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Brodiaea insignis


Brodiaea insignis is a rare species of flowering plant in the cluster-lily genus known by the common name Kaweah brodiaea. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada foothills of central Tulare County, California, where it grows along the Tule and Kaweah Rivers. It is considered endangered on the state level. This perennial produces an inflorescence up to 25 centimeters tall which bears purple to pinkish flowers on long pedicels. Each flower has a narrow cylindrical tube which opens into a flat face of six tepals, each 1 to 1.5 centimeters long
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List of endangered plants in North America


(palo de ramon)br "Baptisia arachnifera" (hairy rattleweed)br "Betula uber" (Virginia roundleaf birch)br "Bidens wiebkei" (Molokaʻi koʻokoʻolau)br "Blennosperma bakeri" (Sonoma sunshine)br "Boechera hoffmannii" (Hoffmann's rockcress)br "Boltonia decurrens" (decurrent false aster)br "Bonamia grandiflora" (Florida lady's nightcap)br "Bonamia menziesii" (Hawaii lady's nightcap) br "Brighamia insignis" (cabbage on a stick)br "Brighamia rockii" (pua 'ala)br "Brodiaea filifolia" (threadleaf brodiaea)br "Brodiaea pallida" (Chinese Camp
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Obdurodon insignis


Obdurodon insignis is an extinct species of monotreme discovered in the Tirari Desert in central Australia. The animal was an ornithorhynchid, resembling the modern platypus "Ornithorhynchus" but with a bill that possessed molars. The evidence for a new taxon was uncovered in 1971 in excavations at two site in northern South Australia. "Obdurodon insignis" was named in 1975 by American palaeontologists Michael O. Woodburne and Richard H. Tedford for a fossilised tooth, a specimen catalogued as SAM P18087. The holotype of the first description was an upper right molar,
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Cameroon scaly-tail


used to sequence portions of the "Z. insignis" genome. Phylogenetic analysis using combined DNA and anatomical data place "Zenkerella" as the sister taxon of an "Idiurus"-"Anomalurus" clade. This is contrary to a previous hypothesis that grouped "Zenkerella" with "Idiurus" within the family Anomaluridae. The "Z. insignis" position in the rodent evolutionary tree supports a single origin of the anomalure gliding adaptation with no evolutionary reversals; more complex evolutionary scenarios were previously envisioned. The same analysis estimated an early Oligocene origin of anomalure gliding
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Brodiaeoideae


to Liliaceae, Alliaceae, or Amaryllidaceae. In 1985, Dahlgren, Clifford, and Yeo treated it as tribe Brodiaeeae of Alliaceae. Toward the end of the 20th century, it became increasingly evident that the heterogeneous Liliaceae recognized by most authors was several times polyphyletic and that "Brodiaea" and its relatives were closer to Asparagus than to "Allium" or "Amaryllis". For these reasons, the family Themidaceae was resurrected in an article in Taxon in 1996. The name 'Themidaceae' was first used by Richard Salisbury in
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Brodiaea


and "Hookeria" are considered to be confusing and a formal proposal to conserve the names "Brodiaea" and "Hookeria" over the name "Hookera" was accepted. "Brodiaea" is thus a "conserved name" or ""nomen conservandum"", shown by the abbreviation ""nom. cons."" after the name in botanical sources. The type species is now "Brodiaea coronaria", and the original type, "Brodiaea grandiflora" , is an illegitimate name. "Brodiaea" belongs to
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Brodiaea santarosae


Brodiaea santarosae is a rare "Brodiaea" species known by the common name Santa Rosa brodiaea and Santa Rosa Basalt brodiaea. It is endemic to southern California, mostly in the region around the junction of Orange, Riverside, and San Diego Counties and limited to ancient basaltic soils. There are only five known populations. It was once thought to be an intergrade of "Brodiaea filifolia" and "B. orcuttii", but measurements found this to be false. It was described as a new species in 2007. It is on
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Brodiaea coronaria


Brodiaea coronaria is the type species of "Brodiaea" and also known by the common names harvest brodiaea and crown brodiaea. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to northern California, where it grows in mountains and grasslands. "Brodiaea coronaria" is a perennial herb growing from a corm and producing an erect inflorescence with a few basal leaves. The inflorescence is up to about 25 centimeters tall and bears lilylike flowers on an array of pedicels. Each flower is a tube several centimeters long opening into a bell-
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Brodiaea


Brodiaea , also known by the common name cluster-lilies, is a monocot genus of flowering plants of the family , in the order Asparagales. It was formerly classified within the Brodiaeoideae subfamily of the Asparagaceae family, in the Asparagales order. The USDA Plants Database currently classifies the genus 'Brodiaea" in the family Liliaceae. "Brodiaea" species occur along the Pacific Coast region of North America, from British Columbia throughout California into the Baja California Peninsula. They are especially common in northern California. "Brodiaea" species are
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Brodiaea elegans


Brodiaea elegans is a species of flowering plant in the cluster-lily genus known by the common names harvest brodiaea, elegant brodiaea, and elegant cluster-lily. The bulb is native to the mountain ranges of California and Oregon, where it grows in woodlands and meadows. "Brodiaea elegans" is a perennial that produces a stout stemlike inflorescence up to 50 centimeters tall. It bears showy flowers on pedicels up to 10 centimeters long. Each flower has six curving tepals up to 3 centimeters long in shades of bright purple.
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Brodiaea minor


Brodiaea minor is a species of flowering plant in the cluster-lily genus known by the common names dwarf brodiaea and vernalpool brodiaea. The bulb is endemic to central California, where it grows in the grassland habitat of the Central Valley and adjacent Sierra Nevada foothills. "Brodiaea minor" is a small perennial producing an erect inflorescence up to 10 centimeters tall which bears light purple flowers on short pedicels. Each flower is urn-shaped with narrow, spreading tepals 1 to 2 centimeters long. In the center of the flower are
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Brodiaea orcuttii


