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Homonym (biology)

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Decne. (1838). The zoological code considers even a single letter difference to be sufficient to render family-rank and genus-rank names distinct (Article 56.2), though for species names, the ICZN specifies a number of spelling variations (Article 58) that are considered to be identical.
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Both codes only consider taxa that are in their respective scope (animals for the ICZN; primarily plants for the ICN). Therefore, if an animal taxon has the same name as a plant taxon, both names are valid. Such names are called
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them; there are thousands of cases where a species epithet is identical to a genus name but not a homonym (sometimes even occurring in the genus it is identical to, such as
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Under the botanical code, names that are similar enough that they are likely to be confused are also considered to be homonymous (article 53.3). For example,
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and must be replaced with new names. It is, however, possible that if a senior homonym is archaic, and not in "prevailing usage," it may be declared a
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Hemihomonyms are possible at the species level as well, with organisms in different kingdoms sharing the same
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each of the three nomenclatural ranks (family-rank, genus-rank, and species-rank) but not
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are not homonyms). The botanical code is generally similar, but prohibits tautonyms.
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that is identical in spelling to another such name, that belongs to a different
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Scientific name that is identical in spelling to a name with a different type
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and rendered unavailable, while the junior homonym is preserved as a
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International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants
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Peckham & Peckham, 1892, and to a genus of heaths,
192:Under the zoological code, homonymy can only occur 55:is that the first such name to be published is the 284:Péron and Lesueur and to the Hawaiian lobelioid 173:J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. (1775) (now called 53:International Code of Zoological Nomenclature 8: 232:Benth. (1880) is an illegitimate homonym of 259:has been given to both a genus of spiders, 169:, is conserved against the earlier homonym 621: 311: 301:denotes both a species of fish (kingdom 575: 278:, applied to the lion's mane jellyfish 155:(or sanctioned, in the case of fungi). 123:, with Cuvier's being a junior homonym. 7: 366:(the Mount Panié kauri, a conifer) 305:) and a species of orchid (kingdom 459:(the true fig shell, a sea snail) 25: 638: 151:" and is not to be used unless 129:published the replacement name 104:had already published the name 1: 555:Glossary of scientific naming 407:(the fortescue, a waspfish) 165:L.f. (1782), in the family 159:Example: the later homonym 691: 470:(the common red-stem fig) 59:and is to be used (it is " 604:Shipunov, Alexey (2011). 379:(the small baileya moth) 623:10.11646/bionomina.4.1.3 665:Zoological nomenclature 119:Forster's use thus has 660:Botanical nomenclature 645:List of valid homonyms 255:For example, the name 412:Centropogon australis 401:Centropogon australis 295:binomial nomenclature 188:Limits and exceptions 436:Cuspidaria cuspidata 425:Cuspidaria cuspidata 394:(a desert marigold) 444:Erysimum cuspidatum 274:Another example is 214:and the genus name 89:proposed the genus 63:"); any others are 675:Taxonomy (biology) 564:validly published 546: 545: 541: 530: 517: 506: 493: 482: 469: 458: 441: 440:(M. Bieb.) Takht. 