Formicidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – ants.

†Armaniinae

family): Aenictinae, Aenictogitoninae, Agroecomyrmecinae, Amblyoponinae, Aneuretinae, Apomyrminae (syn. Amblyoponinae), Cerapachyinae, Dolichoderinae, Dorylinae, Ecitoninae, Ectatomminae, Formicinae, Heteroponerinae, Leptanillinae, Leptanilloidinae, Martialinae (possibly invalid), Myrmeciinae, Myrmicinae, Paraponerinae, Ponerinae, Proceratiinae, Pseudomyrmecinae, Sphecomyrminae (subfamilies


Myrmecia

New Latin, from Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx, “ant”) + -ia

A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae – bulldog ants.

A taxonomic genus within the family Trebouxiaceae – green algae, associated with lichen.


Chironomidae

Fossil head capsules of the Chironomidae have proven useful as indicators of past climatic change.

1995, P. D. Armitage, edited by P. S. Cranston and L. C. V. Pinder, The Chironomidae: Biology and Ecology of Non-biting Midges (in English), London: Chapman and Hall, Inc.:

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – the chironomids or non-biting midges, a family of true flies widely distributed in aquatic and semi-aquatic habitats.


Apus

From Latin apūs, from Ancient Greek ἄπους (ápous, “sand martin”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + πούς (poús, “foot”) (the birds rarely show their feet).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Apodidae – swifts, that resemble swallows but have shorter tails.


Diptera

From Ancient Greek δίπτερα (díptera), from δι- (di-, “two”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wings”).

A taxonomic order within the superorder Endopterygota – true flies.


Culicomorpha

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Diptera – mosquitoes etc.


Nematocera

From Ancient Greek νῆμα = "thread" + κέρας = "horn, antenna", referring to their long, thin and segmented antennae.

A taxonomic suborder within the order Diptera – gnats, mosquitoes, crane flies, etc.


Philemon

A taxonomic genus within the family Meliphagidae – friarbirds or leatherheads, of Australasia.


Chironomoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Diptera – the non-biting midges etc.


Marah

New Latin, from Hebrew מָרָה (mará, “bitter”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Cucurbitaceae – the manroots, native to Western North America.


NEA

(planetology, geology) Abbreviation of northeast Africa.


Ara

From Old Tupi ara (“morpheme for bird”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – certain macaws.


Protoctista

Greek protos, very first; ktistos, to establish


Microsporum

Neuter singular of New Latin microsporus, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small, little, micro-”) + σπορά (sporá, “seed; offspring”) + -ος (-os, adjectival suffix).

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"As listed above, in superficial mycoses infection is localised to the skin, the hair, and the nails. An example is "ringworm" or "tinea", an infection of the skin by a dermatophyte. Ringworm refers to the characteristic central clearing that often occurs in dermatophyte infections of the skin. Dermatophyte members of the genera Trycophyton, Microsporum and Epidermophyton are responsible for the disease. Tinea can infect various sites of the body, including the scalp (tinea capitis), the beard (tinea barbae) the foot (tinea pedis: "athlete's foot") and the groin (tinea cruris). All occur in the United Kingdom although tinea infections, other than pedis, are now rare. - 17k - 1 Mar 2006

A taxonomic genus within the family Arthrodermataceae – dermatophytic fungi that cause ringworm in various mammals, including humans.


Trichophyton

New Latin, from Ancient Greek θρίξ (thríx, “hair”) + φυτόν (phutón, “plant; creature”).

2006, https://web.archive.org/web/20060302011015/http://www-micro.msb.le.ac.uk/MBChB/6a.html, 1 March

As listed above, in superficial mycoses infection is localised to the skin, the hair, and the nails. An example is "ringworm" or "tinea", an infection of the skin by a dermatophyte. Ringworm refers to the characteristic central clearing that often occurs in dermatophyte infections of the skin. Dermatophyte members of the genera Trycophyton, Microsporum and Epidermophyton are responsible for the disease. Tinea can infect various sites of the body, including the scalp (tinea capitis), the beard (tinea barbae) the foot (tinea pedis: "athlete's foot") and the groin (tinea cruris). All occur in the United Kingdom although tinea infections, other than pedis, are now rare.

A taxonomic genus within the family Arthrodermataceae – fungi that are parasitic in the skin and hair follicles and include several causing ringworm.


Gonystylus

A taxonomic genus within the family Thymelaeaceae – the ramin trees of southeast Asia.

for other species see Gonystylus at The Plant List


Epidermophyton

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἐπιδερμίς (epidermís, “outer skin, epidermis”) + φυτόν (phutón, “plant; creature”).

As listed above, in superficial mycoses infection is localised to the skin, the hair, and the nails. An example is "ringworm" or "tinea", an infection of the skin by a dermatophyte. Ringworm refers to the characteristic central clearing that often occurs in dermatophyte infections of the skin. Dermatophyte members of the genera Trycophyton, Microsporum and Epidermophyton are responsible for the disease. Tinea can infect various sites of the body, including the scalp (tinea capitis), the beard (tinea barbae) the foot (tinea pedis: "athlete's foot") and the groin (tinea cruris). All occur in the United Kingdom although tinea infections, other than pedis, are now rare.

2006 March 1, (Please provide the book title or journal name) (in English), archived from the original on 2006-03-02:

A taxonomic genus within the family Arthrodermataceae – imperfect fungi that comprises dermatophytes causing disease.


Xancidae

(dated) A taxonomic family within the order Sorbeoconcha – now the subfamily Turbinellinae of marine gastropods.


Gordiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Gordioidea – hairworms or horsehair snakes.


Xanthophyceae

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ξανθός (xanthós, “yellow”) + -phyceae

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A taxonomic class within the phylum Ochrophyta – the yellow-green algae.


Gonostomatidae

A taxonomic family within the order Stomiiformes – deep-water marine fish, commonly named bristlemouth, lightfishes, or anglemouths.

A taxonomic family within the class Spirotrichea – certain chromists.


Xenopeltidae

A taxonomic family within the order Serpentes – sunbeam snakes, related to pythons.

A taxonomic family within the superfamily Booidea.

A taxonomic family within the superfamily Henophidea.


Sarsostraca

A taxonomic subclass within the class Branchiopoda – the fairy shrimps etc.


Artemiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Anostraca – the brine shrimps.


Artemiina

A taxonomic suborder within the order Anostraca – the brine shrimps etc.


Stenopterygii

A taxonomic superorder within the infraclass Teleostei – certain deep-sea, predatory, ray-finned fish.


Artemia

From Ancient Greek Ἄρτεμις (Ártemis, “Artemis”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Artemiidae – the brine shrimp.


Anostraca

A taxonomic order within the class Branchiopoda – the fairy shrimps.

Artemiidae

(order): Artemiina, Anostracina - suborders


Gonostomatoidei

A taxonomic suborder within the order Stomiiformes – the bristlemouths etc.


Lepidosauria

A taxonomic superorder within the class Reptilia – scaled reptiles.


Stomiiformes

Stomias + -iformes (by irregular formation. See Stomiatiformes)

A taxonomic order within the superorder Stenopterygii – dragonfish, lightfish, hatchetfish, and viperfish etc.

Diplophidae

(order): Gonostomatoidei (syn. Phosichthyoidei) – suborder


Branchiopoda

branchio- + -poda, New Latin, from Ancient Greek βράγχιον (bránkhion, “gill”) and πούς (poús, “foot”)

A taxonomic class within the subphylum Crustacea – any shrimps.


Booidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Serpentes – the boas, pythons and similar snakes.


Lepidosauromorpha

A taxonomic infraclass within the class Reptilia – the scaled reptiles.


Henophidia

from the Greek heno- meaning one or former and ophidia meaning serpent, so former/older snakes (in contrast to Caenophidia, i.e. recent snakes).

(dated) A taxonomic superfamily within the order Squamata – the boas, pythons and similar snakes.


Gliridae

A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – the dormice.


Glirimorpha

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Rodentia – the dormice.


Glirinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Gliridae – edible dormouse etc.

Glis glis

(subfamily): Glis - type genus; Glirulus, †Stertomys - other genera


Serpentes

From the plural of Latin serpens (“snake”).

A taxonomic suborder within the order Squamata.

A taxonomic order within the class Reptilia.


Squamata

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→ Russian: чешу́йчатые (češújčatyje) (semantic loan)

From Latin squamatus (“scaly, having scales”), from squama (“scale”).

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A taxonomic order within the superorder Lepidosauria.

A taxonomic subclass within the class Reptilia.

Acrochordidae

order): Amphisbaenia, Autarchoglossa (obsolete), Sauria, Serpentes (suborders


Glis

A taxonomic genus within the family Gliridae – the edible dormouse.


Sciurognathi

From Latin sciurus (“squirrel”) + Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”), the grouping being characterised by the orientation of the lower jaw relative to the incisors.

A taxonomic suborder within the order Rodentia – the squirrels, chipmunks, beavers, and many mice.


Xyleutes

A taxonomic genus within the family Cossidae – the wood moths of Australia and southeast Asia; includes some of the witchetty grubs.


Xenopodidae

A taxonomic family within the order Aglossa – a former classification that included genera from the family Pipidae of tongueless frogs.


Xylopia

From Ancient Greek ξύλον (xúlon, “wood”) + πικρός (pikrós, “sharp, bitter”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Annonaceae – a number of trees from the savannas of Africa.


Xyridales

(obsolete) A taxonomic order within the subclass Commelinidae – Circumscription and placement depend on taxonomic system and viewpoint.


Camelopardalis

Latin camelopardalis (“giraffe”), from Ancient Greek

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Giraffidae – corresponding to Giraffa.


Gordioida

A taxonomic class within the phylum Nematomorpha – various worms.


Gordea

A taxonomic order within the class Gordioida – several worms, synonym of Gordioidea.


Nematomorpha

A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Protostomia – horsehair worms.


Abelia

Named after English botanist Clarke Abel (1780–1826) + -ia

named-after

A taxonomic genus within the family Caprifoliaceae – many ornamental shrubs from Asia and Mexico, the abelias.


Araucaria

Named after the Chilean province of Arauco + -aria

A taxonomic genus within the family Araucariaceae – conifer trees, native to South America and Australasia, including nine species, including the monkey puzzle.

for other species see Araucaria at The Plant List


Xiphosura

From Ancient Greek ξίφος (xíphos, “sword”) and οὐρά (ourá, “tail”), in reference to the long, slender, stiff tail of the horseshoe crab.

A taxonomic order within the class Merostomata – distinguished from all other chelicerates by having compound eyes. The only living xiphosurans are the horseshoe crabs.


Archaeopteris

From Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “ancient”) + πτερίς (pterís, “fern”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Archaeopteridaceae – known from fossils and widely accepted as the earliest and most primitive known tree, with wood similar to a conifer's, but producing spores like a fern.


Xenophora

xeno- + -phora
Coined in 1807 by Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim from ξένος (xénos, “strange/foreign or stranger/foreigner/guest”) + φορά (phorá, “carrying or burden”): they attach foreign objects to their shells, including other shells.

A taxonomic genus within the family Xenophoridae – some of the carrier shells.


Commelinidae

A taxonomic subclass within the class Liliopsida – the grasses, rushes, sedges and similar plants, now included in the commelinids.

Bromeliales

(subclass): Poales, Commelinales, Zingiberales - orders


Annonaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Magnoliales – custard apples.


Magnoliales

A taxonomic order within the clade magnoliids – the magnolia, nutmeg, pawpaw and other plants.


Eriocaulales

(archaic) A taxonomic order within the subclass Commelinidae – pipeworts etc, now included in Poales.


Cassiope

From the northern constellation Cassiopeia, because of its proximity to the celestial pole.

A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – circumboreal shrubs used as fuel by native peoples in the Arctic.


Angiospermae

From Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον (angeîon, “container”) + σπέρμα (spérma, “seed”).

A taxonomic superclass within the subphylum Spermatophytina – angiosperms, flowering plants.