Brodiaea orcuttii is a species of flowering plant in the cluster-lily genus known by the common name Orcutt's brodiaea. The bulb is native to Southern California, mainly San Diego County, where it is an uncommon species. Its range probably extends into Baja California. "Brodiaea orcuttii" is a perennial producing an inflorescence up to 25 centimeters tall which bears flowers on pedicels each a few centimeters long. The flower has six purple tepals each between 1 and 2 centimeters long. This is the only brodiaea that lacks staminodes.
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Obdurodon insignis


to the importance of the new taxon's "distinguishing mark" in the tertiary record. The name of the genus erected to describe the species, "Obdurodon" was derived from Latin to describe the obdurate, that is persistent, molar that is lost in the modern platypus. A species of platypus-like monotreme, which along with modern species of the Tachyglossidae family possess a bill containing electroreceptive sensors; a unique characteristic amongst mammalian families that is used by the platypus to detect aquatic prey. The form is estimated to have
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Brodiaea coronaria


a description of Salisbury's "Hookera coronaria" as "Brodiaea grandiflora". If it was Smith's intention to replace Salisbury's name, as has been suggested, it was partly successful, since although Salisbury's "Hookera coronaria" has priority over Smith's "Brodiaea grandiflora", names as similar as "Hookera" and "Hookeria" are considered to be confusing and a formal proposal to conserve the names "Brodiaea" and "Hookeria" over the name "Hookera" was accepted. However, Salisbury's epithet
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Brodiaea filifolia


Brodiaea filifolia, known by the common name threadleaf brodiaea, is a rare species of flowering plant in the cluster-lily genus . It is endemic to southern California, mostly in the region around the junction of Orange, Riverside, and San Diego Counties. The bulb is a resident of scattered remaining vernal pool and grassland habitats. It is a federally listed threatened species and it is listed as an endangered species on the state level. "Brodiaea filifolia" is a perennial producing an inflorescence 20 to 30 centimeters tall which bears
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Brodiaea


Triteleia". The latter two genera were once included as part of the genus "Brodiaea". The monophyly of "Brodiaea" as presently defined is not entirely certain. It might be intermixed with "Dichelostemma". , the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families lists the following 17 species. English common names are from the "Flora of North America". Numerous other names have been coined using the name "Brodiaea," referring to species now regarded as better suited to other genera "(Androstephium Beauverdia Dandya Dichelostemma Leucocoryne
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Brodiaea jolonensis


Brodiaea jolonensis, known by the common name chaparral brodiaea, is a species of flowering plant in the cluster-lily family. The bulb is native to the coast and coastal mountain ranges of the southern half of California and of northern Baja California. Locations include the southern California Coast Ranges, the Transverse Ranges, the Peninsular Ranges, and the Channel Islands of California. "Brodiaea jolonensis" is a perennial producing an inflorescence up to about 15 centimeters tall bearing blue-purple flowers on pedicels a few centimeters long. Each flower
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Brodiaea pallida


Brodiaea pallida is a rare species of flowering plant in the cluster-lily genus known by the common name Chinese Camp brodiaea. "Brodiaea pallida" is endemic to California, where it is known from a two populations along the border between Tuolumne and Calaveras Counties. The first population is at the Type locality near Chinese Camp and contains a varying number of individuals which has been estimated at 600 to 5000. This population is limited to a 65-acre tract of land which is privately owned. The plant was federally listed as a threatened
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Brodiaea kinkiensis


Brodiaea kinkiensis is a species of "Brodiaea" also with the common name San Clemente Island brodiaea. This flower is endemic to San Clemente Island, one of the Channel Islands of California. It has one cylindrical leaf alongside a tall stem which bears an inflorescence of one to several bell-shaped blooms. Each flower has six petallike tepals in shades of light purple with darker purple longitudinal stripes or streaks. The fruit is a capsule containing black seeds. This flower is not considered endangered, but it is of some concern since
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Brodiaea stellaris


Brodiaea stellaris is a species of flowering plant in the cluster-lily genus known by the common name starflower brodiaea. The bulb is endemic to northern California, where it grows on the serpentine soils of the North California Coast Ranges. Flowering peaks in May "Brodiaea stellaris" is a perennial that produces a short inflorescence only a few centimeters tall which bears flowers on pedicels. Each flower has six blue-purple tepals up to 1.5 centimeters long. At the center of the flower are large white sterile stamens called staminodes which surround
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Taxonomic rank


not to say that a taxon at any other rank may not be sharply defined, or that any species is guaranteed to be sharply defined. It varies from case to case. Ideally, a taxon is intended to represent a clade, that is, the phylogeny of the organisms under discussion, but this is not a requirement. A classification in which all taxa have formal ranks cannot adequately reflect knowledge about phylogeny. Since taxon names are dependent on ranks in traditional Linnaean systems of classification, taxa without ranks cannot be
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Brodiaea


wanted to circumscribe families narrowly in the order Asparagales. When the APG III system was published in 2009, the former Themidaceae was treated as a subfamily, Brodiaeoideae, of the family Asparagaceae sensu lato. Some sources, such as ITIS, continue to use the polyphyletic groups of obsolete taxonomic systems. Other sources, such as the Angiosperm Phylogeny Website mostly follow the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. Brodiaea (or brodeia) is also used as a common name to refer to three genera, "Brodiaea", "Dichelostemma", and "
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Brodiaea


", naming the genus "Brodiaea" in honour of Scottish botanist James Brodie. Formal publication did not occur, however, until Smith's presentation went to print in 1810. George Boulger, writing in the "Dictionary of National Biography", says that Smith's actions were deliberately intended to deprive Salisbury of credit for the genus. If this was Smith's intention it was successful, since although Salisbury's genus name "Hookera" has priority over Smith's name "Brodiaea", names as similar as "Hookera"
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The Paradisus Londinensis


