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  2. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties; and on the ...

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    The paper, consisting of the letter and papers, was published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 3 (20 August): 46–50. The paper consisted of a communication letter by Joseph Dalton Hooker and Charles Lyell dated 30 June 1858, giving information on the three sections of the papers.

  3. Systema Naturae - Wikipedia

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    The tenth edition of this book (1758) is considered the starting point of zoological nomenclature. [4] In 1766–1768 Linnaeus published the much enhanced 12th edition, the last under his authorship. Another again enhanced work in the same style titled "Systema Naturae" was published by Johann Friedrich Gmelin between 1788 and 1793. Since at ...

  4. Linnaean Herbarium - Wikipedia

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    The Linnaean Herbarium (herbarium code: LINN) is a historically significant collection of over 13,000 dried plant specimens assembled by Swedish taxonomist Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778). Housed at the Linnean Society of London since 1829, it forms the foundation of modern botanical nomenclature and serves as the primary reference for Linnaeus's ...

  5. Linnaean taxonomy - Wikipedia

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    The particular form of biological classification (taxonomy) set up by Carl Linnaeus, as set forth in his Systema Naturae (1735) and subsequent works. In the taxonomy of Linnaeus there are three kingdoms, divided into classes, and the classes divided into lower ranks in a hierarchical order. A term for rank-based classification of organisms, in ...

  6. Carl Linnaeus - Wikipedia

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    Carl Linnaeus[ a ] (23 May 1707 [ note 1 ] – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné, [ 3 ][ b ] was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming organisms. He is known as the "father of modern taxonomy ". [ 4 ] Many of his writings were in Latin; his ...

  7. Journal of the Linnean Society - Wikipedia

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    Journal of the Linnean Society. Journal of the Linnean Society is a series of specialised journals published by the Linnean Society of London : Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. Category:

  8. Botanical nomenclature - Wikipedia

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    Botanical nomenclature is the formal, scientific naming of plants. It is related to, but distinct from taxonomy. Plant taxonomy is concerned with grouping and classifying plants; botanical nomenclature then provides names for the results of this process. The starting point for modern botanical nomenclature is Linnaeus ' Species Plantarum of 1753.

  9. Kingdom (biology) - Wikipedia

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    A domain contains one or more kingdoms. Intermediate minor rankings are not shown. In biology, a kingdom is the second highest taxonomic rank, just below domain. Kingdoms are divided into smaller groups called phyla (singular phylum). Traditionally, some textbooks from the United States and Canada used a system of six kingdoms (Animalia ...