Animal Nomenclature Flashcards
Formal starting point = 10th Edition of Linnaeus’ Systema Naturae (also Clerck’s Aranei Svecici)
1758
Strickland Code (botany and zoology)
1842
First ICZ meeting which took place in Paris; tentative adoption of a set of rules
1889
Fifth ICZ meeting which took place in Berlin; Rules of Zoological Nomenclature
1901
First Edition of the Code of Zoological Nomenclature
1961
Second Edition of the Code of Zoological Nomenclature
1964
Third Edition of the Code of Zoological Nomenclature
1985
Launch of the fourth edition project
1988
Draft of the fourth edition released by Secretariat
1995
Fourth Edition of the Code of Zoological Nomenclature (Current Edition)
1999
When did the Fourth Edition of the Code of Zoological Nomenclature take effect
January 1, 2000
What is the current edition of the Code of Zoological Nomenclature
Fourth
Discussion on registration of names re-opened; “zoobank” Launch of fifth edition project
2005
Uninomials are used for –
higher categories
Binomials are used for –
species
A specific name honoring a man is called __ and ends in __
Patronym; -i or -ii
A specific name honoring a group (like surname) is called __ and ends in __
Patronym; -orum
A specific name honoring a female is called __ and ends in __
Matronym; -ae
A specific name referring to a place ends in __
-ensis
A specific name honoring several women
stem + arum
Who wrote Systema Naturae and when was it published
Linnaeus; 1758
Who and when was Araneae swecici published
Clerck 1757
It is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application
Nomina dubium
It is a species of doubtful identity requiring further investigation
Nomina inquirenda
