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    Which animal or plant has the longest binomial name (genus and species)?

    Question #116350. Asked by gmackematix. (Jul 28 10 8:36 PM)


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    		Gammaracanthuskytodermogammarus loricatobaicalensis Dybowski, 1926 (amphipod; at 50 characters, the longest binomial)
    Ia io Thomas, 1902 (chinese bat; the shortest binomial, probably the only all-vowel binomial)

    http://cache.ucr.edu/~heraty/yanega.html


    Gammaracanthuskytodermogammarus loricatobaicalensis is sometimes cited as the longest binomial name—it is a kind of amphipod. However, this name, proposed by B. Dybowski, was invalidated by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_word_in_English

    How dare they invalidate Dybowski's work. Do we have to find another answer?

    Jul 28 10, 10:49 PM

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