Atta

Latin Atta (“a surname for persons who walk upon the tips of their shoes”), probably from Ancient Greek ᾁττω (hāittō), ᾁσσω (hāissō, “to spring”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae – leaf-cutter ants.


Attini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Formicidae – the leafcutter ants.


Myrmicinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Formicidae – many ants.


eudicots

(botany) A taxonomic clade within the clade Angiosperms – comprising most of the broadly defined dicotyledons.


Dipsacales

A taxonomic order within the class Magnoliopsida – many flowering plants such as honeysuckle and valerian.


Caprifoliaceae

Caprifolium (“old synonym of Lonicera (honeysuckle et al)”) + -aceae

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A taxonomic family within the order Dipsacales – many Asiatic and North American shrubs and vines.

Heptacodium

(family): Caprifolioideae, Diervilloideae, Dipsacoideae, Linnaeoideae, Morinoideae, Scabiosoideae, Valerianoideae - subfamilies


Sphagnaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Sphagnales – the sphagnum mosses.


Sphagnum

From Ancient Greek σφάγνος (sphágnos, “kind of moss”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Sphagnaceae – the sphagnum mosses.


Sphagnidae

A taxonomic subclass within the class Bryopsida – the sphagnum mosses.


Sphagnales

A taxonomic order within the class Sphagnopsida – the sphagnum mosses.


Bryophyta

(botany, obsolete) A botanical name at the rank of division or phylum including all the bryophytes (the mosses, liverworts, and hornworts).

A taxonomic division within the kingdom Plantae.

A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Embryophyta.


Iguania

A taxonomic suborder within the order Squamata – iguanas, chameleons etc.


Sauria

English: saurian

From Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros) or σαύρα (saúra, “lizard, reptile”) and -ia; coined in French as Sauriens by Alexandre Brongniart (1799).

A taxonomic suborder within the order Squamata – the lizards.


Chamaeleonidae

A taxonomic family within the order Iguania – the chameleons.


Chamaeleon

From Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn).

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – certain carline thistle plants, with at most only a single currently accepted species Chamaeleon macrophyllus, most of whose former species are now in Carlina.


Bryopsida

A taxonomic class within the phylum Bryophyta – most mosses.

Andreaeidae

class): Bryidae, Buxbaumiidae, Dicranidae, Diophysiciidae, Funariidate, Timmidae (subclasses

Tetraphidae

subclasses sometimes placed in Bryopsida


Denebola

A taxonomic genus within the family Monodontidae – an extinct whale thought to be ancestral to the beluga.


Pavo

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – peafowl (peacocks, peahens).


Pyxis

Latin pyxis (“little box”), from Ancient Greek

A taxonomic genus within the family Testudinidae – certain tortoises native to Madagascar.


Tarsiiformes

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Primates – the tarsiers.


Platyrrhini

A taxonomic parvorder within the order Primates – New World monkeys.

Aotidae

night monkey, owl monkey and douroucouli

Atelidae

howler monkey, spider monkey and woolly monkey


Colobinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Cercopithecidae – the colobus monkeys, proboscis monkeys, the gray langurs, etc.


Scandentia

From Latin neuter plural of scandens (“climbing”).

A taxonomic order within the class Mammalia – the tree shrews.


Desmostylia

Ancient Greek δεσμός (desmós, “bundle”) + στῦλος (stûlos, “pillar”) + -ia

A taxonomic order within the class Placentalia – two families of extinct marine mammals.


Strepsirrhini

From Ancient Greek στρέψις (strépsis, “a turning [inward]”) + ῥινός (rhinós, “nose”), referring to the sinuous (comma-shaped) appearance of the nostrils on the rhinarium (wet nose).

Those primates with a philtrum and wet rhinarium have therefore been classified together as Strepsirrhini (Geoffroy, 1812) because of the structural similarity of these two characters in the nasal area. (Strepho means 'turned inward' in Greek and rhinos is Greek for 'nose.') In those primates whose snout is reduced in length and whose incisors are positioned close to each other, the rhinarium disappears. This is the case for tarsiers and anthropoids among primates, and therefore they were labeled together as Haplorhini (haplo means 'simple, single' in Greek).

2007, F. Ankel-Simons, Primate Anatomy (in English), →ISBN, pages 394–395:

A taxonomic suborder within the order Primates – the clade of primates other than the tarsiers and true simians.


Dermoptera

From Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

A taxonomic order within the class Mammalia – the colugos.

†Plagiomenidae

order): Cynocephalidae (sole extant family


Lorisidae

A taxonomic family within the order Primates – lorisids: lorises and pottos, of tropical, central Africa as well as in south and southeast Asia.


Lorisiformes

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Primates – lorises, pottos and galagos.


Cardamine

From Ancient Greek καρδαμίνη (kardamínē) = Ancient Greek κάρδαμον (kárdamon, “a kind of cress”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – bittercress plants.


Arnica

Medieval Latin, of unknown origin. First attested in Matthaeus Silvaticus, possibly identical to Matthaeus Platearius. Because both heavily employed Arabic sources it gave rise to speculations of Arabic origin; from words existing in Arabic, دَرَوْنَج (darawnaj, “leopardsbane”) is the closest candidate, whence also Doronicum descends. Other origins suggested include a derivation of Latin *arna (“lamb”), corrupt of agna, or a deformation of Latin ptarmica (“sneezewort”) from Ancient Greek πταρμική (ptarmikḗ, “sneezewort”), from πτάρνυμαι (ptárnumai, “to sneeze”).

cog

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – arnica plants.

Matthaeus Platearius
Matthaeus Silvaticus


Perodictictinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Lorisidae – pottos.


Lorinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Lorisidae – lorises.


Loris

From French loris, believed to be from Dutch loeris (“simpleton”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Lorisidae – slender lorises.


Sanicula

From Medieval Latin sānicula, first attested in Hildegard of Bingen, probably originally meaning Sanicula europaea, derived from sānāre (“to heal”), also sānāria, however also used for various not closely related plants and also a synonym of dispēnsāria used by Linnaeus as Diapensaria.

A taxonomic genus within the family Apiaceae – sanicles, black snakeroots, and closely related species.


Galagidae

A taxonomic family within the order Primates – the galagos or bushbabies.


Cheirogaleoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Primates – dwarf lemurs and mouse lemurs.


Lemuriformes

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Primates – the lemurs.


Cheirogaleidae

From Cheirogaleus (“genus name”) + -idae.

A taxonomic family within the order Primates – dwarf lemurs and mouse lemurs.


Scincomorpha

A taxonomic order within the class Reptilia – many lizards.


Teiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Lacertoidea – teiid lizards, whiptails, or racerunners.


Musa

Borrowed from Medieval Latin musa, from Arabic مَوْزَة (mawza, “banana”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭅𐭆 (mwc /mōč/), from Sanskrit मोच (moca), then, according to Roger Blench, via Dravidian (compare Tamil மோத்தை (mōttai, “banana flower”), from Malayo-Polynesian (compare Dobel muɁu, Manggarai muku) from Trans-New Guinea (compare Fataluku muɁu, Mosimo mugu), ultimately from Proto-Trans-New Guinea *mugu.

A taxonomic genus within the family Musaceae – large tropical herbs, commonly known as banana plants.

Musa × paradisiaca

(genus): Musa sect. Callimusa, Musa sect. Ingentimusa, Musa sect. Musa - sections


Spirochaetales

A taxonomic order within the class Spirochaetes – the spirochetes.


Spirochaetes

A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Bacteria.

A taxonomic class within the phylum Spirochaetes.


Chiromyiformes

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Primates – the aye-ayes.


Daubentoniidae

A taxonomic family within the order Primates – the aye-ayes.


Lemuroidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Primates – the lemurs.


Lemuridae

A taxonomic family within the order Primates – the lemurs.

Hapalemur

lesser lemur, gentle lemur, or bamboo lemur


Daubentonia

From French Daubenton (“a surname”) + -ia; after 18th-century French naturalist Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton.

A taxonomic genus within the family Daubentoniidae – the aye-ayes, lemurs, of Madagascar.


Callitrichinae

(obsolete) A taxonomic subfamily within the family Cebidae, marmosets and tamarins.


Cebinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Cebidae – the capuchin monkeys.


Cebidae

A taxonomic family within the order Primates – the capuchins and squirrel monkeys.

Cebus

(family): Cebinae (capuchin), Saimiriinae (squirrel monkey) - subfamilies


Saimiriinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Cebidae – the squirrel monkeys.


Tarsiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Primates – the tarsiers.

Tarsius

until recently considered the only genus


Tarsius

A taxonomic genus within the family Tarsiidae – the tarsiers.


Malvales

A taxonomic order within the clade malvids – many flowering plants.


Thymelaeaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Malvales – various plants, many of them trees, of Africa principally and Australia.


Xiphiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Istiophoriformes – the swordfish.


Scombroidei

A taxonomic suborder within the order Perciformes – many fish.


Teras

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Tortricidae – moths whose larva makes a nest by fastening the edges of a leaf together with silk; now genus Acleris.


Tenrecidae

A taxonomic family within the order Afrosoricida – the tenrecs, etc.


Chrysochloridae

A taxonomic family within the order Afrosoricida – golden moles.

Amblysomus

(family): Amblysominae, Chrysochlorinae - subfamilies


Afrosoricida

A taxonomic order within the class Mammalia – the tenrecs, golden moles, and otter shrews.


Macroscelidea

A taxonomic order within the class Mammalia – elephant shrews.


Dugongidae

A taxonomic family within the order Sirenia – dugong.


Tubulidentata

From Latin tubul(us) (“tube-like”) + dentāta (“toothed”).

A taxonomic order within the class Mammalia – the aardvarks.


Hyracoidea

Hyrax (“former genus of hyraxes”) + -oidea (“resembling”)

suffix

A taxonomic order within the class Mammalia – the hyraxes.


Sirenia

Named for the legendary siren, originating in Greek mythology.

A taxonomic order within the class Mammalia – sirenians: dugongs and manatees.


Trichechidae

Trichechus + -idae; see Latin trichechus.

A taxonomic family within the order Sirenia – manatees.


Macraucheniidae

A taxonomic family within the order †Litopterna – certain extinct South American ungulates.


Barney

A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist E.E. Barney (fl. 1877-79).


Xenopus

English: xenobot

New Latin xeno- + -pus, from Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign, strange”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).
Coined by Johann Georg Wagler in Isis von Oken v.20, 1827, p726.

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Xenopus laevis
Xenopus laevis#Translingual

A taxonomic genus within the family Pipidae – the clawed frogs. The best known species is Xenopus laevis, which is used as a model organism in scientific research.

Xenopus § Species on Wikipedia for species


Trichiuridae

A taxonomic family within the order Scombriformes – the cutlassfishes.


Xenopodinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Pipidae – clawed frogs etc.


Mesobatrachia

A taxonomic suborder within the order Anura – many frogs.


Pipidae

A taxonomic family within the order Anura – tongueless frogs.

Silurana

(family): Siluraninae, Pipinae, Xenopodinae - subfamilies

genus; now sometimes subgenus Xenopus (Silurana)

Hymenochirus (dwarf clawed frog, Pipa, Pseudhymenochirus (Merlin's dwarf gray frog or Merlin's clawed frog, Xenopus


Tetrapodomorpha

(taxonomic view) A taxonomic subclass within the class Sarcopterygii – the sarcopterygians; the tetrapods and some osteolepiforms.

(cladistic view) A taxonomic subclass within the class Sarcopterygii – all Tetrapoda and various extinct relatives more closely related to them than to coelacanths, lungfish, and their extinct relatives.


Tiktaalik

From Inuktitut ᑎᒃᑖᓕᒃ (tiktaalik, “shallow-water fish, burbot”).

A taxonomic genus within the class Sarcopterygii – a fishapod: an extinct fish which evolved to walk on land.


Tiktaalik roseae

From Tiktaalik + a name honoring an anonymous donor.

A taxonomic species within the subclass Tetrapodomorpha – an extinct fish which evolved to walk on land.


