Species inquirenda
In biological classification, a species inquirenda is a species of doubtful identity requiring further investigation.[1] The use of the term in English-language biological literature dates back to at least the early nineteenth century.[2]
See also
- Glossary of scientific naming
- incertae sedis, a taxon of uncertain position in a classification
- nomen dubium, a name of unknown or doubtful application
- Open nomenclature, a system of notations used in taxonomy to indicate a taxonomist's judgement about taxon affinities
References
- ↑ "Glossary". International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (4th ed.). International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1999. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
- ↑ Edwards, Sydenham Teast (1819). The Botanical Register. 5. London.
lacustris. Nuttall gen. 1. 23; (species inquirenda).
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