglyphanodontia – extinct lizards found in North America.


Scolopendrium

Latin scolopendrium, from Ancient Greek σκολοπένδριον (skolopéndrion, “Asplenium ceterach (rustyback)”)

σκολοπένδριον

Asplenium scolopendrium
Asplenium scolopendrium#Translingual

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Aspleniaceae – certain ferns, such as Asplenium scolopendrium (syn. Phyllitis scolopendrium. Scolopendrium vulgare, Scolopendrium phyllitis, hart's tongue).


Myrtoideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Myrtaceae.


Metoposaurus

A taxonomic genus within the family Metoposauridae – temnospondyl amphibians.


Metoposauridae

A taxonomic family within the suborder Stereospondyli – trematosaurian temnospondyls.


Stereospondyli

A taxonomic suborder within the order Temnospondyli – temnospondyl amphibians.


Temnospondyli

A taxonomic order within the class Amphibia – temnospondyls (primitive amphibians).


Physalus

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Physeteridae – Physeter, the sperm whale.


Lucioperca

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Percidae – Sander (zander).


Nosema apis

The May disease, alias spring dwindling, is another form of the nosema disease. During the summer, quantities of bees die from infection with Nosema apis.

1909 August 25, Alois Alfonsus, “Animal parasites as a cause of bee diseases: Dr. Zander discovers a cause for a disease of mature bees”, in F. Greiner, transl., Gleanings in bee culture, volume 37, number 21 (in English), Medina, OH: A.I. Root, published 1909-11-01, →ISSN, pages 665–666:

Nosema apis are the causative agent of nosema disease (nosemosis) in honeybees (Apis mellifera).

2006, Levant Aydin, Ender Gulegen, Ibrahim Cakmak, A. Onur Girisgin, Harrington Wells, “Relation between Nosema and Chalkbrood diseases, and its implication for an apiary management model”, in The Bulletin of the Veterinary Institute in Pulawy, volume 50, number 4 (in English), Puławy, PL: National Veterinary Research Institute, →ISSN, archived from the original on 2015-03-31, page 471:

A taxonomic species within the family Nosematidae – a microsporidian parasite of honey bees, which is a causal agent of nosema disease.


black queen cell virus

A taxonomic species within the family Dicistroviridae – A virus that causes a disease of bees, in which the queen larva turn black and die.


Nosema bombycis

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Nosema bombycis.

A taxonomic species within the family Nosematidae – a microsporidian parasite of some insects, including silkworms, which is a causal agent of pébrine.


Nosema ceranae

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Nosema ceranae.

A taxonomic species within the family Nosematidae – a microsporidian parasite of some insects, including honey bees, which is a causal agent of nosema disease.


Pristimantis mutabilis

A taxonomic species within the family Strabomantidae – a species of robber frog that can change the texture of its skin in a short time.


Phycomycetes

An obsolete taxon comprising certain fungi with non-septate hyphae.


Babesia

Named after Romanian physician and bacteriologist Victor Babeș + -ia

named-after

A taxonomic genus within the family Babesiidae – protozoan parasites, carried by ticks, that infect the blood and cause a hemolytic disease known as babesiosis.


Spilogale

New Latin, from Ancient Greek σπίλος (spílos, “spot, fleck”) + γαλέη (galéē, “weasel or marten-like animal”)

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Mephitidae – the spotted skunks.


Lampris

New Latin, from Ancient Greek λαμπρός (lamprós, “radiant, brilliant, shining”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Lamprididae – the opahs.


Noctiluca

1836, from Latin noctilūca (“something which shines by night”).

bor

A taxonomic genus within the family Noctilucaceae – some bioluminescent Myzozoa predators, involved in red tides.


Llallawavis scagliai

†Llallawavis scagliai (canonical feminine)

A taxonomic species within the family †Phorusrhacidae – a large extinct avian predator whose fossil was found in central eastern Argentina.


Aurantium

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Rutaceae – the bitter orange, citron, and pomelo.


Caryodendron orinocense

A taxonomic species within the family Euphorbiaceae – tacay nut tree.


Frankia

A taxonomic genus within the family Frankiaceae – nitrogen-fixing, filamentous bacteria that live in symbiosis with actinorhizal plants.

A taxonomic genus within the family Gnomoniaceae – now Greeneria (certain ascomycete fungi).


Abrus precatorius

A taxonomic species within the family Fabaceae – a highly invasive tropical vine that produces jequirity beans.


Quadrula

A taxonomic genus within the family Unionidae – certain freshwater mussels, the mapleleafs.

Quadrula fragosa

winged mapleleaf, winged mapleleaf mussel


Echinocactus

A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – certain spiny cacti.


Monacanthocnemis

From Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “single”) + ἄκανθος (ákanthos) + κνημίς (knēmís, “the lower part of the leg, greaves”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Vespidae – certain wasps.


Liostenogaster

lio- + Stenogaster; from Ancient Greek λεῖος (leîos, “smooth”) + στενός (stenós, “narrow”) + γαστήρ (gastḗr, “belly”)

compound

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


Carassius cuvieri

Japanese crucian carp
Japanese crucian carp

A taxonomic species within the family Cyprinidae – the Japanese crucian carp.


Nectandra

A taxonomic genus within the family Lauraceae – certain South American trees and shrubs, sweetwoods.


Oidium

A taxonomic genus within the family Erysiphaceae – fungi, mainly comprising plant pathogens causing different forms of powdery mildew.


Napaea

A taxonomic genus within the family Riodinidae – certain butterflies of the tropical Americas.

A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – Napaea dioica (glade mallow).