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The title page of Systema Naturae, Leiden (1735). Linnaean taxonomy can mean either of two related concepts: . The particular form of biological classification (taxonomy) set up by Carl Linnaeus, as set forth in his Systema Naturae (1735) and subsequent works.
In biology, taxonomy (from Ancient Greek τάξις () ' arrangement ' and -νομία () ' method ') is the scientific study of naming, defining (circumscribing) and classifying groups of biological organisms based on shared characteristics.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to life forms: . A life form (also spelled life-form or lifeform) is an entity that is living, [1] [2] such as plants (), animals (), and fungi ().
QAPF diagram for classification of plutonic rocks. A QAPF diagram is a doubled-triangle plot diagram used to classify intrusive igneous rocks based on their mineralogy.The acronym QAPF stands for "Quartz, Alkali feldspar, Plagioclase, Feldspathoid (Foid)", which are the four mineral groups used for classification in a QAPF diagram.
The Trump meme coin was launched on January 17, 2025, three days before Trump was inaugurated as president of the United States. The lack of a public announcement initially led to concerns that the cryptocurrency was a scam and might have no association to the president-elect. [4]
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) unveiled the design for the new Francis Scott Key Bridge almost a year after it was hit by a cargo ship, causing it to ...
Micractinium is a genus of microscopic green algae in the family Chlorellaceae. [2] Species of the genus Micractinium are found as phytoplankton, and are commonly found in freshwater habitats around the world. [3]
Possibly the original butter-fly. [6] A male brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) in flight.The Oxford English Dictionary derives the word straightforwardly from Old English butorflēoge, butter-fly; similar names in Old Dutch and Old High German show that the name is ancient, but modern Dutch and German use different words (vlinder and Schmetterling) and the common name often varies substantially ...