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Homonym (biology)
In biology, a homonym is a name for a taxon that is identical in spelling to another such name, that belongs to a different taxon. The rule in the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature is that the first such name to be published is the senior homonym and is to be used (it is " valid"); any others are junior homonyms and must be replaced with new names. It is, however, possible that if a senior homonym is archaic, and not in "prevailing usage," it may be declared a '' nomen oblitum'' and rendered unavailable, while the junior homonym is preserved as a '' nomen protectum''. :For example: :*Cuvier proposed the genus ''Echidna'' in 1797 for the spiny anteater. :*However, Forster had already published the name ''Echidna'' in 1777 for a genus of moray eels. :*Forster's use thus has priority, with Cuvier's being a junior homonym. :* Illiger published the replacement name ''Tachyglossus'' in 1811. Similarly, the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plant ...
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Taxon
In biology, a taxon ( back-formation from '' taxonomy''; plural taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular name and given a particular ranking, especially if and when it is accepted or becomes established. It is very common, however, for taxonomists to remain at odds over what belongs to a taxon and the criteria used for inclusion. If a taxon is given a formal scientific name, its use is then governed by one of the nomenclature codes specifying which scientific name is correct for a particular grouping. Initial attempts at classifying and ordering organisms (plants and animals) were set forth in Carl Linnaeus's system in ''Systema Naturae'', 10th edition (1758), as well as an unpublished work by Bernard and Antoine Laurent de Jussieu. The idea of a unit-based system of biological classification was first made widely available in 1805 in th ...
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Asterostemma (plant)
''Asterostemma'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae Apocynaceae (from '' Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison Members .... Its native range is Jawa. Species: *'' Asterostemma repandum'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q5709655 Apocynaceae Apocynaceae genera Taxa named by Joseph Decaisne ...
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Centropogon (fish)
''Centropogon'' is a genus of ray-finned fishes, waspfishes belonging to the subfamily Tetraroginae, which is classified as part of the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and their relatives. These fishes are endemic to the brackish and marine waters around Australia. Taxonomy ''Centropogon'' was first described as a genus of fishes in 1860 by the German-born British ichthyologist Albert Günther. The genus was created for ''Apistus australis'', which had originally been described as ''Cottus australis'' in 1790 by George Shaw in John White's ''Journal of a voyage to New South Wales''. The genus is included in the subfamily Tetraroginae within the Scorpaenidae in the 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World'' however other authorities place that subfamily within the stonefish family Synanceiidae, while other authorities classify this subfamily as a family in its own right. The genus name is a compound of ''kentron'', meaning a "thorn" or "spine", and "pogon", which means "b ...
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Baileya Multiradiata
''Baileya multiradiata'' is a North American species of sun-loving wildflowers native to the deserts of northern Mexico and the Southwestern United States. It has been found in the States of Sonora, Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Aguascalientes, California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, and Texas. ''B. multiradiata'' is a short-lived perennial to Annual plant, annual that forms a clumping patch of silvery-green foliage, growing to tall. The leaves are long. The many tall, naked stems are each topped with a bright yellow daisy-like flower head about wide, with 25–50 ray florets. It blooms from April to October. The seed-like fruit is whitish, with no scales or bristles at the tip. Although called a desert marigold, it is only a remote relative of the true marigolds of the genus ''Tagetes''. References External links * United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
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Baileya Australis
''Baileya australis'', the small baileya moth, is a moth of the family Nolidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1881. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Quebec and New York to Florida, west to Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ..., north to North Dakota and Ontario. The wingspan is 21–28 mm. The forewings are shiny grey, with silvery or whitish shading in the median area. The subterminal line is heavy and almost straight near the costa and the basal patch is white. The reniform spot is obscure and the postmedial line is sinuate. Adults are on wing from April to September in up to three generations per year in the south. References Moths described in 1881 Nolidae Taxa named by Aug ...