Andromeda Galaxy
Andromeda Galaxy#English

(astronomy) Abbreviation of Messier 31, the Messier number designation of the Andromeda Galaxy.


Triangulum Galaxy
Triangulum Galaxy#English

(astronomy) Abbreviation of Messier 33, the Messier number designation of the Triangulum Galaxy.


(astronomy) Abbreviation of Messier 13, the Messier number designation of the Great Globular Cluster of a few hundred thousand stars in the constellation of Hercules.


NGC

New General Catalogue
New General Catalogue#English

(astronomy) Initialism of New General Catalogue (a catalogue of deep-sky objects), used as a prefix for entries in this catalogue.


Gemma

A taxonomic genus within the family Veneridae – sole species being the amethyst gem clam.


Plumularia

A taxonomic genus within the family Plumulariidae – various hydroids, growing in plumelike forms.


Polybranchia

Certain organisms bearing numerous branchia:

A taxonomic genus within the family Spionidae – certain polychaetes.

A taxonomic genus within the family Caliphyllidae – certain sea slugs.

(dated, Polybranchia) A group of Nudibranchiata or the modern order Nudibranchia, including those which have numerous branchiae on the back.


Columba

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – doves and pigeons.


Musca

A taxonomic genus within the family Muscidae – some flies, including the housefly.


Microbiota

A taxonomic genus within the family Cupressaceae – an evergreen shrub from eastern Russia.


Pinophyta

A taxonomic division within the kingdom Plantae – includes the conifers.


Pinopsida

A taxonomic class within the division Pinophyta.

A taxonomic class within the superclass Gymnospermae.


Cupressaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Pinales.

A taxonomic family within the order Cupressales.

Actinostrobus

(family): Athrotaxidoideae, Callitroideae, Cunninghamhioideae, Cupressoideae, Sequoioideae, Taiwanioideae, Taxodioideae - subfamilies


Pinales

A taxonomic order within the class Pinopsida – conifers.


(astronomy) Abbreviation of Messier 42, the Messier number designation of the Orion Nebula.


Phasianinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Phasianidae – pheasants etc.


Phasianidae

A taxonomic family within the order Galliformes – various terrestrial, ground-living birds: the pheasants, partridges, junglefowl (including the chicken), Old World quail, francolins, monals and peafowl.

For genera see Category:Phasianidae

family): Meleagridinae (turkey), Perdicinae (partridge), Phasianinae (pheasant, junglefowl and related birds), Tetraoninae (grouse) (subfamilies


Telescopium

A taxonomic genus within the family Potamididae – telescope snails.


Polygynia

(obsolete) A Linnaean order of plants having more than twelve styles.


Polygala

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many, much”) and Ancient Greek γάλα (gála, “milk”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Polygalaceae – bitter herbs or shrubs having eight stamens and a two-celled ovary, including some called snakeroot, wintergreen, milkwort.


Myrica gale

A taxonomic species within the family Myricaceae – flowering plant, native to Europe and North America, typically growing in peat bogs.


Myricaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Fagales – many small trees and shrubs, bog myrtles and close relatives.


Myrica

New Latin, from Ancient Greek μυρίκη (muríkē, “tamarisk”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Myricaceae – many small trees and shrubs, many called bayberry or wax myrtle.


Gallus

From Latin gallus (“rooster, cock, male chicken”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – junglefowl, including domestic chickens.


Fagus

A taxonomic genus within the family Fagaceae – beech trees.

Fagus langevinii

genus): Fagus chienii, Fagus crenata (Japanese beech), Fagus engleriana (Chinese beech), Fagus grandifolia (American beech), Fagus hayatae (Taiwan beech), Fagus japonica (Japanese blue beech), Fagus longipetiolata (South Chinese beech), Fagus lucida (shining beech), Fagus mexicana (Mexican beech) or haya), Fagus orientalis (Oriental beech), Fagus sylvatica (European beech), Fagus × taurica (Crimean beech) (species


Oleaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Lamiales – a large number of woody plants, including the olive, ash, forsythia, jasmine, privet, etc.


Olea

A taxonomic genus within the family Oleaceae – the olives and related trees.


Pyrrhocorax

From Ancient Greek πυρροκόραξ (purrhokórax, “Alpine chough”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Corvidae – choughs.


Corvoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Passeriformes – ravens and similar birds.

†Turnagridae

superfamily): Aegithinidae, Artamidae, Callaeidae, Campephagidae, Chloropseidae, Cinclosomatidae, Corcoracidae, Corvidae, Cracticidae, Dicruridae, Grallinidae, Irenidae, Laniidae, Malaconotidae, Monarchidae, Mohouidae, Notiomystidae, Oriolidae, Orthonychidae, Pachycephalidae, Paradisaeidae, Petroicidae, Picathartidae, Pityriaseidae, Platysteiridae, Pomatostomidae, Prionopidae, Rhipiduridae, Vangidae, Vireonidae (families


Corvidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – crows, magpies, ravens, jays, choughs etc.


Malvaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Malvales – many flowering plants.

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A taxonomic clade within the order Malvales – core Malvales.


Malva

A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – mallows.


Liliaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Liliales – lilies and related plants.


Convolvulaceae

Portuguese: convolvulácea

A taxonomic family within the order Solanales – many herbaceous vines.

Aniseia

(family): Convolvuloideae, Humbertioideae - subfamilies


Ipomoea

→ Russian: ипоме́я (ipoméja)

From Ancient Greek ἴψ (íps, “woodworm”) + ὅμοιος (hómoios, “resembling”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Convolvulaceae – many plants, including morning glory and sweet potato.

for other species see Ipomoea at The Plant List

Ipomoea at Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database


Procyon

New Latin, from Ancient Greek πρό (pró, “before, in place of”) + κύων (kúōn, “dog”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Procyonidae – raccoons.


Mora

From New Latin, perhaps from Old Tupi; compare English mora (“tree of the genus”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – certain timber trees of the tropical Americas.


Mora

A taxonomic genus within the family Moridae – common mora, deep-sea fishes.


Plumbaginaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Caryophyllales – many flowering plants, including the leadworts.


Plumbago

Latin plumbago (“galena, graphite, Plumbago europaea”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Plumbaginaceae – leadworts.

A taxonomic genus within the family Hesperiidae – certain skipper butterflies.


Simaroubaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Sapindales – a small group of mostly tropical plants.


Aceraceae

A taxonomic family within the order Sapindales – If such a family is recognized it comprises over 120 species of temperate trees and shrubs - the maple family. However, the APG II system (2003) does not recognize such a family, including its members in Sapindaceae.


Hippocastanaceae

Hippocastanum ("former genus name of Aesculus") + -aceae

A taxonomic family within the order Sapindales – including amongst others the horse-chestnuts; treated under APG II as a subfamily of Sapindaceae, Hippocastanoideae.


Pilocarpus

A taxonomic genus within the family Rutaceae – plants native to the neotropics of South America, some species being important pharmacologically.


Rutaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Sapindales – many shrubs and trees including those that bear citrus fruits.

numerous unassigned genera per NCBI

Dictyolomatoideae, Flindersioideae, Toddalioideae – obsolete subfamilies


Burseraceae

A taxonomic family within the order Sapindales – the torchwood or incense trees, including both trees and shrubs, native to tropical regions of Africa, Asia and the Americas.


Zygophyllaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Zygophyllales – bean-capers, caltrops, and related plants.

Augea

(family): Zygophylloideae, Larreoideae, Morkillioideae, Seetzenioideae, Tribuloideae - subfamilies


Meliaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Sapindales – varied tropical and subtropical plants, many of great use.

Aglaia

(family): Cedreloideae, Melioideae - subfamilies


Pilobolus

New Latin, from the Ancient Greek πῖλος (pîlos, “felt, skullcap”) + βῶλος (bôlos, “lump”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Pilobolaceae – certan fungi that grows on cow dung.


Anacardiaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Sapindales – sumacs.

Anacardium

(family): Anacardioideae, Spondioideae - subfamilies


Gavia immer

great northern diver
great northern diver

A taxonomic species within the family Gaviidae – great northern loon, great northern diver or common loon.


Gavia pacifica

A taxonomic species within the family Gaviidae – the Pacific loon or Pacific diver.


Gavia adamsii

A taxonomic species within the family Gaviidae – the yellow-billed loon or white-billed diver.


Gavia

A taxonomic genus within the family Gaviidae – the loons or divers, a type of aquatic bird found in many parts of North America and northern Europe.


Gavia stellata

A taxonomic species within the family Gaviidae – red-throated loon or red-throated diver.


Gaviidae

A taxonomic family within the order Gaviiformes – loons or divers.


Gavia arctica

black-throated diver
black-throated diver

A taxonomic species within the family Gaviidae – black-throated loon, black-throated diver or Arctic loon.


Mustelidae

A taxonomic family within the order Carnivora – otters, badgers, honey badgers, weasels, etc.

(family): Guloninae (marten, wolverine, tayra, fisher), Helictidinae, Ictonychinae (grison, striped polecat, etc.), Lutrinae (otters), Melinae (European badger), Mellivorinae (honey badger), Taxidiinae (American badger), Mustelinae (weasel) – subfamilies

small-clawed otter; sea otter; speckle-throated otter; river otter; river otter; smooth-coated otter; Patagonian weasel; honey badger; weasel; American mink; African striped weasel; giant otter; American badger; marbled polecat

Aonyx – Arctonyx – Eira – Enhydra – Galictis – Gulo – Hydrictis – Ictonyx(striped polecat, striped weasel) – Lontra – Lutra – Lutrogale – Lyncodon – Martes – Meles – Mellivora – Melogale – Mustela – Neovison – Pekania – Poecilogale – Pteronura – Taxidea – Vormela – extant genera


Passerida

New Latin, from Latin passer (“sparrow”)

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Passeriformes – sparrows and related songbirds.

Modulatricidae

(suborder): Muscicapoidea, Sylvioidea, Passeroidea, Certhioidea – superfamilies


Troglodytidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – wrens and related songbirds.


Sylvioidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Passeriformes – many families of songbirds.

Certhiidae

(superfamily): Aegithalidae, Cisticolidae, Hirundinidae, Hypocoliidae, Paradoxornithidae, Paridae, Pycnonotidae, Regulidae, Remizidae, Rhabdornithidae, Sylviidae, Timaliidae, Zosteropidae - families


Nicotiana

New Latin, from Jean Nicot, French ambassador to Portugal, who sent seeds back to France in 1561, + -iana

A taxonomic genus within the family Solanaceae – the tobacco plants.

Nicotiana tabacum

(genus): Nicotiana sect. Alatae, Nicotiana sect. Nicotiana, Nicotiana sect. Noctiflorae, Nicotiana sect. Paniculatae, Nicotiana sect. Petunioides, Nicotiana sect. Polydicliae, Nicotiana sect. Repandae, Nicotiana sect. Rusticae, Nicotiana sect. Suaveolentes, Nicotiana sect. Sylvestres, Nicotiana sect. Tomentosae, Nicotiana sect. Trigonophyllae, Nicotiana sect. Undulatae - sections


Talpidae

A taxonomic family within the order Eulipotyphla – moles.


Giraffidae

A taxonomic family within the order Artiodactyla – the giraffe and okapi.


Euphorbiaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Malpighiales – spurges.


Ruminantia

From Latin rūminantia (“chewing the cud”). Coined by Tyrolean physician and naturalist Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1777.

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A taxonomic suborder within the order Artiodactyla – ruminants.

Bovidae

family; cattle, goat, sheep, antelope, buffalo, and bison


Toxotes

From Ancient Greek τοξότης (toxótēs, “bowman, archer”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Toxotidae – archerfishes.

Toxotes jaculatrix

banded archerfish, silver archerfish, brackish archerfish


Ursidae

A taxonomic family within the order Carnivora – bears.


Viverridae

A taxonomic family within the order Carnivora – civets, genets, and oyans.


Mephitidae

A taxonomic family within the order Carnivora – the skunks and the stink badgers.