430: 417: 406: 389: 384:Baileya australis 378: 373:Baileya australis 365: 354: 341: 330: 16:(Redirected from 682: 643:Data related to 642: 628: 627: 625: 601: 595: 594: 592: 590: 580: 539: 536:Tritonia pallida 528: 525:Tritonia pallida 515: 512:Orestias elegans 504: 501:Orestias elegans 491: 488:Gaussia princeps 481:(T. Scott, 1894) 480: 477:Gaussia princeps 467: 456: 439: 428: 415: 404: 387: 376: 363: 352: 339: 336:Adesmia muricata 329:(Linnaeus, 1758) 328: 325:Adesmia muricata 312: 299:Orestias elegans 297:. For instance, 179:, in the family 93:in 1797 for the 51:The rule in the 40:is a name for a 21: 690: 689: 685: 684: 683: 681: 680: 679: 670:Junior homonyms 650: 649: 647:at Wikispecies 636: 631: 603: 602: 598: 588: 586: 582: 581: 577: 573: 551: 531:(a nudibranch) 464:Ficus variegata 453:Ficus variegata 446:(a wallflower) 418:(a bellflower) 392:B. multiradiata 360:Agathis montana 353:Shestakov, 1932 349:Agathis montana 245: 226: 203:Gorilla gorilla 190: 139:Similarly, the 76:nomen protectum 65:junior homonyms 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 688: 686: 678: 677: 672: 667: 662: 652: 651: 635: 634:External links 632: 630: 629: 596: 574: 572: 569: 568: 567: 557: 550: 547: 544: 543: 532: 529:Stimpson, 1855 520: 519: 508: 496: 495: 484: 472: 471: 460: 448: 447: 432: 420: 419: 408: 396: 395: 380: 368: 367: 356: 344: 343: 332: 320: 319: 316: 244: 241: 225: 222: 189: 186: 185: 184: 137: 136: 135: 134: 124: 117: 108:in 1777 for a 98: 95:spiny anteater 57:senior homonym 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 687: 676: 673: 671: 668: 666: 663: 661: 658: 657: 655: 648: 646: 641: 633: 624: 619: 615: 611: 607: 600: 597: 585: 579: 576: 570: 565: 561: 558: 556: 553: 552: 548: 538: 537: 533: 527: 526: 522: 521: 514: 513: 509: 503: 502: 498: 497: 490: 489: 485: 479: 478: 474: 473: 466: 465: 461: 455: 454: 450: 449: 445: 438: 437: 433: 429:(Olivi, 1792) 427: 426: 422: 421: 414: 413: 409: 405:(White, 1790) 403: 402: 398: 397: 393: 386: 385: 381: 377:(Grote, 1881) 375: 374: 370: 369: 362: 361: 357: 351: 350: 346: 345: 338: 337: 333: 327: 326: 322: 321: 317: 314: 313: 310: 308: 304: 300: 296: 291: 289: 288: 283: 282: 277: 272: 270: 269: 264: 263: 258: 253: 251: 242: 240: 237: 236: 231: 223: 221: 219: 218: 213: 209: 205: 204: 199: 195: 187: 182: 178: 177: 172: 168: 164: 163: 158: 157: 156: 154: 150: 146: 145:later homonym 142: 132: 128: 125: 122: 118: 115: 111: 107: 103: 99: 96: 92: 88: 85: 84: 83:For example: 82: 81: 80: 78: 77: 72: 71: 70:nomen oblitum 66: 62: 58: 54: 49: 47: 43: 39: 35: 34: 19: 637: 616:(1): 65–72. 613: 609: 599: 587:. 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DC. 331:(a beetle) 230:Astrostemma 167:Leguminosae 18:Preoccupied 654:Categories 571:References 542:(an iris) 181:Salicaceae 114:moray eels 610:Bionomina 540:Ker Gawl. 494:(a palm) 355:(a wasp) 290:Gaudich. 171:Myroxylon 162:Myroxylon 153:conserved 100:However, 549:See also 492:H.Wendl. 364:de Laub. 303:Animalia 217:Ranoidea 212:Ranoidea 208:tautonym 133:in 1811. 121:priority 589:14 June 416:Gleason 315:Animal 307:Plantae 198:between 176:Xylosma 127:Illiger 106:Echidna 102:Forster 91:Echidna 38:homonym 33:biology 560:Isonym 318:Plant 287:Cyanea 281:Cyanea 276:Cyanea 194:within 87:Cuvier 516:Ridl. 468:Blume 442:syn. 390:syn. 388:Rydb. 268:Erica 262:Erica 257:Erica 110:genus 61:valid 46:taxon 42:taxon 591:2013 147:is " 36:, a 618:doi 271:L. 252:. 112:of 48:. 30:In 656:: 612:. 608:. 566:). 183:). 79:. 626:. 620:: 614:4 593:. 116:. 97:. 20:)

Index

Preoccupied
biology
taxon
taxon
International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
valid
nomen oblitum
nomen protectum
Cuvier
spiny anteater
Forster
genus
moray eels
priority
Illiger
International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants
illegitimate
conserved
Myroxylon
Leguminosae
Xylosma
Salicaceae
Gorilla gorilla
tautonym
Ranoidea
Ranoidea
Asterostemma
Erica
Erica
Cyanea

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