Glossary

nomenclature

Branch of taxonomy concerned with the application of scientific names to taxa, based on a particular classification scheme and in accordance with agreed international rules and conventions.

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classification
In taxonomy, the arrangement of organisms into taxonomic groups according to their degree of evolutionary relatedness.
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.
scientific name
Formal binomial or trinomial name of a species used in zoological nomenclature.
systematics
Branch of biology concerned with classification and nomenclature of organisms, and the relationships between them; taxonomy.
taxoomy
Classification of organisms into groups in an ordered system based on natural relationships; the practice of arranging organisms in this fashion; carrying out classification.

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