Hyaenidae

A taxonomic family within the order Carnivora – hyenas (including the aardwolf).

Crocuta

(family): Hyaeninae, Protelinae – subfamilies


Chelicerata

From Ancient Greek χηλή (khēlḗ, “jawbone”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”).

A taxonomic subphylum within the phylum Arthropoda – arachnids, horseshoe crabs, and sea spiders.


Geomorpha

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Rodentia – the pocket gophers, kangaroo rats etc.


Myodonta

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Rodentia – the rats, mice, gerbils, and voles.


Ctenodactylomorpha

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Rodentia – the gundis.


Anomaluromorpha

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Rodentia – springhares and flying mice.


Sciurida

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Rodentia – the squirrels, mountain beaver and related animals.


Castorimorpha

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Rodentia – the beavers.


Acidobacteria

A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Bacteria – acidophilic bacteria, sometimes Acidobacteriia, now Acidobacteriota.

A taxonomic class within the phylum Acidobacteriota.


Aquificae

A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Bacteria – bacteria that live in hot springs and thermal ocean vents etc., now Aquificota.

A taxonomic class within the phylum Aquificota.


Bacteroidetes

Plural of Bacteroides , following Ancient Greek model

A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Bacteria – now Bacteriodota.

A taxonomic class within the phylum Bacteriodota.


Chlamydiae

Bacteria which are all intracellular parasites of eukaryotic cells

A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Bacteria – now Chlamydiota.

A taxonomic class within the phylum Chlamydiota.


Ornithogalum thyrsoides

A taxonomic species within the family Asparagaceae – chinkerinchee, star-of-Bethlehem, or wonder-flower.


Ornithogalum

→ English: ornithogalum

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орнито́галум

→ Russian: орнито́галум (ornitógalum)

From Ancient Greek ὀρνῑθόγαλον (ornīthógalon).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – plants called star-of-Bethlehem and close relatives.


Hyacinthaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Asparagales – hyacinths, bluebells and related plants, now often treated as the subfamily Scilloideae in Asparagaceae.

Albuca

(family): Hyacintheae, Ornithogaleae, Oziroeeae, Urgineeae - tribes


Candida albicans

A taxonomic species within the family Saccharomycetaceae – a diploid asexual fungus (a form of yeast), the overgrowth of which results in candidiasis in immunocompromised patients.


Stegosaurus

From Ancient Greek στέγος (stégos, “roof”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Stegosauridae – herbivorous dinosaurs distinguished by the plates on their backs.


FIV

(virology, initialism) Feline immunodeficiency virus.


Camellia

Named after botanist Georg Kamel (1661–1706) by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707–1778). + -ia. The Czech surname Kamel is a variant of Kamil.

A taxonomic genus within the family Theaceae – camellias.

Camellia at The Plant List for many more


Allan

A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Harry Howard Barton Allan (1882-1957).


Archezoa

A taxonomic kingdom within the empire Eukaryota.

A taxonomic subkingdom within the kingdom Protozoa.

A taxonomic superphylum within the infrakingdom Excavata – a group of primitive eukaryotes believed to have evolved before the origin of mitochondria.


Bena

A taxonomic genus within the family Nolidae – certain moths.


Magicicada

From Ancient Greek μάγος (mágos, “magician”)+ Latin cicada.

A taxonomic genus within the family Cicadidae – some North America periodical cicadas, whose nymphs take 13 or 17 years to mature, so that the adults emerge in great numbers at infrequent intervals.


Pinaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Pinales – pines and other conifers.


Pinus

A taxonomic genus within the family Pinaceae – pines.

Pinus sylvestris

(genus): Pinus subg. Ducampopinus, Pinus subg. Pinus, Pinus subg. Strobus - subgenera

Pinus cembra

Swiss pine, arolla pine, Swiss stone pine

Pinus pinaster

maritime pine, Pinus pinea (stone pine, umbrella pine), Pinus radiata (Monterey pine, radiata pine), cluster pine


Doris

From Ancient Greek Δωρίς (Dōrís, “a nymph, one of the daughters of Oceanus”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Dorididae – sea slugs, specifically, dorid nudibranchs.


Vespidae

A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – many eusocial and solitary wasps.

Angiopolybia

family): Vespinae (yellowjacket and hornet), Eumeninae (potter wasp), Euparagiinae, Masarinae (pollen wasp), Polistinae (paper wasp), Stenogastrinae (subfamilies


Dipterocarpaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Malvales – many tropical trees having two-winged fruits.

Anisoptera

(family): Dipterocarpoideae, Monotoideae - subfamilies


Ranunculoideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Ranunculaceae – many flowering plants.

Ranunculus

(subfamily): Aconiteae ( = Delphinieae), Actaeeae, Adonideae, Anemoneae, Caltheae, Helleboreae, Nigelleae, Ranunculeae - tribes


Ranunculaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Ranunculales – buttercups etc.


Anemoneae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Ranunculaceae – the anemones, clematis etc.


Plexiglas

polymethyl methacrylate
polymethyl methacrylate

A brand of tough, transparent plastic (polymethyl methacrylate) which can be used as a replacement for glass in windows, aircraft cockpit domes and windshields, and the like.


Ranunculales

A taxonomic order within the clade eudicots – many flowering plants related to the buttercups.

Fumariaceae

(order): Berberidaceae, Circaeasteraceae, Eupteleaceae, Lardizabalaceae, Menispermaceae, Papaveraceae, Ranunculaceae - families

now subfamily Fumarioideae in Papaveraceae

now tribe Hypecoeae in subfamily Fumarioideae


Amara

A taxonomic genus within the family Carabidae – sun beetles.


Canella

A taxonomic genus within the family Canellaceae – the single species Canella winterana (cinnamon bark).


Canellaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Canellales – canella and other flowering plants.


Canellales

A taxonomic order within the class Magnoliopsida – flowering plants of the southern hemisphere, the two families of which are united largely on molecular evidence.


Haya

From Sanskrit हय (haya, “horse”), short for हयग्रीव (hayagrīva, “a form of the Hindu god Vishnu”, literally “horse-necked”), as used in the species name Haya griva.

A taxonomic genus within the family †Thescelosauridae – an extinct bird-like dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia.


Haya

A taxonomic genus within the family Caryophyllaceae.


Sycorax

A taxonomic genus within the family Psychodidae – certain moth flies and sand flies.


Struthioniformes

A taxonomic order within the parvclass Paleognathae – ratites, principally large, running birds, whose extant members include ostriches, emss, and kiwis.


Struthio

A taxonomic genus within the family Struthionidae – ostriches.


Tinamiformes

A taxonomic order within the subclass Aves – the bird order of the tinamous.


Struthionidae

A taxonomic family within the order Struthioniformes – ostriches.


Dianthus

Ancient Greek δῖος m (dîos, “holy”) + Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́νθος n (ánthos, “flower”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Caryophyllaceae – numerous flowering plants, including carnations, pinks, and sweet william.


Antoine

A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Franz Antoine (1815-1886).


Daphne

From Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Thymelaeaceae – daphnes, Old World shrubs with scented flowers and poisonous berries.

for the numerous other species see Daphne


Bubalus arnee

A taxonomic species within the family Bovidae – the water buffalo.


Bubalus

A taxonomic genus within the family Bovidae – water buffalos.

Bubalus cebuensis

(genus): Bubalus bubalis (Asian water buffalo) - type species; Bubalus arnee (wild Asian water buffalo), Bubalus depressicornis (lowland anoa), Bubalus mindorensis (tamaraw), Bubalus quarlesi (mountain anoa) - other extant species


Bovinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Bovidae – bovines.


Penelope

From Ancient Greek πηνέλοψ (pēnélops, “duck”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Cracidae – typical guans, 65 to 95 cms in length.


Angelica

New Latin, feminine nominative singular of Late Latin angelicus, alluding to the supposed magical properties of the plant.

A taxonomic genus within the family Apiaceae – angelica and related plants.


Betta

New Latin, from Malay ikan bettah, from Malay ikan (“fish”) + Malay bettah (“the name of an ancient warrior tribe”).

Siamese fighting fish
Siamese fighting fish

A taxonomic genus within the family Osphronemidae – fish, including species Betta splendens, the Siamese fighting fish.


Proteus

Derived from Ancient Greek Πρωτεύς (Prōteús, “a god who could change his shape at will”).

der+

A taxonomic genus within the family Proteidae – single amphibian species Proteus anguinus (the olm).

A taxonomic genus within the family Enterobacteriaceae – several bacteria responsible for human urinary tract infections.


Cervinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Cervidae – the deers etc.


Cervus

A taxonomic genus within the family Cervidae – deers.


Cervus elaphus

A taxonomic species within the family Cervidae – red deer.

wapiti

now often considered a separate species Cervus canadensis

Cervus elaphus bactrianus

(species): Cervus elaphus elaphus, Cervus elaphus alashanicus, Cervus elaphus atlanticus (Norwegian red deer), Cervus elaphus barbarus, Cervus elaphus brauneri (Crimean deer), Cervus elaphus canadensis (now usually Cervus canadensis), Cervus elaphus corsicanus (Corsican red deer), Cervus elaphus hanglu (Kasmir stag), Cervus elaphus hispanicus (Iberian red deer), Cervus elaphus kansuensi, Cervus elaphus macneilli, Cervus elaphus maral (maral, Caspian red deer), Cervus elaphus nannodes, Cervus elaphus pannoniensis, Cervus elaphus songaricus, Cervus elaphus wallichii, Cervus elaphus xanthopygus, Cervus elaphus yarkandensis (Yarkand deer) - subspecies

Cervus elaphus hippelaphus

common red deer, Central European red deer


Cervidae

Cervus + -idae. Coined by German paleontologist, mineralogist, zoologist and botanist Georg August Goldfuss in 1820.

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A taxonomic family within the order Artiodactyla – cervids (deer).


Metazoa

meta- + zoa. Coined by German biologist Ernst Haeckel.

coinage

A taxonomic kingdom within the domain Eukarya – the metazoa.


Astereae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Asteraceae – asters.


Asteroideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Asteraceae – asters etc.


Osmanthus

From João de Loureiro's 1790 Flora Cochinchinensis, New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”), for the scent of the O. fragrans.

A taxonomic genus within the family Oleaceae – the osmanthus plants.


Chenopodioideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Amaranthaceae – many herbs and shrubs (often succulent).


Amaranthaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Caryophyllales – amaranths.


Atriplex

Latin atriplex, from Ancient Greek ἀτράφαξυς (atráphaxus), which is a substrate loan.

A taxonomic genus within the family Amaranthaceae – orach and saltbush plants.

Atriplex glabriuscula

glabrous orach, Scotland orache, Babington's orache, seashore orache

Atriplex prostrata

Boucher's spear-leaved orache, fat-hen, halberd-leaf orache, hastate orache, hastate saltplant, seashore orach, spear-scale, thin-leaf orach, thin-leaved orache

Wikipedia, Wikispecies, NCBI, The Plant List

for more of the numerous other species see References


Psittacinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Psittacidae – true parrots, parakeets and macaws.


Psittaculini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Psittaculidae – a tribe of parrots.


Psittacidae

A taxonomic family within the order Psittaciformes – true parrots.

For genera see Category:Psittacidae

(family): Loriinae, Psittacinae - subfamilies


Psittacula

Latin psittacus (“parrot”) (from Ancient Greek ψιττακός (psittakós)) + -ula

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – certain parakeets.


Garcinia

Named after French botanist, Laurent Garcin (1683 - 1752); the surname is a variant of Old French garçon (“servant”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Clusiaceae – the mangosteens.


Dendrobranchiata

A taxonomic suborder within the order Decapoda – prawns, ie, large shrimp-like crustaceans.


Nephelium lappaceum

A taxonomic species within the family Sapindaceae – rambutan, a medium-sized tropical tree, native to southeast Asia.


Penaeoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Decapoda – many prawns and shrimps.