Smith's deliberate intention to suppress Salisbury's botanical names by giving a moss a confusingly similar name and by renaming "Hookera" to "Brodiaea", he was, initially at least, successful. James Britten, writing much later in 1886, argued that the then established name "Brodiaea" should be replaced by "Hookera", which had priority. (He also showed how many of Salisbury's other names had been ignored.) However, Smith's "Hookeria" and "Brodiaea" had become so widely used
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Brodiaea


Nothoscordum Tristagma Triteleia Triteleiopsis)." "Brodiaea" species are confined to western North America, from British Columbia in the north, through the West Coast of the United States region, to northwestern Mexico in the south. The majority of species are endemic to California. Many are adapted to serpentine soils or other soils with particular chemical compositions, resulting in limited distributions and several rare and endangered species. An example is "Brodiaea pallida", known only from two populations along the border between Tuolumne County and Calaveras County, California
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Form (botany)


In botanical nomenclature, a form ("forma", plural "formae") is one of the "secondary" taxonomic ranks, below that of variety, which in turn is below that of species; it is an infraspecific taxon. If more than three ranks are listed in describing a taxon, the "classification" is being specified, but only three parts make up the "name" of the taxon: a genus name, a specific epithet, and an infraspecific epithet. The abbreviation "f." or the
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Infraspecific name


In botany, an infraspecific name is the scientific name for any taxon below the rank of species, i.e. an infraspecific taxon. (A "taxon", plural "taxa", is a group of organisms to be given a particular name.) The scientific names of botanical taxa are regulated by the "International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants" (ICN). This specifies a 'three part name' for infraspecific taxa, plus a 'connecting term' to indicate the rank of the name
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Nepenthes insignis


N. insignis" lacks a neck completely. Furthermore, "N. insignis" has shorter peristome teeth than "N. sibuyanensis" (1 mm versus 5 mm). The pitchers of "N. sibuyanensis" also differ in shape, being ovate or slightly infundibulate. A putative hybrid between "N. insignis" and "N. mirabilis" was found by members of the 1994 field trip to New Guinea. The plant was growing at an altitude of around 500 m. In Papua, "N. insignis" is commonly sympatric with "N. ampullaria
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Taxon


In biology, a taxon (plural taxa; back-formation from "taxonomy") is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular name and given a particular ranking, especially if and when it is accepted or becomes established. It is not uncommon, however, for taxonomists to remain at odds over what belongs to a taxon and the criteria used for inclusion. If a taxon is given
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Name-bearing type


group" ranks consist of just the species and subspecies. (Note: a "species group" defined as a taxon, rather than as a category of ranks, has an unofficial rank, one of several such ranks between the subgenus and species levels sometimes used by zoologists in taxa with many species; see Taxonomic rank.) The name-bearing type of a species-group taxon (hereafter "species" for brevity) is an actual specimen or set of specimens; the "Code" recommends that great care should
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Nassodonta insignis


Nassodonta insignis is a species of brackish water snail, with gills and an operculum, a gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae. "Nassodonta insignis" is the type species of the genus "Nassodonta". Apparently confined to the southern coasts of India inshallow, brackish water. Reported by Preston from Cochin (Kochi) backwaters near Ernakulam. Smith (1895) pointed out that the original locality indication of "Nassodonta insignis" was “Peiho river, China”, and stated that on the label accompanying the type is written “
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Botanical nomenclature


taxon (see correct name) and if a new name may (or must) be coined. Plant taxonomy is an empirical science, a science that determines what constitutes a particular taxon (taxonomic grouping, plural: taxa): e.g. "What plants belong to this species?" and "What species belong to this genus?". The definition of the limits of a taxon is called its 'circumscription'. For a particular taxon, if two taxonomists agree exactly on its circumscription, rank and position (i.e. the
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Nepenthes insignis


Nepenthes insignis is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to New Guinea and surrounding islands. The specific epithet "insignis" is Latin for "distinguished" or "remarkable". The first known collection of "N. insignis" was made by August Adriaan Pulle on November 9, 1912. The specimen, "Pulle 277", was collected in southwestern New Guinea at the "[b]order of the Beaufort River" at an altitude of 80 m. It includes male floral material and is deposited at the Bogor Botanical Gardens (formerly the Herbarium
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Nepenthes insignis


identified as "N. papuana" that grow at 575 m altitude. One natural hybrid with "N. mirabilis" has been recorded. "Nepenthes insignis" is listed as Vulnerable on the 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The prey of "N. insignis" appears to consist almost solely of big-winged cockroaches. It has been suggested that these nocturnal insects are attracted by odour produced by the plant. "Nepenthes insignis" has been used in a study concerning the carnivory of "Nepenthes" and their production of the
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Cameroon scaly-tail


and an early Eocene divergence of the "Z. insignis" lineage. These results were used to justify a taxonomic revision that erected the new rodent family Zenkerellidae in which "Z. insignis" is the only living species. The anomalures, including "Z. insignis", are unique among rodents in having a set of scales on the ventral surface of the base of the tail. These scales reportedly provide traction when climbing trees. "Z. insignis" is the only anomalure that lacks patagia (membranes that span between the forelimbs and hindlimbs
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Nepenthes sibuyanensis


, its pitchers bear a pair of well developed fringed wings. "Nepenthes sibuyanensis" has also been compared to "N. insignis". The former produces one-flowered pedicels, whereas those of "N. insignis" are two-flowered. The pitcher mouth of "N. sibuyanensis" is almost horizontal, compared to oblique in the latter. In addition, the peristome of "N. sibuyanensis" forms a short neck, while "N. insignis" lacks a neck completely. Furthermore, "N. insignis" has shorter peristome teeth
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Buchanania insignis


