Quid significat nomen? (What's in a name?)

For the purposes of classification and effective communication among scientists, organisms must have unequivocal names. The binomial naming system of species was devised and popularised by Linnaeus in the 18th Century. His “Botanical Latin” is an artificial language first adopted for naming plants a...

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Published in:	International journal for parasitology Vol. 30; no. 3; pp. 231 - 238
Main Authors:	Sangster, N.C, Pope, S.E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01-03-2000
Subjects:	Animals Classification Nomenclature Parasite Parasites - classification Terminology as Topic Parasite Nomenclature Classification
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