Penaeidae

A taxonomic family within the order Decapoda – penaeid prawns.


Tetraodontidae

A taxonomic family within the order Tetraodontiformes – a family of fish, such as the pufferfish.


Mononegavirales

From Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “one”) (from the monopartite, single-stranded genomes) + Latin nego (from the negative polarity of these genomes) + -virales (denoting a viral order)

A taxonomic order within the class Monjiviricetes – the only accepted order of negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses.


Nidovirales

A taxonomic order within the class Pisoniviricetes – originally, positive-sense single-stranded RNA viruses with animal, mostly vertebrate, hosts.

Abyssoviridae

(order): Abnidovirineae, Amidovirineae, Cornidovirineae, Mesnidovirineae, Monidovirineae, Nanidovirineae, Ronidovirineae, Tomidovrineae - suborders


Caudovirales

New Latin, from Latin cauda (“tail”) + -virales

A taxonomic order within the class Caudoviricetes – all the bacteriophages that have tails.

Lilyvirus

(order): Ackermannviridae, Autographiviridae, Chaseviridae, Demerecviridae, Drexlerviridae, Herelleviridae, Myoviridae; Podoviridae; Siphoviridae - families


Retaria

A taxonomic phylum within the infrakingdom Rhizaria – many single-cell organisms once considered protists.


Biciliata

New Latin, from bi- + Latin cilium (“eyelid”) + -ata

A taxonomic subkingdom within the kingdom Protista – Bikonta; many protists.


Rhizaria

From Ancient Greek ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”) + -aria.

Typically amoeboids with filose, reticulose, or microtubule-supported pseudopods, of which many produce shells or skeletons, which may be quite complex in structure, and these make up the vast majority of protozoan fossils and nearly all of which have mitochondria with tubular cristae.

A taxonomic infrakingdom within the subkingdom Biciliata.

A taxonomic infrakingdom within the subkingdom Harosa.

Endomyxa

(infrakingdom): Cercozoa, Retaria - phyla


Foraminifera

English: foraminifer

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фораминифе́ра

→ Russian: фораминифе́ра (foraminiféra)

The foraminifers, amoeboid single-cell eukaryotes characterized by streaming granular ectoplasm that among other things are used for catching food

A taxonomic subphylum within the phylum Retaria.

Allogromiida

(subphylum): Monothalamea, Globothalamea, Tubothalamea - classes

A taxonomic infraphylum within the phylum Retaria.


Andrews

A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Henry Charles Andrews (1794-1830).


Arachne

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Phyllanthaceae – species now placed in genera Leptopus and Notoleptopus.


Calderón

A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Graciela Calderón (1931-2022).


Betaproteobacteria

beta- + Proteobacteria (“syn. of Pseudomonadota”)

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A taxonomic class within the phylum Pseudomonadota – many aerobic proteobacteria.


Hydrogenophilales

A taxonomic order within the class Betaproteobacteria – the sulfur bacteria etc.


Hydrogenophilaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Hydrogenophilales – sulfur bacteria etc.


Dermaptera

From Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

A taxonomic order within the class Insecta – earwigs.

†Archidermaptera

order): Arixenina, Catadermaptera, Hemimerina, Forficulina (suborders


Lycopodiales

A taxonomic order within the class Lycopodiopsida – the club mosses etc.


Lycopodiaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Lycopodiales – club mosses etc.


Lycopodiophyta

Lycopodium (“a genus of clubmosses”) + -ophyta

suffix

A taxonomic division within the kingdom Plantae – the clubmosses, spikemosses, and quillworts.


Lycopodium

From Ancient Greek λύκος (lúkos, “wolf”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Lycopodiaceae – club mosses.

Lycopodium clavatum

wolf's-foot clubmoss, stag's-horn clubmoss, ground pine

Lycopodium × sabinifolium – nothospecies


Lycopodiopsida

The club mosses (including spike mosses) and quillworts

A taxonomic class within the division Lycopodiophyta.

A taxonomic class within the subphylum Lycopodiophytina.


Archaeoceti

From Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “ancient”) + κῆτος (kêtos, “whale”).

der

A taxonomic suborder within the infraorder Cetacea – extinct ancient whales.


Laurales

A taxonomic order within the clade magnoliids – laurels and related shrubs and trees.


Lauraceae

A taxonomic family within the order Laurales – laurels and related trees.


Sassafras

New Latin, from Spanish sasafrás, possibly from Latin saxifragus (“stone-breaking”) from the habit of certain not closely related plants (Saxifraga spp.) growing in cracks in boulders.

A taxonomic genus within the family Lauraceae – sassafras trees.


Delphinium

→ English: delphinium

→ Esperanto: delfinio

desc

→ French: delphinium, → dauphinelle (calque)

→ Italian: delfinio

→ Russian: дельфи́ниум (delʹfínium)

From Ancient Greek δελφῐ́νῐον (delphínion, “larkspur”) because of their flower shape, thought to resemble a back of a dolphin. Named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778).

bor

A taxonomic genus within the family Ranunculaceae – larkspurs; a few hundred species of annual, biennial or perennial flowering plants, including popular garden plants, such as delphinium.


Acidimicrobidae

A taxonomic subclass within the class Actinobacteria – bacteria which thrive in an acid environment.


Staphylococcaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Bacillales – staphylococcus and related bacteria.


Bacilli

A taxonomic class within the phylum Bacillota – aerobic rod-shaped bacteria.


Firmicutes

From Latin firmus (“strong”) + cutis (“skin”).

A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Bacteria – very many bacteria, mostly Gram-positive, now superseded by Bacillota.


Bacillales

A taxonomic order within the class Bacilli – many gram-positive bacteria including Listeria and Staphylococcus.

Chungangia

(order): Alicyclobacillaceae, Bacillaceae, Caryophanaceae, Listeriaceae, Paenibacillaceae, Planococcaceae, Staphylococcaceae, Sporolactobacillaceae, Thermoactinomycetaceae, Turicibacteraceae - families


Sedoideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Crassulaceae – sedums etc., Synonym of Sempervivoideae.


Sendai virus

A taxonomic species within the family Paramyxoviridae – causal agent of a respiratory infection among mammals, that is problematic among laboratory rodents.


Sedum

A taxonomic genus within the family Crassulaceae – stonecrops, succulents found throughout the northern hemisphere.


eurosids II

A taxonomic clade within the clade rosids – now often malvids.


eurosids I

A taxonomic clade within the clade rosids.


asterids

Presumably inspired by subclass Asteridae, the members of which are also in the clade asterids.

A taxonomic clade within the clade superasterids.

Icacinales

(clade): euasterids I (lamiids), euasterids II (campanulids) - clades;


campanulids

A taxonomic clade within the clade asterids.


lamiids

Related to Latin lamiales. Coined by Armen Takhtajan.

A taxonomic clade within the clade asterids – synonym of euasterids I.


Solenodontidae

A taxonomic family within the order Eulipotyphla – solenodons.


Soricidae

A taxonomic family within the order Eulipotyphla – shrews.


Hibiscus

From Latin hibiscum, from Ancient Greek ἰβίσκος (ibískos, “marsh mallow”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – hibiscuses.


Erinaceidae

A taxonomic family within the order Eulipotyphla – hedgehogs and gymnures.


euasterids II

A taxonomic clade within the clade asterids – one of the main groupings of flowering plants in the APG system.

Tribeles australis

Quintinia, Columellia, Sphenstemon - unassigned genera


Agavaceae

(archaic) A taxonomic family within the order Asparagales – agaves, yuccas etc; now treated as subfamily Agavoideae within Asparagaceae.


Orthogastropoda

From Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “straight”) + Gastropoda.

A taxonomic subclass within the class Gastropoda – the true snails.


Pulmonata

New Latin, from Latin pulmonem (“lungs”) + -ata

A taxonomic order within the superorder Heterobranchia – the air-breathing slugs and snails.


Boinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Boidae – boas etc.


Boidae

A taxonomic family within the order Serpentes – the boas, pythons etc.


Percoidei

A taxonomic suborder within the order Perciformes – the perchlike fish.


Percidae

A taxonomic family within the order Perciformes – some perciform fish, including the perch.

Ammocrypta

family): Etheostomatinae, Luciopercinae, Percinae (subfamilies


Gastropoda

gastro- + -poda, New Latin, from Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr, “stomach”) and πούς (poús, “foot”)

A taxonomic class within the phylum Mollusca – gastropods or univalves.


Scincidae

A taxonomic family within the order Scincomorpha – skinks.

Ablepharus

(family): Acontinae, Scincinae – subfamilies


Heterobranchia

A taxonomic superorder within the subclass Orthogastropoda.

A taxonomic subclass within the class Gastropoda.


MPV

Monkeypox virus
Monkeypox virus#Translingual


Percoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Perciformes – more than 3,000 species of fishes.


Boa constrictor

A taxonomic species within the family Boidae – boa constrictor.


Cyclamineae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Primulaceae – cyclamens.


Cyclamen

A taxonomic genus within the family Primulaceae – cyclamens.

Cyclamen purpurascens

(genus): Cyclamen subg. Corticata, Cyclamen subg. Cyclamen, Cyclamen subg. Eucosme, Cyclamen subg. Gyrophoebe, Cyclamen subg. Psilanthum - subgenera

Cyclamen persicum

syns. Cyclamen hederaceum, Cyclamen latifolium


Primulaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Ericales – many flowering plants.

Anagallideae

(family): Maesoideae, Myrsinoideae, Primuloideae, Theophrastoideae - subfamilies


Circinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Accipitridae – the harriers.


Cyprinoidea

A taxonomic suborder within the order Cypriniformes – carps and minnows etc.


Myoida

A taxonomic order within the subclass Heterodonta – Myida, many bivalve molluscs.


Palaeoptera

(probably paraphyletic) A taxonomic infraclass within the subclass Pterygota – a probably polyphyletic group of winged insects not belonging to Neoptera.

†Diaphanopterodea

(infraclass): Ephemeroptera, Odonata - orders


Myzostomida

A taxonomic order within the phylum Annelida – worms parasitic to crinoids.


Ceratopogonidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – biting midges.


Polyneoptera

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”) + Neoptera.

A taxonomic superorder within the infraclass Neoptera.

A taxonomic cohort within the infraclass Neoptera.


Heterodonta

From Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros) + δόντι (dónti).

A taxonomic subclass within the class Bivalvia – very many bivalve molluscs.

Carditida

Anomalodesmata, Imparidentia - superorders in Euheterodonta


Blattodea

A taxonomic order within the class Insecta – cockroaches and termites.

†Blattulidae

Archotermopsidae, Blaberidae, Blattidae, Corydiidae, Cryptocercidae, Ectobiidae, Lamproblattidae, Nocticolidae, Tryonicidae; Hodotermitidae, Kalotermitidae, Mastotermitidae, Rhinotermitidae, Serritermitidae, Stolotermitidae, Stylotermitidae, Termitidae - families


Ostariophysi

New Latin: Ancient Greek ὀστάριον (ostárion, “ossicle”) (diminutive of ὀστοῦν (ostoûn, “bone”)) + Ancient Greek φῦσα (phûsa, “bladder”) + Latin -i (“second declension masculine plural”), referring to the Weberian apparatus.

A taxonomic superorder within the class Teleostei – carps, minnows, characins, electric eels, catfish, etc.


Bivalvia

New Latin bi- + Latin valva (“leaf of a door”)

A taxonomic class within the phylum Mollusca – bivalve molluscs.

Carditida

Heteroconchia, Pteriomorphia - superorders in Autobranchia


Hiatellidae

A taxonomic family within the order Myoida – the rock borers.


Anisoptera

From Ancient Greek ἄνισος (ánisos, “uneven”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”), reflecting inequality of hindwings and forewings in dragonflies and in the calyx lobes of the plants.

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Odonata – dragonflies.

(Anisoptera f) A taxonomic genus within the family Dipterocarpaceae.


Cypriniformes

A taxonomic order within the superorder Ostariophysi – carps and minnows etc.

