Results for “species name”

white worm

Vernacular name for the annelid worm Enchytraeus albidus Henle, 1937, a species commonly cultured by aquarists for use as live fish food.

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name-bearing type

In zoological nomenclature, the biological type (normally either a genus, species, or specimen) that determines how a name is applied.

nominal taxon

A nomenclatural concept denoted by an available name used in an original description, and based, actually or potentially, upon its name-bearing type but having no defined taxonomic boundaries. Often used when the precise definition of a species or genus is unclear, such as when a name may refer to more than one taxon and is therefore in need of clarification.

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syntype

Any specimen within a type series if no holotype or lectotype has been designated, the syntypes collectively representing the name-bearing type.

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barb

In zoology, used to refer to a small spine projecting from a larger one; alternative name for spinule and, sometimes, barbel. Also used to refer to cyprinid fishes of the genera Barbus, Puntius, Systomus and related species.

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