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Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature
Mark Isaak
Jährlich werden tausende Tierarten und Pflanzenarten, Pilze und Bakterien neu benannt und man geht davon aus, dass noch Millionen auf ihre Entdeckung und ihre taxonomische Einordnung warten. Da es sich bei Zoologie, Botanik, Mykologie und Bakteriologie um Wissenschaften handelt, geht man davon aus, dass die Wissenschaftler ihren Entdeckungen immer seriöse Namen geben, die vorwiegend aus dem Griechischen oder Lateinischen stammen. Dies ist auch überwiegend der Fall. Aber bei den vielen tausend Benennungen bleibt immer noch genug Spielraum, so dass sich einzelne junggebliebende Wissenschafter bei der Vergabe von kuriosen Namen austoben können. Da findet man Namen von
- Personen,
- Göttern,
- aus der Literatur,
- Namen von Orten und Dingen,
- Anzügliches,
- Akronyme,
- Interjektionen,
- Lautmalerische Bezeichnungen,
- Wortspiele,
- Eigennamen,
- Anagramme,
- Isogramme,
- Palindrome,
- Reime,
- Tautonyme,
- Oxymorons.
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Scientific names of organisms are not usually known for their entertainment value. They are indispensable for clarity in communication, but most people skip over them with barely a glance. Here I collect those names that are worth a second look.
Some names are interesting for what they are named after (for example, "Arthurdactylus conandoylensis", "Godzillius"), some are puns ("La cucaracha", "Phthiria relativitae"), and some show other kinds of wordplay (such as the palindromic "Orizabus subaziro"). Some have achieved notability through accident of history, and many show the sense of humor of taxonomists.The names which are recent additions to this collection will be shown in a brighter shade of red. (How recent depends on how often I update. I'll try to keep the newest names distinctive for about a month.) The most recent additions are also listed separately, with links to the page each appears on.
- "Rules" gives a brief overview of the rules governing biological naming (and, along the way, includes several curious examples).
- "Etymology" lists names that are notable for what they are named after.
- "Puns" lists names which are unusual for how they sound.
- "Wordplay" includes all unusual features of names other than their meaning and pronunciation.
- "Gene Names" lists a few of the interesting names which have been given to genes.
- "Misc." includes things which do not fit elsewhere, including other curious biological terms, interesting stories about names, and some creative writing.
- "References" includes also links, acknowledgements, and a list of the newest entries.
- "Feedback" gives directions and requests to those who want to contact me.
Rules
EtymologyPuns
- •Interesting Translations
- •Named after People
- •Names from Mythology
- •Names from Fictional Characters
- •Named after Places
- •Named after Things
- •Ribaldry
- •Acronyms
- •Interjections
- •Other
- •Misnamed
- •Repetition
Wordplay
- •Puns
- •Double Meanings
- •Funny-sounding
- •Onomatopoeia
- •Plays on Familiar Words
- •Valid Words in Other Contexts
- •Proper Names
- •Scientific and Common Names the Same
Gene Names
- •Alphabetical Order
- •Unusual Letter Combinations
- •Long and Short Names
- •Vowels
- •Consonants
- •Isograms (no letter repeated)
- •Anagrams
- •Palindromes and Reversals
- •Rhymes and Alliterations
- •Charades
- •Tautonyms
- •Full Tautonym List
- •Oxymorons
- •Other Wordplay
Misc.
- •Drosophila Genes
- •Danio (zebrafish) Genes
- •Other Genes
References
- •Biology Terms and Other Names
- •Things Named after Scientific Names
- •Things Named after Biologists
- •Interesting Stories
- •Unused Names
- •Survey of Source Languages
- •Poetry
Feedback
- •References
- •Further Information
- •Acknowledgements
- •Newest Entries
Erstellt: 2015-08