Balitoridae

(order): Cobitoidea, Cyprinoidea, Paedocypridoidea - subfamilies


Odonata

From Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”); apparently because they have teeth on their mandibles, although most insects have toothed mandibles, + -ata.

A taxonomic order within the class Insecta – dragonflies and damselflies.

Archizygoptera

order): Epiprocta (dragonflies and infraorder Epiophlebioptera), Zygoptera (damselflies) (suborders

Aeshnidae

Permagrionoidea (extinct superfamily, incertae sedis)


Cyprinidae

A taxonomic family within the order Cypriniformes – carps and minnows.

(family): Acheilognathinae, Barbinae, Cultrinae, Cyprininae, Danioninae, Garrinae, Gobioninae, Hypophthalmichthyinae, Leuciscinae, Rasborinae, Schizothoracinae, Xenocypridinae - subfamilies

Cyprinidae on Wikispecies for the genera

including many not yet assigned to subfamilies


Salmonidae

A taxonomic family within the order Salmoniformes – salmon, trout etc.


Myrtales

A taxonomic order within the clade malvids – many flowering plants including myrtles.


Onagraceae

Onagra (“old name of Oenothera”) + -aceae

suffix

A taxonomic family within the order Myrtales – willowherbs and evening primroses etc.


Salmoniformes

A taxonomic order within the class Teleostei – the salmon, trout etc.


Salmoninae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Salmonidae – salmon, trout, char, etc.


Hystricognathi

Latin hystrīx (“porcupine”) + Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”) + -i

A taxonomic suborder within the order Rodentia – hystricognaths, including porcupines.


Oncorhynchus

Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “lump, bend”) + ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”), referring to the kype

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Salmonidae – Pacific salmon etc.


Protacanthopterygii

A taxonomic superorder within the infraclass Teleostei – many ray-finned fish.


Dasyatis sabina

A taxonomic species within the family Dasyatidae – the Atlantic stingray.


Dasyatis

A taxonomic genus within the family Dasyatidae – certain stingrays, formerly most of them.


Dasyatidae

A taxonomic family within the order Rajiformes – the stingrays.


Dasyatoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Myliobatiformes – the stingrays etc.


Rajiformes

A taxonomic order within the superorder Rajomorphii – the rays and skates.

Anacanthobatidae

(order): Dasyatoidea, Rajoidea, Rhinobatoidea - superfamilies


Rajomorphii

A New Latin formation, from Raja + Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “shape”).

A taxonomic superorder within the class Elasmobranchii – the rays and similar fish.


Zyzzogeton

From Zyzza (a defunct leaf-hopper genus) + Ancient Greek γείτων (geítōn, “neighbour”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Cicadellidae – South American leaf-hoppers.


Zyzomys

A taxonomic genus within the family Muridae – rock rats of Australia.


Dysnomia

(taxonomy, obsolete) Synonym of Epioblasma (genus).


Physalis

Coined by Linnaeus from Ancient Greek φυσαλλίς (phusallís, “bladder, wind instrument”), from φυσιόω (phusióō, “to puff up, blow up”), φυσώ (phusṓ).

Ex istis autem omissis Lolio temulento, Lathyro cicera, Ervo ervilia ( §. 165. ) Chelidonio glauco, et hybrido, Taxo baccata, Physali somnifera, Daturae, et Solani variis speciebus, aliisque Stirpibus ad medicos usus nondum receptis, praeteritisque Pruno lauroceraso, de quo satis iam dixi ( §. 806. ) ac Lactuca virosa, et Solano dulcamara, de quibus alibi loquar, quae huius potissimum loci sunt breviter in dicabo.

1792, Bassiani Carminati hygiene, therapeutice, et materia medica. Vol. II. Pars I., p. 472f.

A taxonomic genus within the family Solanaceae – groundcherries, including some called gooseberries and Chinese lantern.


Sterculiaceae

(dated) A taxonomic family within the order Malvales – now Sterculioideae, a subfamily of Malvaceae.


Sphyrnidae

A taxonomic family within the order Carcharhiniformes – the hammerhead sharks etc.


Carcharhiniformes

A taxonomic order within the superorder Selachimorpha – ground sharks.


Sphyrna

Corruption of Ancient Greek σφῦρα (sphûra, “hammer, mallet”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Sphyrnidae – the hammerhead sharks.


Ligularia

From Latin ligula (“strap”), named by botanist Alexandre Henri Gabriel de Cassini (1781-1832).

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – the ligularias.


Tardigrada

From Latin tardigradus (“slowly stepping”), from tardus (“slow”) + gradior (“step, walk”), named by Spallanzani in 1776.

A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Ecdysozoa – tardigrades, water bears, or moss piglets, small, hardy animals found in many kinds of environments.

(obsolete) A taxonomic order within the class Mammalia – sloths and sloth bears.


APG II

(botany) The classification (of the Angiosperms) in the second, 2003, publication by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, as distinct from APG (1998), the classification in the first, 1998, publication of that group.


Coniferales

(archaic) A taxonomic order within the class Pinopsida – conifers (valid name: Pinales).


Gymnospermae

New Latin, feminine plural of gymnospermus (“having naked seeds”)

Cycadidae

(plants with seeds not enclosed in an ovary): Coniferae - class

(botany) The group of seed plants, whose seeds are not enclosed in an ovary

A taxonomic clade within the clade spermatophytes.

A taxonomic superclass within the subphylum Spermatophytina.

Cycadales

Cycadidae, Ginkgoidae, Gnetidae, Pinidae - subclasses


Coniferae

From Latin nominative feminine plural of conifer (“cone-bearing”).

A taxonomic class within the phylum Tracheophyta – the conifers.

Pinidae

(class): Pinopsida - sole extant (sub)class


angiosperms

Relatively speaking, there is high frequency of obligate apomictic/agamosporous homosporous ferns when compared to the sister clade angiosperms

2017, SC VERMA, “Fresh look at the cytology, genetics and evolutionary potential of agamospory in homosporous ferns”, in BIONATURE (in English):

Meanwhile, extinction among early crown clade angiosperms (Angiospermae) and especially among their stem relatives (stem Pan-Angiospermae) weakens the value of outgroup comparison and phylogeny reconstruction

2009 December 1, CD Specht, ME Bartlett, “Flower evolution: the origin and subsequent diversification of the angiosperm flower”, in Annu. Rev. Ecol. Evol. Syst., volume 40 (in English), →DOI:

Table 3.1 Taxonomic classification of Brassicaceae […] Cladistic classification b. Kingdom: Plantae. Clade: angiosperms. Phylum: Magnoliophyta. Clade: eudicots. Class: Magnoliopsida. Clade: core eudicots. Subclass: Dilleniidae. Clade: rosids

2012, P Babula, V Adam, L Havel, R Kizek, “Cadmium Accumulation by Plants of Brassicaceae Family and Its Connection with Their Primary and Secondary Metabolism”, in The plant family Brassicaceae (in English), Springer:

Systém - clade gymnosperms (nahosemenné) Cycadales Ginkgoales Pinales Gnetales - clade angiosperms (krytosemenné)

2012, M Harvančáková, “Tvorba herbáře cévnatých rostlin pro studijní účely [Preparation of vascular plants herbarium for study purposes]”, in (unpublished thesis) (in Czech), Masarykova Univerzita:

The earliest unequivocal remains of angiosperms are generally thought to be pollen grains in the early Hauterivian (∼130 Ma) (Friis et al. 2010), despite the earlier origin of crown-clade angiosperms recently suggested by molecular analyses

2014, B Wang, J Ma, DD McKenna, EV Yan […] , “The earliest known longhorn beetle (Cerambycidae: Prioninae) and implications for the early evolution of Chrysomeloidea”, in Journal of Systematic […] (in English), via Taylor & Francis:

Scientific Classification: Kingdom: plantae Clade: angiosperms Clade: magnoliids Order: Laurales Family: Lauraceae Genus: Cinamomum Species: C. verum

2018, Waleed O A Karamalla, Hadia Abass Eltaib, Ghanem Mohammed Mahjaf, Mosab Nouraldein, Mohammed Hamad, “Detection of Antifungal Activity of Cinnamon Extract on Candida Species Isolated from Diabetic Patients with Urinary Tract Infection Pre-COVID-19 Era”, in SAR Journal of Pathology and Microbiology (in English), →DOI:

Guar (Cluster bean) belongs to kingdom plantae, clade angiosperms from Fabaceae family with subfamily Papilionaceae.

2019 November, Mohinder Singh, Rajesh Kathwal, Ella Rani, “Productivity, Input and Operational Costs and Marketing Efficiency of Guar [Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba (L.) Taub]: A Legume Crop in Haryana”, in Legume Research — An International Journal (in English):

However, we fully acknowledge that our results only pertain to one plant clade (angiosperms) from one time and place

2020, M Steinthorsdottir, PE Jardine […] , “Near‐Future pCO2 during the hot Mid Miocene Climatic Optimum”, in Paleoceanography and […] … (in English), Wiley Online Library:

A taxonomic clade within the kingdom Plantae – all flowering plants.


Megachiroptera

A taxonomic suborder within the order Chiroptera – the megabats.


Zygaeninae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Zygaenidae – the burnet moths etc.

Zygaeninae on Wikispecies for the numerous species


Zygaena

From Ancient Greek ζύγαινα (zúgaina, “hammerhead shark”), a name used by Aristotle which may be derived from ζυγόν (zugón, “yoke”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Zygaenidae – burnet moths.

A taxonomic genus within the family Sphyrnidae – Sphyrna, hammerhead sharks.


Microchiroptera

A taxonomic suborder within the order Chiroptera – the microbats.

Craseonycteridae

(order): Emballonuroidea, Molossoidea, Nataloidea, Noctilionoidea, Rhinolophoidea, Rhinopomatoidea, Vespertilionoidea - superfamilies


Zygaenoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Lepidoptera – the burnet moths and many others.


Zygaenidae

A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – the burnet moths etc.


Sesiina

A taxonomic subsection within the order Lepidoptera – many moths.


Phryne

From Ancient Greek φρύνη (phrúnē, “toad”).

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – the species now placed principally in Murbeckiella and Sisymbrium, and in two other genera.


Alliaceae

(dated) A taxonomic family within the order Asparagales – lilies, onions etc., now subfamily Allioideae in family Amaryllidaceae.


Capreolinae

Capreolus + -inae. Coined by British scientist Joshua Brookes in 1828.

coin

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Cervidae – New World deer.


Alces

A taxonomic genus within the family Cervidae – the moose.

Alces americanus

species not universally accepted as distinct from A. alces


Marchantiophyta

A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Plantae – liverworts, sometimes called a division in Plantae.

†Prototaxites

(phylum): Haplomitriopsida, Jungermanniopsida, Marchantiopsida - classes

extinct genus, incertae sedis, more likely in kingdom Fungi


Hepaticophyta

Hepaticae (“former name for liverworts”) + -ophyta

suffix

A taxonomic division within the kingdom Plantae – now phylum Marchantiophyta, includes the liverworts.


Anthocerotophyta

A taxonomic division within the kingdom Plantae.

A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Embryophyta.


Ginkgophyta

A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Plantae – the ginkgos.


Ginkgo

From Japanese 銀杏 (ginkyō), from Chinese 銀杏／银杏 (yínxìng) "silver apricot". The same characters as in Chinese are used in Japanese, where they appear as though they could be read ginkyō. Ginkgo is the name that is printed in Amoenitatum exoticarum politico-physico-medicarum Fasciculi V … (1712) authored by Engelbert Kaempfer, the first Westerner to see the species. This was read by Carl Linnaeus, and the misspelling stuck.

A taxonomic genus within the family Ginkgoaceae – gymnosperm trees with fan-shaped leaves, the sole known surviving genus of order Ginkgophyta with only one accepted surviving species, Ginkgo biloba.

†Ginkgo adiantoides

(genus): Ginkgo biloba - sole known extant species


Escherichia

German Escherich + -ia (taxonomic suffix). Named after German-Austrian paediatrician Theodor Escherich.

