An example of natural turning on of a complex latent program in a lower taxon is discussed. From Wordnik.com. [2008 August - Telic Thoughts] Reference
Note as usual that the discovery date of a taxon is not necessarily the same as the date as when it was first named or recognised as new. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-03-01] Reference
This is O. osborni, a taxon from the Congo (first described in 1919 and given its own genus, Osteoblepharon) until recently regarded as a subspecies of O. tetraspis. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-09-01] Reference
Just came across this article on an anigmatic new taxon from the Ediacaran, reporting the discovery of the eight-armed organism Eoandromeda octobrachiata from China and Australia. From Wordnik.com. ["I don't sleep. I dream."] Reference
The new taxon is named Gamerabaena. From Wordnik.com. ["Look at everything around us. Look at everything we've done."] Reference
Each taxon should be evaluated against all the criteria. From Wordnik.com. [IUCN Red List Criteria for Endangered] Reference
Sometimes, though, what looks like a Lazarus taxon isn't. From Wordnik.com. [Lazarus, Elvis, zombies and Jimmy Hoffa] Reference
The taxon of the week is the small copper Lycaena phlaeas. From Wordnik.com. [Small copper (Lycaena phlaeas] Reference
It's been a while since Jurisdynamics last featured a taxon of the week. From Wordnik.com. [Shortia galacifolia (Oconee bell)] Reference
Rows are classified by pressure type, taxon under study, biome and region. From Wordnik.com. [Global Environment Outlook (GEO-4)~ Chapter 9] Reference
The Komodo dragon Varanus komodoensis is Jurisdynamics' holiday-season taxon. From Wordnik.com. [Varanus komodoensis] Reference
So far, most evidence leans towards the hypothesis that this is indeed a new taxon. From Wordnik.com. [The Hobbit on Darwin Day - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
A taxon is Not Evaluated when it is has not yet been evaluated against the criteria. From Wordnik.com. [IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria] Reference
Carcinization as an underlying synapomorphy for the decapod crustacean taxon Meiura. From Wordnik.com. [All that matters] Reference
A taxon is Extinct when there is no reasonable doubt that the last individual has died. From Wordnik.com. [IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria] Reference
Instead, it's a completely different taxon that has evolved to look very much like another. From Wordnik.com. [Lazarus, Elvis, zombies and Jimmy Hoffa] Reference
The taxon of the week is Felis silvestris catus, more commonly known as the domesticated cat. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-07-01] Reference
In contrast, the Linnaean taxa of "order," "class" etc. must all be used when naming a new taxon. From Wordnik.com. [A Disclaimer for Behe?] Reference
So cyanobacteria are hereby declared an official taxon of the week. posted by Jim Chen at 5:20 PM. From Wordnik.com. [Rhapsody in cyan] Reference
This grouping is not based on a single taxon, but is defined as animals lacking a vertebral column. From Wordnik.com. [Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary] Reference
With Jurisdynamics reporting in part this week from Amsterdam, the taxon of the week is genus Tulipa. From Wordnik.com. [Tulipa] Reference
The holotype of M. acetabulosus is from Mauritius and the new taxon described herein is from La Réunion. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-11-01] Reference
And a recent suggestion is the "Jimmy Hoffa taxon": so-far-undiscovered bones that must be hidden somewhere. From Wordnik.com. [Lazarus, Elvis, zombies and Jimmy Hoffa] Reference
Invertebrates do not comprise a single taxon, but are defined as a group of animals that lack a vertebral column. From Wordnik.com. [Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary] Reference
Rapid rates of speciation can occur during adaptive radiations, resulting in an increase in the species richness of a taxon. From Wordnik.com. [Species richness] Reference
The new Elephantulus taxon described herein is from the central Nama-Karoo region of Western Cape and Northern Cape Provinces. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-11-01] Reference
Accordingly, D. spurensis is reinstated as the type species of Desmatosuchus and the new Arizona specimen is assigned to this taxon. From Wordnik.com. [A detailed description of Desmatosuchus] Reference
Through colonization, the endemic Stemmacantha cynaroides is the only Canarian representative of a taxon found in the Atlas Mountains. From Wordnik.com. [Teide National Park, Spain] Reference
The Linnaean system would define the taxon 'Aves' to include all modern birds, and base this taxon on a number of shared characteristics. From Wordnik.com. [A Disclaimer for Behe?] Reference
All this is plenty to justify designating order Monotremata as the Jurisdynamics Network's taxon of the week. posted by Jim Chen at 1:05 AM. From Wordnik.com. [Monotremata] Reference
A taxon in this category may be well studied, and its biology well known, but appropriate data on abundance and/or distribution are lacking. From Wordnik.com. [IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria] Reference
Emiliani was honored by having the genus Emiliania erected as home for the taxon huxleyi, which had previously been assigned to Coccolithus. From Wordnik.com. [Emiliani, Cesare] Reference
This grouping is not based on a single taxon, but is defined as a group of animals found in the marine environment which lack a vertebral column. From Wordnik.com. [Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve] Reference
A taxon is Least Concern when it has been evaluated against the criteria and does not qualify for Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable or Near Threatened. From Wordnik.com. [IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria] Reference
A taxon is Extinct in the Wild when it is known only to survive in cultivation, in captivity or as a naturalized population (or populations) well outside the past range. From Wordnik.com. [IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria] Reference
Oh, and I had no idea that, last year, Greg Paul (a notorious taxonomic "lumper" since at least the '80s) split the taxon Iguanodon into Iguanodon, Mantellisaurus, and Dollodon. From Wordnik.com. ["But I could sleep with you there. I could sleep with you there."] Reference
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