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Asterina (fungus)
''Asterina'' is a large genus of fungi in the Asterinaceae family. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis''), and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any order. The genus was circumscribed by French mycologist Joseph-Henri Léveillé Joseph-Henri Léveillé (28 May 1796 – 3 February 1870) was a French physician and mycologist who was a native of Crux-la-Ville, in the department of Nièvre. Léveillé studied medicine and mycology at the University of Paris, and in 1824 ... in 1845. Species *'' Asterina adeniicola'' *'' Asterina advenula'' *'' Asterina aglaiae'' *'' Asterina alchorneae'' *'' Asterina alchorneicola'' *'' Asterina aporosae'' *'' Asterina aterrima'' *'' Asterina blanda'' *'' Asterina buettneriae'' *'' Asterina bullata'' *'' Asterina cannonii'' *'' Asterina canthii-dicocci'' *'' Asterina canthiigena'' *'' Asterina ceropegiae'' *'' Asterina champereiicola'' *'' Asterina congesta'' *'' Asterina c ...
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Asterina Gibbosa
''Asterina gibbosa'', commonly known as the starlet cushion star, is a species of starfish in the family Asterinidae. It is native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Description ''Asterina gibbosa'' is a pentagonal starfish with short blunt arms and an inflated appearance. The aboral (upper) surface is clothed in groups of short, blunt spines. This starfish grows to a diameter of about and may be brown, green or orange. It is sometimes blotched with colour and individuals from deeper sea locations tend to be paler in colour. It can be distinguished from the closely related '' Asterina phylactica'' by the fact that it has two small spines on each of the plates surrounding its mouth, ''A. phylactica'' having no spines on these plates and having a plain olive-green aboral surface with a brown central star. ''A. gibbosa'', at is considerably bigger than ''A. phylactica'' which seldom exceeds . At one time the two were believed to be the sam ...
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Agathis Montana
''Agathis montana'', the Mount Panié kauri, is a species of conifer in the family Araucariaceae that is endemic to the higher elevations of Mont Panié in New Caledonia. The Latin specific epithet ''montana'' refers to mountains or coming from mountains.Archibald William Smith Its native name is "Dayu Biik" in Nemi and Fwâi. It is a long-living species, with one recently dead tree of 80 m estimated to be 1,100–1,300 years old based on 14C dating. It is threatened by feral pigs, ''Phytophthora'' disease, bark beetles and climate change. References montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ... Critically endangered plants Endemic flora of New Caledonia Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by David John de Laubenfels {{conifer-stub ...
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Agathis (wasp)
''Agathis'' is a genus of braconid wasp, braconid parasitoid wasps. This genus was established by Latreille in 1804, and the type species is ''Agathis malvacearum'' Latreille, 1805. There are at least forty six species of ''Agathis'' in the western Palearctic realm, palearctic region. Selected species * ''Agathis longipalpus'' * ''Agathis malvacearum'' Latreille, 1805 (parasitoid of the Metzneria lappella, burdock seedhead moth) References Further reading

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Adesmia (beetle)
''Adesmia'' is a genus of beetles in the family Tenebrionidae Darkling beetle is the common name for members of the beetle family Tenebrionidae. The number of species in the Tenebrionidae is estimated at more than 20,000 and the family is cosmopolitan in distribution. Taxonomy ''Tenebrio'' is the Latin gen .... This includes the Pitted beetle References Pimeliinae {{Tenebrionidae-stub ...
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Plant
Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclude the fungi and some algae, as well as the prokaryotes (the archaea and bacteria). By one definition, plants form the clade Viridiplantae (Latin name for "green plants") which is sister of the Glaucophyta, and consists of the green algae and Embryophyta (land plants). The latter includes the flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms, ferns and their allies, hornworts, liverworts, and mosses. Most plants are multicellular organisms. Green plants obtain most of their energy from sunlight via photosynthesis by primary chloroplasts that are derived from endosymbiosis with cyanobacteria. Their chloroplasts contain chlorophylls a and b, which gives them their green color. Some plants are parasitic or mycotrophic an ...
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