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German <i class="Latn mention" lang="de">Escherich</i>

named-after

A taxonomic genus within the family Enterobacteriaceae – certain gram-negative, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped bacteria that inhabit of the gastrointestinal tracts of warm-blooded animals and provide vitamin K for their host.


viroids

A taxonomic name, sometimes considered an order, of a group of subviral agents that can be pathogenic in plants and are implicated in human hepatitis D infections.


Ilex

A taxonomic genus within the family Aquifoliaceae – hollies.

Ilex aquifolium

(genus): Ilex subg. Byronia, Ilex subg. Ilex, Ilex subg. Prinos - subgenera


Aquifoliales

Aquifolium (“former genus of holly”) + -ales

suffix

A taxonomic order within the class Magnoliopsida – the hollies and similar plants.


Aquifoliaceae

Aquifolium (“former genus of holly”) + -aceae

A taxonomic family within the order Aquifoliales – the hollies etc.


Pinguicula alpina

A taxonomic species within the family Lentibulariaceae – the alpine butterwort, a carnivorous plant of the Alps and Pyrenees mountains of Europe and the Himalayas of Asia.


Viburnum

New Latin, from Latin viburnum (“wayfaring-tree, Viburnum lantana”)

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Adoxaceae – viburnums.


Vireo

A taxonomic genus within the family Vireonidae – the vireos.


Adoxaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Dipsacales – elderberries, viburnums and related plants, now sometimes tribe Adoxeae in family Viburnaceae.


Vireonidae

A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes – vireos and greenlets.


Phaeophyta

From Ancient Greek φαιός (phaiós, “gray”) + -ophyta.

A taxonomic division within the kingdom Protista – (or Chromista) that includes the brown algae, now usually class Phaeophyceae.


Ophioglossophyta

A taxonomic division within the kingdom Plantae – includes the adder's tongues, moonworts, and grape-ferns, now usually treated as the order Ophioglossales.


Coniferophyta

A taxonomic division within the kingdom Plantae – Pinophyta, the conifers.


Lycophyta

Originally, an orthographic error for Lycopodiophyta

The lycophytes, club mosses and scale trees.

Lycopodiophyta, A taxonomic division within the kingdom Plantae.

A taxonomic phylum within the subkingdom Embryophyta.


Psilotophyta

(obsolete) A taxonomic division within the kingdom Plantae – includes the whisk ferns. The group is now placed as the class Psilotopsida.


Equisetophyta

(dated) A taxonomic division within the kingdom Plantae – the horsetails and scouring rushes, now treated as Equisetopsida in Pteridophyta.


Cycadophyta

A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Plantae – the cycads etc.

(dated) A taxonomic division within the phylum Tracheophyta – the cycads etc.


Rhodophyta

A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Protista.

A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Plantae.

Cyanidiophyceae

phylum in Plantae): Cyanidiophytina, Eurhodophytina, Metarhodophytina, Rhodellophytina (subphyla


Pteridophyta

A taxonomic division within the kingdom Plantae – ferns, etc.


Charophyta

New Latin, from Chara, from Latin chara (“an unknown type of root”) + -ophyta

A taxonomic division within the kingdom Plantae – including the stoneworts.

Charales

(division): Charophyceae, Chlorokybophyceae, Coleochaetophyceae, Klebsormidiophyceae, Mesostigmatophyceae, Zygnematophyceae - classes

A taxonomic superphylum within the infrakingdom Streptophyta.

A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Charophyta.


Chlorophyta

New Latin, from Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green”) + -ophyta

Chlorodendrophyceae

(phylum): Chlorophytina, Prasinophytina - subphyla

Uvella - genera incertae sedis within phylum Chlorophyta

The green algae, variously classified and circumscribed, including:

A taxonomic division within the kingdom Plantae.

A taxonomic infrakingdom within the subkingdom Viridiplantae.

A taxonomic phylum within the infrakingdom Chlorophyta.


Culicidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – mosquitoes.


Schizophyta

(obsolete, 19th century) A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Plantae – includes the bacteria and cyanobacteria.


Mucoraceae

A taxonomic family within the order Mucorales – fungi characterized by having the thallus not segmented or ramified.


Drosophilidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – including fruit flies, vinegar flies, wine flies, pomace flies, grape flies, and picked-fruit flies.

Drosophila

(family): Drosophilinae, Steganinae - subfamilies

for the many other genera see Drosophilidae on Wikispecies..


Euphorbiacea

(archaic) Euphorbiaceae. A taxonomic family within the order Malpighiales – the spurges.


Ricinus

From Latin ricinus (“tick”), so called because the castor seed is shaped like a tick.

A taxonomic genus within the family Euphorbiaceae – the castor plant.

A taxonomic genus within the family Ricinidae – several bird lice.


Ricinidae

A taxonomic family within the order Psocodea – several bird lice, hummingbird lice.


Amblycera

A taxonomic suborder within the order Phthiraptera.

A taxonomic suborder within the order Psocodea.


Tephritidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – includes some of the fruit flies.

Ceratitidini

(family): Blepharoneurinae, Dacinae, Phytalmiinae, Tachiniscinae, Tephritinae, Trypetinae - subfamilies


Paraneoptera

A taxonomic clade within the infraclass Neoptera.

A taxonomic superorder within the infraclass Neoptera.

Hemiptera

clade): Condylognatha, Psocodea (superorders


Phthiraptera

From Ancient Greek φθείρ (phtheír, “louse”) and ἄπτερος (ápteros, “wingless”), an alpha privative from πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

A taxonomic order within the class Insecta – the chewing and sucking lice or parasitic lice.


Psocodea

Psocoptera

bark lice, also called bark flies or book lice; orders

A taxonomic superorder within the subdivision Paraneoptera.

A taxonomic order within the superorder Paraneoptera.

Amphientomidae

(order): Psocomorpha, Troctomorpha, Trogiomorpha - suborders


Cinchonoideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Rubiaceae – the cinchona and related trees.


Cinchoneae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Rubiaceae – the cinchona trees.


Treponema pallidum

A taxonomic species within the family Spirochaetaceae – the bacterium responsible for syphilis.


Spirochaetaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Spirochaetales – the spirochetes.


Cinchona

A taxonomic genus within the family Rubiaceae – the cinchona trees.


Treponema

New Latin, from Ancient Greek τρέπω (trépō, “to turn”) + νῆμα (nêma, “thread, yarn”).

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Spirochetes that are pathogenic in humans and other warm-blooded animals and include the causative agents of syphilis and yaws:

A taxonomic genus within the family Treponemataceae.

A taxonomic genus within the family Spirochaetaceae.


Polypodioideae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Polypodiaceae – polypod ferns etc.

Anapausia

(subfamily): Polypodium - type genus; Campyloneurum, Microgramma, Niphidium, Pecluma, Phlebodium, Pleopeltis, Pleurosoriopsis, Serpocaulo - other currently accepted genera

Synammia

genera no longer accepted in Polypodioideae


Polypodium

From Late Latin polypodium, from Ancient Greek πολυπόδιον (polupódion), from πολυ- (polu-, “poly-, many”) + πούς (poús, “-pod, foot”) + -ιον (-ion, “-ium”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Polypodiaceae – polypod ferns.

Polypodium asterolepis

(genus): Polypodium vulgare (common polypody) - type species; Polypodium amorphum (irregular polypody), Polypodium appalachianum (Appalachian polypody, Appalachian rockcap fern), Polypodium californicum (California polypody), Polypodium calirhiza (nested polypody, habit polypody), Polypodium cambricum (southern polypody, limestone polypody, Welsh polypody), Polypodium glycyrrhiza (licorice fern, many-footed fern, sweet root), Polypodium hesperium (western polypody), Polypodium interjectum, Polypodium lepidopteris, Polypodium nigrescens, Polypodium pellucidum, Polypodium polypodioides, Polypodium saximontanum, Polypodium scouleri (leathery polypody, Scopuler's polypody, coast polypody, leatherleaf fern), Polypodium sibiricum, Polypodium virginianum (rock polypody, rock cap fern, common polypody) - selected accepted extant species

Polypodium pteropus

selected species no longer accepted in Polypodium


Polypodiaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Polypodiales – the polypod and many other ferns.


Pteridopsida

A taxonomic class within the division Pteridophyta – the modern ferns.


Polypodiales

A taxonomic order within the class Pteridopsida – polypods and many other ferns.

Obsolete families formerly within Polypodiales

Gymnogrammitidaceae

sole genus Gymnogrammatis, now in Polypodiaceae

Pleurosoriopsidaceae

type species Pleurosoriopsis now in family Polypodiaceae


Inga

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – small neotropical, tough-leaved, nitrogen-fixing trees and shrubs, many used as ornamentals.


Inga

A taxonomic genus within the family Oecophoridae – certain of the concealer moths.


Istria

From Latin Histria. Named after the Istrian Peninsula, a peninsula in the Adriatic.


Portulaca

From Latin portulāca (“purslain”), from portula (“little door”), from porta (“door”) + -ula (“diminutive suffix”), apparently because of the door-like opening of the seed capsule.

A taxonomic genus within the family Portulacaceae – the portulacas or purslanes.


Portulacaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Caryophyllales – purslanes and related plants.


Condylognatha

A taxonomic superorder within the subdivision Paraneoptera – very many insects.


Sternorrhyncha

New Latin, from Ancient Greek στέρνον (stérnon, “breast-bone”) + ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”)

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A taxonomic suborder within the order Hemiptera – various plant-feeding insects; aphids, whiteflies, scale insects etc.

†Naibioidea

(suborder): Aleyrodoidea (whiteflies), Aphidoidea (aphid), Coccoidea (scale insect), Phylloxeroidea (phylloxeran, pine aphid and spruce aphid), Psylloidea (jumping plant lice, etc.) - superfamilies


Hemiptera

In all the species studied holokinetic chromosomes were found, this being a characteristic feature of the Hemiptera [...]

1992, Anna Maryańska-Nadachowska, Valentina G. Kuznetsova, Elżbieta Warchałowska-Śliwa, “Karyotypes of Psyllina (Homoptera)”, in Folia Biologica: International Journal of Biological Research, volume 40, Cracow Zoological Publications, page 23:

A taxonomic order within the superorder Condylognatha – true bugs.


Polyphemus

A taxonomic genus within the family Polyphemidae – certain moths.


Diaspididae

A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – the armoured scale insects.


Coccoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hemiptera – scale insects, including mealy bugs.

Arnoldidae

(superfamily): Aclerdidae, Asterolecaniidae, Beesoniidae, Callipappidae, Carayonemidae, Cerococcidae, Coccidae, Coelostomidiidae, Conchaspididae, Dactylopiidae, Diaspididae, Eriococcidae, Halimococcidae, Kermesidae, Kerriidae, Kuwaniidae, Lecanodiaspididae, Marchalinidae, Margarodidae, Matsucoccidae, Micrococcidae, Monophlebidae, Ortheziidae, Phenacoleachiidae, Phoenicococcidae, Pityococcidae, Pseudococcidae, Putoidae, Rhizoecidae, Steingeliidae, Stictococcidae, Stigmacoccidae, Xylococcidae – families


Coccoidea

From Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed”) + -oidea.

A taxonomic genus within the family Coccoideaceae – certain ascomycetes.


Fratercula

A taxonomic genus within the family Alcidae – the puffins.


Alcae

(obsolete) A taxonomic suborder within the order Charadriiformes – the auks.


Palinuroidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Decapoda – the spiny lobsters and related animals.


Mesoplodon stejnegeri

A taxonomic species within the family Ziphiidae – the Bering Sea beaked whale.


Mesoplodon

A taxonomic genus within the family Ziphiidae – the mesoplodont whales, most called beaked whales.


Hirudinea

A taxonomic subclass within the class Clitellata – leeches.


Clitellata

A taxonomic class within the phylum Annelida – leeches, earthworms and related animals.