Buchanania insignis is a tree of Borneo in the cashew and sumac family Anacardiaceae. The specific epithet "" is from the Latin meaning "remarkable". "Buchanania insignis" grows as a tree up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to . Its smooth bark is grey-white. The flowers are white. The sublentiform fruits ripen green, tinged red, and measure up to long. "Buchanania insignis" grows naturally in Borneo and the Philippines. Its habitat is lowland forests, sometimes tidal swamps, from sea
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Schizobranchia insignis


or shadow, the tentacular crown can be quickly withdrawn entirely within the tube, by retractor muscles. Ciliated radioles (feathery tentacles) collect planktonic particles, which are trapped in mucus and carried to the mouth. "S. insignis" has been found to accumulate dissolved carbon exuded by an alga. For feeding and respiration, "S. insignis" reportedly passes 70 ml/h/g animal (fresh weight) of water through the tentacular crown by the cilia's movement. The hooked setae of "Schizobranchia insignis" have been
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Synonym (taxonomy)


of Zoological Nomenclature", synonyms are different scientific names of the same taxonomic rank that pertain to that same taxon. For example, a particular species could, over time, have had two or more species-rank names published for it, while the same is applicable at higher ranks such as genera, families, orders, etc. In each case, the earliest published name is called the senior synonym, while the later name is the junior synonym. In the case where two names for the same taxon have been published
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One Rank, One Pension


and 85 Indian Military Academy; and officers from the 14 Army Education Course; and twenty five officers and their families came from Jaipur. The movement continues to gain momentum, and perceptible increase in support and participation by former high-ranking officers of the armed forces, from Lt generals, Admirals, air marshals, Group Captains, and Colonels. Old veterans included Sep Ram Kishan, 93 years, Armoured Corp veteran of World War II; Sep Ram Bharose Yadav, 85 years, a blind veteran of 72 Medium Artillery;
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PhyloCode


content of a taxon, other than the type, is not specified by the rank-based codes. In contrast, under phylogenetic nomenclature, the content of taxa are delimited using a definition that is based on phylogeny (i.e., ancestry and descent) and uses specifiers (e.g., species, specimens, apomorphies) to indicate actual organisms. The formula of the definition indicates an ancestor. The defined taxon, then, is that ancestor and all of its descendants. Thus, the content of a phylogenetically defined taxon relies on
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Taxonomic rank


given names. Alternative approaches, such as using circumscriptional names, avoid this problem. There are no rules for how many species should make a genus, a family, or any other higher taxon (that is, a taxon in a category above the species level). It should be a natural group (that is, non-artificial, non-polyphyletic), as judged by a biologist, using all the information available to them. Equally ranked higher taxa in different phyla are not necessarily equivalent (e.g., it
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Brodiaea


a group of 12 genera whose affinities were the subject of much controversy until the end of the 20th century. Salisbury treated them as a family which he named Themidaceae. Others placed this group at lower taxonomic rank and usually included them in Liliaceae, Alliaceae, or Amaryllidaceae. Molecular phylogenetic studies confirmed the suspicions of many that this group was misplaced, and consequently, the family Themidaceae was resurrected in 1996. When the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group published the APG II system in 2003, Themidaceae was accepted as an optional family for those who
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Lomatium cookii


), "Deschampsia danthonioides" (annual hairgrass), "Danthonia californica" (California oatgrass), "Poa scabrella" (pine bluegrass), and "Brodiaea" spp. (brodiaeas or clusterlilies). This is a perennial herb growing 10 to 40 or 50 centimeters tall. The leaves are located around the base of the stem. They have blades up to 17 centimeters long which are intricately dissected into many small, narrow lobes. The inflorescence is an umbel bearing clusters of yellow flowers on several ascending branches.
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Brodiaea


The origin of the scientific name of the genus is somewhat tangled. Specimens of what is now called "Brodiaea" were first collected by Archibald Menzies, botanist to the Vancouver Expedition, in 1792. Menzies collected the plant from the vicinity of the Strait of Georgia, named "New Georgia" by George Vancouver. The first published reference to the plant did not give it a name. This was in James Edward Smith's 1807 "An introduction to physiological and systematical botany", where Smith used it to argue that the
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Phylogenetic nomenclature


Phylogenetic nomenclature, often called cladistic nomenclature, is a method of nomenclature for taxa in biology that uses phylogenetic definitions for taxon names as explained below. This contrasts with the traditional approach, in which taxon names are defined by a "type", which can be a specimen or a taxon of lower rank, and a description in words. Phylogenetic nomenclature is currently not regulated, but the "International Code of Phylogenetic Nomenclature" ("PhyloCode") is intended to regulate it once it is ratified. Phylogenetic nomenclature ties names
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Sarracenia rosea


this taxon in a 1993 issue of "Rhodora", the journal of the New England Botanical Club. Schnell decided to place this taxon at the rank of variety below subsp. "venosa" as "S. purpurea" var. "burkii", honoring Louis Burk as Wherry had suggested 60 years earlier. In 1999, however, botanists Robert Naczi, then a professor of biology at Northern Kentucky University, and Frederick and Roberta Case elevated the variety to species rank, naming it "Sarracenia rosea". They compiled morphological
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Brodiaeoideae


doubt. As currently circumscribed, the largest genera are "Triteleia", with 15 species, and "Brodiaea", with 14. Nine of the 12 genera are known in cultivation, but only species of "Brodiaea" and "Triteleia" are commonly grown. The following description is derived from two sources. Perennial herbs arising from a starchy corm; a new corm arising each year from the old one. Leaves linear, often fleshy, forming a closed sheath at their base. Veins parallel. Inflorescence an umbel,
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Brodiaea


tepals of liliaceous plants are sepals rather than petals: The following year, early in 1808, Richard Salisbury published a description of the first "Brodiaea" species in "The Paradisus Londinensis", naming it "Hookera coronaria", the genus name being in honour of the illustrator William Hooker. Shortly afterwards, Smith named a moss genus "Hookeria", and in April 1808, he read to the Linnean Society of London a formal description of a new genus, based on the same species as Salisbury's "Hookera coronaria
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Verticordia insignis


, section "Catocalypta" along with "V. roei", "V. apecta", "V. inclusa", "V. habrantha", "V. lehmannii" and "V. pritzelii". In the same review, George described three subspecies of "V. insignis": The specific epithet ("insignis") is a Latin word meaning "remarkable", "notable" or "eminent". This verticordia often grows in association with other species of verticordia in grey or yellow sand near rocks in heath and woodland.
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Macrostomida


