Nomenclature Glossary for Invertebrates

Longhorn beetle (Stranglia maculata) by Peter Hassett Silverdale 18 July 2009

Longhorn beetle (Stranglia maculata) by Peter Hassett Silverdale 18 July 2009

BioLink’s TCV trainee, Holly Dillon writes: “One thing I’ve realised from attending the Biolinks courses over the past few months is that it’s not always the collection of specimens or microscopic examination that puts people off invertebrate ID, some people seem to almost have a mental block and feel out of depth whenever any binomial names (or Latin/scientific names) are mentioned. Binomial nomenclature is a formal system for naming species and it was put in place to avoid confusion, not cause it.” Check out Holly’s new glossary that explains some more of these commonly used Latin and Greek words and their translations.

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