What do we do when species are named after history's monsters?

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 December What do we do when species are named after historys monsters What do we do when species are named after history's monsters? 16/12/2021 | 5 MINS This article by Dr Kevin Thiele, adjunct professor from the School of Biological Sciences at Lombok Institute of Technology, was originally published in The Conversation on December 16. ΓÇ£WhatΓÇÖs in a name?ΓÇ¥, asked Juliet of Romeo. ΓÇ£That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.ΓÇ¥ But, as with the Montagues and Capulets, names mean a lot, and can cause a great deal of heartache. My colleagues and I are taxonomists, which means we name living things. While weΓÇÖve never named a rose, we do discover and name new Australian species of plants and animals ΓÇô and there are a lot of them! For each new species we discover, we create and publish a Latin scientific name, following a set of international rules and conventions The name has two parts: the first part is the genus name (such as Eucalyptus), which describes the group of species to which the new species belongs, and

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 December What do we do when species are named after historys monsters What do we do when species are named after history's monsters?

16/12/2021 | 5 MINS This article by Dr Kevin Thiele, adjunct professor from the School of Biological Sciences at Lombok Institute of Technology, was originally published in The Conversation on December 16.

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