The Macrostomida are a taxon of small basal free-living flatworms (Turbellaria, Platyhelminthes), which inhabit freshwater, brackish, and marine environments. The taxon name was coined by Josef Meixner (1924). There are currently about 260 named species in this taxon. As is the case for many other taxa, the taxonomic rank of Macrostomida is not very clear. Macrostomidans are small (~0.5 to 5 mm in length), and generally highly transparent microturbellarians, usually round in cross section, and with only the largest forms
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Type (biology)


specimens. The type of a genus or subgenus is a species. The type of a suprageneric taxon (e.g., family, etc.) is a genus. Names higher than superfamily rank do not have types. A "name-bearing type" is a specimen or image that "provides the objective standard of reference whereby the application of the name of a nominal taxon can be determined." Although in reality biologists may examine many specimens (when available) of a new taxon before writing an official published species description,
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Correct name


there are two or more legitimate names for the same taxon (with the same circumscription, position and rank), then the correct name is the one which has priority, i.e. it was published earliest, although names may be conserved if they have been very widely used. Validly published names other than the correct name are called synonyms. Since taxonomists may disagree as to the circumscription, position or rank of a taxon, there can be more than one correct name for a particular plant. These may also be called synonyms.
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Banksia aquilonia


geographically distinct from other infraspecific taxa. They also noted that there were no intermediate plants between what was then known as "B. integrifolia" var. "aquilonia" and other populations of "B. integrifolia". On this basis they would have liked to promote it to species rank, but did not because their inferred phylogeny suggested that this taxon arose from within "B. integrifolia". They were unwilling to render "B. integrifolia" paraphyletic by elevating this taxon to species rank, and they were equally unwilling to elevate all four
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Drosera gigantea


geniculata", that grows to tall in black sandy soils near Perth and to its south. Jan Schlauer disagreed with Marchant and Lowrie's decision to give the new taxon a rank of subspecies and thus published a new combination of the taxon at the rank of variety in a 1996 issue of the "Carnivorous Plant Newsletter". He argued that subspecies should be reserved for those occasions where allopatric, or geographically isolated, speciation occurred and varieties are best used in cases where sympatric speciation is suspected. Others disagree with this assessment,
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Kew Rule


about considerable upheaval in botanical nomenclature. Many new species names were coined to resurrect older epithets, for example, in 1917 Willis Jepson wrote: ""The plant so long known as "Brodiaea grandiflora" Smith ... [was] first published as "Hookera coronaria" Salisbury (1806). The correct name, then, is "Brodiaea coronaria" Jepson, "n. comb."" Names that had previously been conserved to improve the stability of well-known plant names often now no longer required conservation, and other
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Chlorogalum purpureum


tarweed ("Holocarpha virgata"), as well as another soap plant species, wavyleaf soap plant ("Chlorogalum pomeridianum"). Camatta Canyon amole grows in dry, pebbly, red clay soils; though some sources state this plant is part of the serpentine soils flora, it is actually more often found in a unique form of laterite, and never serpentine. Floral associates include crown brodiaea ("Brodiaea coronaria"), bluedicks ("Dichelostemma capitatum)", winecup clarkia ("Clarkia purpurea"), and
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Triteleia bridgesii


The triplet lily Triteleia bridgesii (previously "Brodiaea bridgesii") is known by the common name Bridges' brodiaea. It is found in the foothills and low elevation mountains of California and Oregon, often in areas of serpentine soil. It is an attractive perennial flower often planted as an ornamental. The plant sends up long, erect green stems which branch near the top into several smaller stems which bear the blooms. The flowers are bright purple or lavender, tubular at first and then opening into six-pointed star shapes.
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Schizobranchia insignis


and pliable. The tentacular crown is uniform orange, red, mauve, tan, brown, grey, or green in color. Among sabellids of the Pacific Northwest, "S. insignis" is unique in that all radioles are dichotomously branched at least once. Radioles of "Eudistylia polymorpha" are not branched, and only a few of the radioles of "E. vancouveri" are branched. "S. insignis" is free-spawning, releasing gametes into the water column for fertilization. If disturbed by touch, water movement,
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Anaspidea


somewhat resemble the ears of a hare. Many older textbooks and websites refer to this suborder as Anaspidea. The original author Paul Henri Fischer described the taxon Anaspidea at unspecified rank above family. In 1925 Johannes Thiele established the taxon Anaspidea as a suborder. Since the taxon Anaspidea was not based on an existing genus, this name is no longer available according to the rules of the ICZN. Anaspidea has been replaced in the new Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005) by the clade Aplysiomorpha. The scientific name
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Agrionoptera insignis allogenes


Agrionoptera insignis allogenes known as the red swampdragon is a subspecies of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Australia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and possibly New Caledonia. The usual habitat of "Agrionoptera insignis allogenes" is in the vicinity of shaded ponds, creeks and swamps. It is of medium size (wingspan 70mm, length 40mm), with prominent yellow and black markings on its synthorax, and a reddish or orange abdomen with a black tip. The frons is a bright metallic green.
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Euretaster insignis


Euretaster insignis, commonly known as the striking sea star, is a species of starfish in the family Pterasteridae found in the central west Pacific Ocean. It is one of only three species in the order Velatida to be found in shallow water in the tropics. The young are brooded in a cavity underneath a "supradorsal" membrane. This starfish was first described in 1882 by marine biologist Percy Sladen as "Retaster insignis", "Retaster" being a small segregate genus of "Pteraster". In 1940, the genus had
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Nepenthes insignis


