Binomen

Binomen

A two-part name given to a species in which the first part is the name of the genus and the second is the specific name.

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Industry/Domain: Natural environment
Category: Coral reefs
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binomen

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A two-part name given to a species in which the first part is the name of the genus and the second is the specific name.

binomen

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

The Linnaean classification system use of two Latin name categories, genus and species, to designate each type of organism. A genus is a higher level category that includes one or ...

binomen

Biology; Entomology

The combination of two names, the first being the generic name and the second a specific name, that together constitute the scientific name of a species

nodulose

Natural environment; Coral reefs

With small nodules, knobs or swellings.

fissure

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A deep and narrow depression cutting across the reef front with origins relating to jointing planes in the reef limestone or non-limestone bedrock.

damselfish

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A large family (Pomacentridae) of bony fishes which are abundant and common inhabitants of coral reefs. They possess robust, deep, and laterally compressed bodies. The majority of ...

complementary resources

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A pair of resources for which consumption by the consumer of one resource reduces its requirement for the other.

antennule

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A small antenna, especially the first pair of antennae in crustaceans.

odontophore

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A tooth-bearing structure found in most mollusks, except bivalves. It consists of several muscles and a cartilage which support the radula and radula sac; the term is also applied ...