Questions tagged [taxonomy]
Questions on the classification of biological organisms, and the methods used for classifying them.
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Where does Actino- come from in the genus Actinomycetota?
This comment under Bacteria trapped in crystal inclusions found 'alive' after 50,000 years - what were they eating all that time? links to Quintana, Badillo ann Maldonado (2013) ...
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Bug identification: Looks similar to a tiny silverfish
Found in NY outside on mailbox in a group of about 1000, it is about 1/8" long (not counting legs), with dozens of very hair-like legs. The front (?) of the bug appears to have larger leg/...
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Generally, order and other higher taxonomic categories are identified based on the aggregates of characters. Please explain this
In a book it is written: Generally,
order and other higher taxonomic categories are identified based on the aggregates of characters.
What does it means? Every group is made only after observing ...
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KEGG map01100: Is this ectomycorrhizae or arbuscular mycorrhizae
Just as background mycorrhizae are fungi and split into two groups ectomycorrhizae and arbuscular mycorrhizae (AM). Taxonomically these fungi groups are very distinct. Ectomycorrhizae belong to the ...
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Current Fern Taxonomy
In our school, the manual exhibits an outdated taxonomy as expressed by my teacher. We're following the Kingdom Plantae, Division Pterophyta, then divided into three Orders:
Order Filicales
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Who put Cephalopoda in Mollusca?
Cephalopods are considered mollusks due to homologies such as a shell, a muscular foot, and a mantle. But, they also have closed circulatory systems, two giant eyes, and eight prehensile legs. When ...
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There are plants and animal genera with the same Latin name. What are the scopes of uniqueness?
The genus Leptochilus occurs as a genus of wasps, and of a genus of ferns.
What are the parts of the phylogenetic tree where uniqueness is required, and how many of them are they?
(Where can I read ...
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Different hominid species or simply mutated humans?
I am not a biologist, however, I am curious as to how do evolutionary biologists classify a newly discovered hominid fossil as a separate species. If simply the bone structures are a criteria to ...
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Bruhathkayosaurus matleyi current status and size estimates
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqVqW9A-6eo
I watched this YouTube video about Bruhathkayosaurus matleyi and he basically makes three interesting assertions:
The illium used to define ...
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How can I find out where the holotype of a species is?
When I visit the Wikispecies page for Synapturanus zombie, it tells me where the holotype is, as does the paper which describes the species. But on visiting the page for Quercus gambelii, the holotype ...
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Are all unicellular eukaryotic organisms protists?
I know that the Protists are in Domain Eukarya, and that some protists are unicellular. Are there any other eukaryotic group of creatures that are not protists that are unicellular?
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Good source for current taxonomic keys
I’ve recently taken back up my interest in entomology and taxonomy. I used to be a biologist, but have long since moved to another field to make my way. I realize that all of my taxonomic keys are ...
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Why is tautonymy forbidden in botany?
From Merriam Webster:
tautonym: a taxonomic binomial in which the generic name and specific epithet are alike and which is common in zoology especially to designate a typical form but is forbidden to ...
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Are bacteria members of Kingdom Monera or a separate domain by themselves?
The openstax biology textbook by Rice University says: "For example, after the common beginning of all life, scientists divide organisms into three large categories called domains: Bacteria, ...
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What is a fungus formally?
Fungi are immotile eukaryotes that do not have chloroplasts or perform photosynthesis. Yet there are other organisms that fit this definition that are not fungi, for example slime molds. What is the ...
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