amateur Species Sleuths: Amateur Naturalists Spark a New Wave of Discovery "Non-professional” taxonomists were responsible for more than 60 percent of new animal descriptions in Europe from 1998 to 2007." Scientists have not kept pace with the work of discovering new species. Now, a growing number of committed hobbyists – ranging from a Belgian bus driver to a California cybersecurity expert – are out in the field, igniting a boom in documenting the world’s biodiversity. BY JESSICA LEBER • MARCH 12, 2019 names Types of names used in ranked Taxonomy nomen conservandum Conserved name nomen dubium Doubtful Name nomen illegitimum Illegitimate Name nomen novum New name (not new species) nomen nudum Naked name. nomen oblitum Oblitrated name species inquirenda Species that needs further inquiry

pronounce What botanical names mean Decoding of basic botanical Latin. references intro Introduction to the history of the naming of living things. phylogeny Phylogenic Taxonomy ranked Ranked Taxonomy