taxonomic
Americanadjective
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Complete taxonomic descriptions of the genus and its species were published in the open-access, peer-reviewed journal ZooKeys.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
His taxonomic research is based at the UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 1, 2026
“Advancements in coral taxonomy using DNA has led to the discovery of new species of coral and better taxonomic definition,” Alliji said.
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2024
"Our study highlights the importance of resolving the taxonomic relationships of these crown-group fossils," the authors write in the study's conclusion.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2024
The real blow came twelve years later, when, as a consequence of a radical taxonomic reshuffle, lepidopterists decided that Pappachi’s moth was in fact a separate species and genus hitherto unknown to science.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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