Biology:Species nova
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Taxon treatment for Paedophryne amauensis sp. nov.[1]
In biological taxonomy, a species nova (plural: species novae; abbreviation: sp. nov. plural abbreviation: spp. nov.) is a new species.[2] The phrase is Latin,[2] and is used after a binomial name that is being published for the first time.[3]
An example is the species of miniature frog, Paedophryne amauensis, originally described as Paedophryne amauensis sp. nov. in PLOS ONE in 2012.[1]
The term should not be confused with combinatio nova, used when a previously named taxon is moved to a different genus or species, or its rank is changed.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rittmeyer, Eric N.; Allison, Allen; Gründler, Michael C.; Thompson, Derrick K.; Austin, Christopher C. (2012). "Ecological guild evolution and the discovery of the world's smallest vertebrate". PLoS ONE (Public Library of Science) 7 (1): e29797. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0029797. PMID 22253785. Bibcode: 2012PLoSO...729797R.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "What Latin abbreviations mean". http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/frank/kiss/kiss5.htm.
- ↑ "Medical Definition of sp nov". Merriam Webster. http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/sp%20nov.
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