WILD 3580 1st Edition Lecture 3Outline of Last Lecture I. ClassificationII. Binomial NomenclatureIII. Scientific Names IV. Nomenclature RulesV. Describing a new species Outline of Current Lecture I. Describing and Naming a new species II. Name changeIII. Systematics Current LectureI. Describing and Naming a new species a. Collect voucher specimens i. Typed specimens- voucher specimens designed as the representative specimens for a new speciesii. Holotypes- single specimens iii. Syntypes- a series of specimens iv. Lectotype- representative type out of collectionv. Paratypes- additional specimens not used as syntypes vi. Neotypes- substitute specimenvii. Topotypes- specimens collected later b. Make sure it is new to sciencec. Write a detailed descriptioni. External measurements and morphologyii. Details about the locationiii. Details about behavior, habitat, distribution, ect.d. Name the speciesi. Etymology- the meaning of the nameThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.e. Publish the description and name II. Name change a. Splitting-what was once considered a single species is found to be more than onespecies b. Lumping- two or more species are combined into a single speciesc. Misclassifications- assigned to a different genusd. Law of priority III. Systematicsa. Classifying biological diversity in a manner consistent with phylogenetic relationshipsi. Linnaean classification: based on similarity and difference ii. Phylogenetic classification1. Class things based on phylogenetic relationships2. Cladistics: used shared, derived charactersa. Clades- group that has the same derived
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