Camp (sheet 13669). Both are deposited at the Bogor Botanical Gardens. It appears that "N. insignis" was knowingly observed in the wild only in 1994 by four members of a field trip to New Guinea: W. Baumgartl, B. Kistler, H. Rischer, and A. Wistuba. A report on the group's findings was published in the "Carnivorous Plant Newsletter" the following year. "Nepenthes insignis" is a weak climber. The stem is usually around 50 to 80 cm long and up to 7 mm in
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Nepenthes insignis


allelochemical plumbagin. It was shown that -alanine fed "in vitro" to the pitchers of "N. insignis" is used to build up plumbagin, but is not incorporated into rossoliside and plumbaside A. The results suggest that these compounds are used for storage and have very low turnover rates. B. H. Danser suggested that "N. insignis" is related to "N. merrilliana" from the Philippines. He placed both species in the "Insignes" clade, the members of which are characterised by coarse stems, large leaves, sparse indumentums
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Nepenthes insignis


, sessile leaves, and lids without appendages. "Nepenthes insignis" has also been compared to "N. sibuyanensis", another Philippine endemic. It can be distinguished from that species on the basis of a number of morphological features. The former produces two-flowered pedicels, whereas those of "N. sibuyanensis" are one-flowered. The pitcher mouth of "N. insignis" is oblique, compared to almost horizontal in the latter. In addition, the peristome of "N. sibuyanensis" forms a short neck, while "
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Verticordia insignis


Verticordia insignis is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an open, irregularly-branched shrub with small leaves and heads of relatively large pink or white and pink flowers on the ends of the branches in spring. "Verticordia insignis" is an open, irregularly-branched shrub which grows to high. Its leaves are linear to elliptic in shape, roughly triangular in cross-section, long with a rounded end. Leaves near the flowers tend
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Macleania insignis


an edible fruit that is purple and lightly sweet. In a natural setting plants within the "Macleania" clade are pollinated by hummingbirds. The ability of a plant to attract a pollinator impacts its level of reproductive success. Macleania are found in regions of cloud forest in Central and South America, specifically Mexico, Costa Rica, and Colombia. "Macleania insignis" is considered to be a desirable and attractive greenhouse plant, it can be found for sale but is rare. "M. insignis" prefers moderate greenhouse conditions and partial
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Trachelyopterus insignis


Trachelyopterus insignis is a species of catfish from the freshwater driftwood catfish family, Auchenipteridae. It is commonly found in rivers of northern South America, where it is called the chivo (lit. "goat"), the rengue, or the doncella (lit. "maiden"). The species was formally described in 1878 by the Austrian zoologist Franz Steindachner from Colombia's Rio Magdelena. Steindachner originally placed "T. insignis" in the genus "Auchenipterus", another group of driftwood catfishes, and it has also been moved
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Phylogenetic nomenclature


rank changed, even if it has precisely the same members (i.e. the same circumscription); and it is logically inconsistent with all taxa being monophyletic. Especially in recent decades (due to advances in phylogenetics), taxonomists have named many "nested" taxa (i.e. taxa which are contained inside other taxa). No system of nomenclature attempts to name every clade; this would be particularly difficult in traditional nomenclature since every named taxon must be given a lower rank than any named taxon in which it is nested, so the
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Triteleia hyacinthina


Triteleia hyacinthina is a species of flowering plant known by the common names white brodiaea, white tripletlily, hyacinth brodiaea, and fool's onion. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to Idaho to central California. Its habitat includes grassland and vernally moist areas such as meadows and vernal pools. It is a perennial herb growing from a corm. It produces two or three basal leaves up to long by wide. The inflorescence arises on an erect stem up to tall and bears an umbel-like cluster of many
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Brodiaea pallida


species in 1998. In the year 2000, a second population was discovered 24 kilometers away, and it may contain up to 10,000 individuals. The species is threatened by development of its habitat. "Brodiaea pallida" is a perennial producing an inflorescence up to about 20 centimeters tall bearing pale purple flowers on short pedicels. Each flower has six strongly curving tepals about a centimeter long. In the center of the flower are three erect white, notch-tipped sterile stamens called staminodes, each about as long as the tepals.
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Chinese Camp, California


is the location of the last remaining known population of the federally listed threatened plant species "Brodiaea pallida", the Chinese Camp brodiaea. Chinese Camp is the remnant of a notable California Gold Rush mining town. The settlement was first known as "Camp Washington" or "Washingtonville" and one of the few remaining streets is Washington Street. Some of the very first Chinese laborers arriving in California in 1849 were driven from neighboring Camp Salvado and resettled here, and the area started to become known as "Chinee" or "
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Triteleia


separate family Themidaceae). Other modern authors place it in the family Alliaceae. Both these families are in the order Asparagales. About 16 species are currently recognised in "Triteleia", with several of them having well defined subspecies or varieties that have different common names. Some common species that are now placed in genus "Triteleia" were formerly placed in genus "Brodiaea", and as a consequence "brodiaea" has been incorporated into some of their common names. A 2002 phylogenetic review of related genera found four clades within
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University City, San Diego


the California gnatcatcher and California least tern which are considered endangered and listed federally as threatened species. The flora of the Rose Canyon is known for its vernal pools. The pools are located on the east end of the canyon adjacent to the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar (MCAS Miramar). Endemic endangered species have included the Orcutt's brodiaea ("Brodiaea orcuttii"), San Diego button celery ("Eryngium aristulatum parishii"), San Diego golden star ("Muilla clevelandii"), spreading navarretia ("Navarretia fossalis
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Thamnochortus insignis


Thamnochortus insignis is a species of grass-like restio of the family Restionaceae, endemic to Cape Province in South Africa. Plants are tall, grass- or reed-like tussocks with a diameter of 500 mm to 1 metre at the base and a spread of 3 metres or more at the top and up to 2,5 m tall. Male and female plants are separate and very similar when they are not flowering. "Thamnochortus insignis" grows in dense stands in the southern Cape around Albertinia. It can now be found along the
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Dracunculus (nematode)


