Species inquirenda

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In biological classification, a species inquirenda is a species of doubtful identity requiring further investigation.^[1] The use of the term in English-language biological literature dates back to at least the early nineteenth century.^[2]

See also

nomen dubium, a name of unknown or doubtful application

References

↑ "Glossary". International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (4th ed.). International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1999. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
↑ Edwards, Sydenham Teast (1819). The Botanical Register 5. London. "lacustris. Nuttall gen. 1. 23; (species inquirenda)."

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