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 Auctorum ?
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| BubikolRamios |
Posted on 12-07-2013 20:42
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Member Location: Slovenia Posts: 1729 Joined: 14.06.09 |
that is auct. :http://en.wikiped...i/Auctorum Does that mean: it is valid species name, but something named x auct. is realy y badly named as x, and that (missaplying) is done by many authors ? Hope that my statement is not even more complicated than that on wiki (-: Edited by BubikolRamios on 12-07-2013 20:48 highly searchable nature photo galery --> http://agrozoo.ne....jsp?l2=en |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 15-07-2013 09:05
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
In zoology either it is a (commonly used?) misinterepretation or misidentification of a species name: Musca complexa Linnaeus, 1758 sensu auct. Musca complexa Linnaeus, 1758 misident. sensu auct. Misidentification basically means that there is a type (or other material) that can pinpoint the exact identity of the species. If such material does not exist it truely becomes a matter of interpretation of the description. In that case there can be opposing opinions and than you may have two 'species': Musca complexa Linnaeus, 1758 sensu Fallén, 1810 Musca complexa Linnaeus, 1758 sensu auct. non Fallén, 1810 Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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