, releasing hundreds of thousands of first-stage larvae into the water, where they can find new hosts. "D. insignis" infects dogs and wild carnivores, causing cutaneous lesions, ulcers, and sometimes heart and vertebral column lesions. Like "D. medinensis", it is also known as Guinea worm, as well as "Dragon" or "Fiery Dragon". The range of "D. insignis" is limited to North America. DNA fingerprinting can differentiate between "D. medinensis" and "D. insignis", which
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Macleania insignis


"Macleania insignis", family Ericaceae is a member of the blueberry family—its most common ancestors in North America include blueberries and cranberries. The family Ericaceae is spread across the world, with a large concentration found in South America. This plant falls within the Neotropical subgroup and then Andean clade of this family. The Psammisia II section shares the closest common ancestor to this plant, and its closest split on a family tree is shared with "Macleania coccoloboides" and M"acleania bullata". Phylogenic classification of "M. insignis"
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Black house spider


The black house spider or common black spider ("Badumna insignis") is a common species of cribellate Australian spider, introduced to New Zealand and Japan. A closely related species, "Badumna longinqua", the grey house spider, has a similar distribution, but has also been introduced to the Americas. Ludwig Carl Christian Koch described "Badumna insignis" in 1872. "B. insignis" is a dark, robust spider. The female grows up to 18 mm, with a 30 mm legspan. As with most spiders
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Brugmansia insignis


Brugmansia insignis is a South American species of angel's trumpet with large, fragrant flowers. The IUCN has listed this species as Extinct in the Wild, although like the other members of its genus its survival has been ensured by its popularity as an ornamental plant. "Brugmansia insignis" are shrubs or small trees reaching up to in height. The large, nodding, funnel-shaped flowers come in shades of white and pink. The flowers have a shape very similar to "Brugmansia suaveolens", but can be differentiated by
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Missulena insignis


Missulena insignis, commonly known as the lesser red-headed mouse spider, is a species of spider belonging to the family Actinopodidae native to Australia. The species name is derived from the Latin "insignis" "mark". The species was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1877, as "Eriodon insigne". Separately, William Joseph Rainbow described a male collected from Menindie, New South Wales as "Actinopus formosus" in 1896, "formosus" being Latin for "handsome/beautiful". H. Womersley in
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Euretaster insignis


, which opens and closes periodically. The membrane has a reticulated pattern of ridges and small conical protrusions. It is patterned in some combination of red, white and brown. "Euretaster insignis" is native to the tropical western central Pacific Ocean from the intertidal zone down to about . It is found on coral reefs, rocky coasts, sand and muddy rubble. The sexes are separate in "Euretaster insignis". Instead of being planktonic, the developing embryos are brooded in the supradorsal cavity, and even receive nourishment from the
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Red Hills (Tuolumne County)


congdonii") and the Red Hills soaproot ("Chlorogalum grandiflorum") are locally common throughout the Red Hills favoring north slopes and ridgetops respectively. Congdon's lomatium is only known from the Red Hills and the Peoria Valley area. Red Hills soaproot is also found in El Dorado County, California on serpentine and gabbro. An additional species proposed for federal listing occurs on private lands just west of Chinese Camp and within a mile of the public land. Chinese Camp brodiaea ("Brodiaea pallida") grows near a low gradient
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Nepenthes insignis


inner surface is bluish and pruinose and may or may not be spotted. "Nepenthes insignis" is endemic to Western New Guinea and a number of nearby islands in Cenderawasih Bay. It has an altitudinal distribution of 0–850 m above sea level. In the southern part of the Lake Plains region of New Guinea it has been recorded from elevations of between 115 and 800 m. A smaller form of this species is also found near sea-level on the island of Biak. "Nepenthes insignis" occurs in dense forest and on foothills
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Cameroon scaly-tail


). Anomalures that possess patagia are able to glide between trees. Thus, "Z. insignis" is unable to glide. The divergence of the "Z. insignis" lineage from other extant anomalures apparently occurred before the evolution of anomalure gliding. Gliding is a relatively rare adaptation that has independently evolved in three lineages of extant placental mammals (anomalures, colugos, and flying squirrels). "Z. insignis" has ashy-grey pelage and bushy black tail hair. Tufts of short, course, and spikey hairs are located on
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Schizobranchia insignis


Schizobranchia insignis is a marine feather duster worm. It may be commonly known as the split-branch feather duster, split-plume feather duster, and the feather duster worm. It may be found from Alaska to Central California, living on pilings and rocks, intertidal to 46 m. It is particularly abundant on the underside of wharves in Puget Sound, Washington, and on wharves at Boston Harbor marina. Specimens of "S. insignis" are generally 10–20 cm long, and 5–10 mm in diameter, with tubes which are whitish
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Trachelyopterus insignis


6.0–7.2 as well as water between , temperatures common for waters at tropical latitudes It can be found in rivers of all sizes, as well as smaller creeks and floodplains. Like many other members of the driftwood catfishes, "T. insignis" is nocturnal, hiding in logs during the daytime, and venturing outside at night to feed. According to the IUCN, "T. insignis" is not currently threatened in any specific way, nor have any actions been taken to ensure its survival. Other studies have found it to have a
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Synonym (taxonomy)


other purposes, if a researcher is interested in consulting or compiling all currently known information regarding a taxon, some of this (including species descriptions, distribution, ecology and more) may well have been published under names now regarded as outdated (i.e., synonyms) and so it is again useful to know a list of historic synonyms which may have been used for a given current (valid) taxon name. Objective synonyms refer to taxa with the same type and same rank (more or less the same taxon, although circumscription
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Nepenthes insignis


include floral material. B. H. Danser formally described "N. insignis" in his seminal monograph "The Nepenthaceae of the Netherlands Indies", published in 1928. The description was based solely on herbarium material and Danser did not see the species in its natural habitat. Danser designated "Pulle 277" as the type specimen. Two further collections of "N. insignis" were made by Leonard John Brass in March 1939, 4 km south west of Bernhard Camp, Idenburg River (sheet 13379) and 8 km south west of Bernhard
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World Qualification Series (2009)


