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28-07-2010, 10:14 AM
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| | | Back garden Biology
Just read that your back garden is the easiest place to find a new species! We have about 16 million gardens each containing more than 4,000 invertebrates and 250 plants. So there's enough to keep me going for a few more years! Depends on your eyesight, of course. As someone said on a thread recently, perhaps we notice more now we are aware of all these creatures.
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28-07-2010, 10:31 AM
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How are new species named? I have always dreamt of finding something as yet undiscovered. If I do, can it be named after me?  
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29-07-2010, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Deb London  How are new species named? I have always dreamt of finding something as yet undiscovered. If I do, can it be named after me? | Once it is decided into which genera it will go I believe the species name is up to the discoverer. After self, one's mentor, king or id information are all quite common.
Historically the first description is the one that takes precedence - hence some name changes with no apparent logic. |
01-08-2010, 09:28 AM
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| | | Re: Back garden Biology
Hedera that is some fascinating fact I would expect that most have no common names, it makes me realize that we are in a infant state on knowing what is around us on the planet.
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