Acanthobdellida

(class): Hirudinea (leech), Oligochaeta (earthworm) - subclasses; Branchiobdellida - order not assigned to subclass


Palinuridae

A taxonomic family within the order Decapoda – the rock lobsters or spiny lobsters.


Palinura

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Decapoda – the spiny lobsters, slipper lobsters and furry lobsters, now often Achelata.

Cancrinos

(infraorder): Eryonoidea, Palinuroidea - superfamilies


Alcidae

A taxonomic family within the order Charadriiformes – auks, murres, guillemots, auklets, puffins, and murrelets.


Jasus

A taxonomic genus within the family Palinuridae – the rock lobsters.


Ziphiidae

A taxonomic family within the infraorder Cetacea – the beaked whales.


Culicoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Diptera – many midges.


Chaoboridae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – various midges.


Anthemideae

A taxonomic tribe within the family Asteraceae – very many flowering plants.


Vanessa

New Latin, from the Ancient Greek deity Φάνης (Phánēs). Named by Johan Christian Fabricius.

A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – brush-footed butterflies including red admirals.


Nyctaginaceae

Nyctago (“synonym of Mirabilis”) + -aceae

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A taxonomic family within the order Caryophyllales – many tropical and subtropical flowering plants.

Abronia

(family): Boldoeae, Bougainvilleeae, Caribeeae, Colignonieae, Leucastereae, Nyctagineae, Pisonieae - tribes


Buxales

A taxonomic order within the clade eudicots – box trees and related plants.


Buxaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Buxales – box trees and related plants.

Buxus

(family): Sarcococceae, Buxeae - tribes; Haptanthus - genus not assigned to a tribe


Buxus

From Latin buxus, from Ancient Greek πύξος (púxos, “box tree”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Buxaceae – boxes or box trees.

Buxus sempervirens

(genus): Buxus sect. Buxus, Buxus sect. Eugeniobuxus, Buxus sect. Notobuxus, Buxus sect. Probuxus, Buxus sect. Tricera - sections


Bougainvillea

Dutch: bougainville

English: bougainvillea

French: bougainvillée

Portuguese: buganvília

Spanish: buganvilla

New Latin, named after French admiral Louis Antoine de Bougainville. Coined by French scientist Philibert Commerson in 1789.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Nyctaginaceae – the bougainvillea.


Alligatoridae

A taxonomic family within the order Crocodilia – the alligators, caimans and kin.


Caimaninae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Alligatoridae – the caimans and related alligators.


Archosauria

Coined in 1869 by paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope.

A taxonomic clade within the class Reptilia – archosaurs, including birds, crocodilians, dinosaurs, their ancestors and extinct close relatives.

Avemetatarsalia

~ Ornithodira, birds and their extinct relatives, including pterosaur (Pterosauromorpha) and dinosaur (Dinosauria)


Eusuchia

A taxonomic suborder within the order Crocodilia – the crocodiles, alligatorids, caimans and gavials.

Hylaeochampsidae

suborder): Alligatoridae, Crocodylidae, Gavialidae (families


Crocodylomorpha

The modern crocodilians and their extinct relatives

A taxonomic superorder within the division Archosauria.

Chordata – phylum Vertebrata – subphylum

A taxonomic subclass within the class Reptilia.


Crocodilia

New Latin, from Latin crocodilus (from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos)) + -ia

A taxonomic order within the class Reptilia – alligators, caimans, crocodiles, and gavials.


Coryphaena hippurus

A taxonomic species within the family Coryphaenidae – the common dolphinfish.


Coryphaenidae

A taxonomic family within the order Carangiformes – the dolphinfish.


Coryphaena

From Ancient Greek κορύφαινα (korúphaina, “dolphinfish”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Coryphaenidae – the dolphinfishes.

Coryphaena hippurus

mahi-mahi, common dolphinfish, or dorado


Elopomorpha

A taxonomic superorder within the infraclass Teleostei – very many eels and similar fishes.


Congroidei

A taxonomic suborder within the order Anguilliformes – many eels, including the conger.


Anguilliformes

A taxonomic order within the superorder Elopomorpha.

Anguillidae

order): Anguilloidei, Congroidei, Nemichthyoidei, Synaphobranchoidei (suborders

A taxonomic order within the class Teleostei.


Congridae

A taxonomic family within the order Anguilliformes – the conger and related eels.


Conger

A taxonomic genus within the family Congridae – the conger eels.


Dermacentor

From Greek: δέρμα derma (skin) + Greek: κεντορ kentor (piercer, goader).

A taxonomic genus within the family Ixodidae – hard ticks, most of which carry disease.


Benson

A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Robson Benson (1822-1894).


Helicobacter pylori

A taxonomic species within the family Helicobacteraceae – A bacterium with a spiral-like surface appearance that causes peptic ulcers and gastritis.


Basommatophora

A taxonomic informal group within the informal group Pulmonata – many aquatic snails.


Ancylus

A taxonomic genus within the family Planorbidae – river limpets.


Lymnaeoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Hygrophila – many limpets.


Ancylinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Planorbidae – river limpets, formerly family Ancylidae.

Ancylus

(subfamily): Ancylini, Laevapicini - tribes


Ancylini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Planorbidae – river limpets, ramshorn snails and their allies.


Poxviridae

A taxonomic family within the order Chitovirales – made up of many double-stranded DNA viruses that can replicate in cell cytoplasm.

Diachasmimorpha entomopoxvirus

Avipoxvirus, Capripoxvirus, Centapoxvirus, Cervidpoxvirus, Crocodylidpoxvirus, Leporivpoxvirus, Macropoxvirus, Molluscipoxvirus, Mustelpoxvirus, Orthopoxvirus, Oryzopoxvirus, Parapoxvirus, Pteropopoxvirus, Salmonpoxvirus, Sciuripoxvirus, Suipoxvirus, Vespertilionpoxvirus, Yatapoxvirus; Alphaentomopoxvirus, Betaentomopoxvirus, Deltaentomopoxvirus, Gammaentomopoxvirus - genera


Emilia

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – tasselflowers.

Emilia coccinea (? syn. of Emilia fosbergii - type species


Helicobacteraceae

A taxonomic family within the order Campylobacterales – many bacteria.


Campylobacterales

A taxonomic order within the class Epsilonproteobacteria – many proteobacteria.


Helicobacter

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, “anything assuming a spiral shape”) + βακτηρία (baktēría, “staff, cane”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Helicobacteraceae – spiral-shaped gram-negative bacteria.


Epsilonproteobacteria

epsilon- + Proteobacteria (“syn. of Pseudomonadota”)

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A taxonomic class within the phylum Pseudomonadota – many spirilloid proteobacteria.


Ustilago

From Latin ustilāgō (“a kind of thistle”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Ustilaginaceae – the smut fungi (including corn smut).


Ustilaginomycetidae

A taxonomic subclass within the class Ustilaginomycetes – the smut fungi etc.


Ustilaginomycetes

A taxonomic class within the phylum Basidiomycota – smut fungi etc.


Ustilaginaceae

A taxonomic family within the order Ustilaginales – fungi in which basidiospores bud from the sides of the septate epibasidium.


Ustilaginales

A taxonomic order within the subclass Ustilaginomycetidae – smut fungi.


Xenoturbellida

A taxonomic subphylum within the phylum Xenacoelomorpha – primitive marine worms.


Enterobacterales

A taxonomic order within the class Gammaproteobacteria – enterobacteria.


Gamma Proteobacteria

A taxonomic class within the phylum Proteobacteria – enterobacteria and related organisms, now usually Gammaproteobacteria.


Salmonella

→ English: salmonella

Named after American veterinary surgeon Daniel Elmer Salmon (1850–1914) + -ella (taxonomic suffix).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Enterobacteriaceae – the salmonella bacteria.

Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Choleraesuis

Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Enteritidis

Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Paratyphi

Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium


Tacitus

A taxonomic genus within the family Crassulaceae – a stonecrop, Chihuahua flower, now included in Graptopetalum.


Enterobacteriaceae

New Latin, from English enterobacterium + -aceae.

A taxonomic family within the order Enterobacterales – many gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria including many pathogens.


Leptonema

Corresponding to lepto- + -nema, from Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, “thin”) + νῆμᾰ (nêma, “thread”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Hydropsychidae – certain caddis flies.

A taxonomic genus within the family Phyllanthaceae – tropical flowering plants of Madagascar.

A taxonomic genus within the family Leptospiraceae – a spirochete bacterium.


Acrididea

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Orthoptera – the grasshoppers.


Bathyergidae

A taxonomic family within the order Rodentia – the blesmols or mole-rats.


Phiomorpha

From †Phiomys [Term?] (“an extinct genus”) + -morpha.

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Rodentia – many African rodents.

Bathyergoididae

infraorder): Bathyergidae, Hystricidae, Petromuridae, Thryonomyidae (families


Acridoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Orthoptera – grasshoppers and related insects.


Caelifera

From Latin neuter nominative plural of caelifer (“heaven-supporting”).

A taxonomic suborder within the order Orthoptera – the grasshoppers.


Acrididae

short-horned grasshopper
short-horned grasshopper

A taxonomic family within the order Orthoptera – short-horned grasshoppers, locusts, and related grasshoppers.


Brassica

A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – cabbages and related plants.

kaalit

a taxonomic genus, within family Brassicaceae — the cabbages and related plants


Ascomycetes

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek word stock: Ancient Greek ἀσκός (askós, “a sac”) + Ancient Greek μύκης (múkēs, “mushroom, fungus, mushroom-shaped objects”) = sac fungus.

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Former name of Ascomycota, division of Fungi.


Myzozoa

Certain of the Chromista, formerly considered protists, that feed by myzocytosis, sucking nutrients from within the cell walls of their prey, and their close relatives.

A taxonomic phylum within the infrakingdom Alveolata.

A taxonomic subphylum within the phylum Miozoa.

Perkinsozoa

(subphylum): Apicomplexa, Dinozoa - infraphyla


Chromista

→ English: chromist

From Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”), in reference to the pigments that are visible in these algae. Coined by Thomas Cavalier-Smith in 1981 based on earlier names like Chromophyta.

A taxonomic taxon within the subkingdom Biciliata – all algae whose chloroplasts contain chlorophylls a and c.

Alveolata

Halvaria, Rhizaria – infrakingdoms in Harosa

A taxonomic kingdom within the superkingdom Eukaryota.


Apicomplexa

From Latin apex (“point, tip, summit”) + complexus (“an embrace”) (from complector (“I entwine, encircle, compass, infold”)), with feminine suffix.

A taxonomic subphylum within the phylum Myzozoa.

A taxonomic infraphylum within the subphylum Myzozoa.


Alveolata

From Latin alveolātus (“alveolate”), from alveus.

Protalveolata

(superphylum in Halvaria): Miozoa, Ciliophora - phyla

A taxonomic superphylum within the subkingdom Biciliata.

A taxonomic superphylum within the infrakingdom Halvaria.


Ascomycota

From New Latin ascus, from Ancient Greek ἀσκός (askós, “a hide, a wineskin”) + -mycota.

Those fungi that produce spores in a microscopic sporangium called an ascus

A taxonomic division within the kingdom Fungi.

A taxonomic phylum within the subkingdom Dikarya.


Gnathostomata

From Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”) + στόμα (stóma, “mouth”) + -ata.

A taxonomic infraphylum within the subphylum Vertebrata – those vertebrates that have jaws.

A taxonomic superorder within the class Echinoidea – some sea urchins, including the sand dollars.


Dictyosteliida

A taxonomic order within the class Stelamoebea – dictyostelids.


Stelamoebea

A taxonomic class within the infraphylum Mycetozoa – many slime molds.


Conosa

A taxonomic subphylum within the phylum Amoebozoa – slime molds and many amoebae.


Mycetozoa

A compound of the Ancient Greek μῠ́κης (múkēs, “mushroom”, stem: μῠκητ-, mukēt-) + ζῷᾰ (zôia, “living beings”).

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A taxonomic infraphylum within the subphylum Conosa – many amoebae.