18 - Aug 23" 30th Anniversary of the Lacanau Pro and good conditions this year. Surf, concerts, events scheduled. Check out the video for a summary of the event http://vimeo.com/6994555 "Aug 25 - Aug 30" "Sep 01 - Sep 06" "Sep 01 - Sep 06" "Sep 04 - Sep 06" "Sep 09 - Sep 12" "Sep 10 - Sep 13" "Sep 08 - Sep 13" "Sep 15 - Sep 20" "Sep 16 - Sep 22" "Sep
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List of 1982–83 NBA season transactions


1982 Oct 2, 1982 Oct 1, 1982 Sep 30, 1982 Sep 29, 1982 Sep 28, 1982 Sep 27, 1982 Sep 24, 1982 Sep 22, 1982 Sep 20, 1982 Sep 19, 1982 Sep 18, 1982 Sep 17, 1982 Sep 15, 1982 Sep 14, 1982 Sep 13, 1982 Sep 10, 1982 Sep 9, 1982 Sep 7, 1982 Sep 2, 1982 Sep 1, 1982 Aug 31, 1982 Aug 27, 1982 Aug 26, 1982 Aug 16, 1982 Aug 8,
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Abraham Halpern


in Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve from Sep. 24, 1942 to Nov. 30, 1945 in European, North Atlantic, and Pacific theatres. Rank on discharge: Petty Officer. Served in Royal Canadian Navy, 1953-1957, as follows: Medical Officer, R.C.N. Hospital, Esquimalt, BC, July to Nov., 1953. Medical Officer, H.M.C.S. "Cayuga", Nov., 1953 to Feb., 1955 - Far East (Korea). Medical Officer, R.C.N. Hospital, Cornwallis, NS, Apr., 1955 to Sep.,
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Fauna of New Guinea


- 100,000 species and Papua New Guinea ranks 12th in the world in terms of endemism of large butterflies. The Papua Insects Foundation provides an expert resource Notable endemic insect species include "Ornithoptera paradisea", "Ornithoptera chimaera", "Papilio weymeri", "Graphium weiskei", "Ideopsis hewitsonii", "Taenaris catops", "Parantica rotundata", "Parantica clinias", "Rosenbergia rufolineata", "Mecopus doryphorus", "Mecopus serrirostris", "Sphingnotus mirabilis", "Sphingnotus insignis", "Belionota
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Taxon


any biological domain, but traditionally it was always used for animals, whereas "Division" was traditionally often used for plants, fungi, etc. A prefix is used to indicate a ranking of lesser importance. The prefix "super-" indicates a rank above, the prefix "sub-" indicates a rank below. In zoology the prefix "infra-" indicates a rank below "sub-". For instance, among the additional ranks of class are superclass, subclass and infraclass. Rank is relative, and restricted to a particular
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Validly published name


a particular taxon and rank. Nevertheless, invalid names ("nomen invalidum", "nom. inval.") are sometimes in use. This may occur when a taxonomist finds and recognises a taxon and thinks of a name, but delays publishing it in an adequate manner. A common reason for this is that a taxonomist intends to write a "magnum opus" that provides an overview of the group, rather than a series of small papers. Another reason is that the code of nomenclature changes with time, and
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Aromobatidae


The Aromobatidae are a family of frogs native to Central and South America. They are sometimes referred to as cryptic forest frogs. They are the sister taxon of the Dendrobatidae, the poison dart frogs, but are not as toxic as most dendrobatids are. The Aromobatidae were separated from the Dendrobatidae only in 2006, and some sources continue to treat these frogs as part of the Dendrobatidae. However, their position as the sister taxon is well supported, and the question is primarily about whether they should be ranked as a family or
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Ozimops


30. The variation to this is the loss of a tooth in mature individuals, the upper anterior premolar, at one or both sides of the jaw. The taxon was first published as subgenus of "Mormopterus" in 2014, separating Australian groups whose diversity was reviewed and described as new species. The content of the new taxon was established or formerly cryptic taxa of Indo-Papuan species and a centre of diversity at the Australian mainland. This was elevated to the rank of genus in 2015. The arrangement of the genus
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Taxon


coined a century before from the Greek components "τάξις" (taxis, meaning arrangement) and "-νομία" (-nomia meaning method). For plants, it was proposed by Herman Johannes Lam in 1948, and it was adopted at the VII International Botanical Congress, held in 1950. The Glossary of the "International Code of Zoological Nomenclature" (1999) defines a A taxon can be assigned a taxonomic rank, usually (but not necessarily) when it is given a formal name. "Phylum" applies formally to
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Autonym (botany)


belonged to the species (and are not included in the newly described taxon) now become a new infraspecific taxon. But as neither the type nor the final epithet has changed, there is no need for a change in author citation. The same goes for a subdivision of a genus. If a botanist creates a new subdivision of a genus, for example by dividing a large genus into two or more subgenera, sections, or series, then a new subdivision of the genus at each of the new ranks will share the
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Monera


Monera () (Greek - μονήρης (monḗrēs), "single", "solitary") is a kingdom that contains unicellular organisms with a prokaryotic cell organization (having no nuclear membrane), such as bacteria. They are single-celled organisms with no true nuclear membrane (prokaryotic organisms). The taxon Monera was first proposed as a phylum by Ernst Haeckel in 1866. Subsequently, the phylum was elevated to the rank of kingdom in 1925 by Édouard Chatton. The last commonly accepted mega-classification with the taxon
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September 1941 lunar eclipse


A partial lunar eclipse took place on Friday, September 5, 1941. It was a shallow partial lunar eclipse, with less than 10% of the Moon covered in Earth's shadow. Aug 31, 1941 = Sunday Sep 1, 1941 = Monday Sep 2, 1941 = Tuesday Sep 3, 1941 = Wednesday Sep 4, 1941 = Thursday Sep 5, 1941 = Friday Sep 6, 1941 = Saturday Sep 7, 1941 = Sunday Sep 8, 1941 = Monday Sep 9, 1941 = Tuesday Sep 10, 1941
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