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Open Nomenclature in the biodiversity era

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Sigovini M, Keppel E, Tagliapietra D. 2016. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 7(10): 1217-1225

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aff.

  • Short for 'affinis', meaning 'related to'. It usually flags an animal that is close to a named species but probably not the same one. (at Abstract)

cf.

  • Latin for 'compare with'. 'Folsomia cf. candida' means the animal resembles F. candida but the identification is not confirmed. This site always reads cf. as unconfirmed. (at Abstract)

Open nomenclature

  • The set of qualifiers such as cf., aff. and sp. that mark an identification as uncertain or provisional. They have no single agreed meaning, so each use needs a clear definition. (at Abstract)

sp.

  • Short for 'species' when the species is not identified. 'Lobella sp.' means an animal placed in the genus Lobella without a species name. (at Abstract)