X-Nico

unusual facts about International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature



Ancylaini

The name was fixed by an ICZN opinion to differentiate it from the Ancylini tribe of fresh-water molluscs.

Carmenelectra

In 2002, the species was named after the model and actress Carmen Electra by Neal Evenhuis, former president of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature and senior entomologist at the Hawaii Biological Survey.

Tailed tailless bat

The scientific name of this species is variously given as either A. caudifer or A. caudifera, with scientists having argued for both names on the basis of Latin grammar and of the ICZN rules on the naming of species.


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