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minus-squareHegar@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up21·27 days agoSpecies named like this are called “autonymous”. Like rattus rattus or puffinus puffinus.
minus-squaresalvarialinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·27 days agoI was interested in a list of species like this, but couldn’t find anything when searching for “autonym”. Did you mean “Tautonym” instead?
minus-squareHegar@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up13·27 days agoOh doh yes I do! Once again I got tautonym and autonym mixed up. Autonym is within a species - like homo sapiens sapiens to distinguish from homo sapiens neanderthalensis.
Species named like this are called “autonymous”. Like rattus rattus or puffinus puffinus.
I was interested in a list of species like this, but couldn’t find anything when searching for “autonym”. Did you mean “Tautonym” instead?
Oh doh yes I do! Once again I got tautonym and autonym mixed up. Autonym is within a species - like homo sapiens sapiens to distinguish from homo sapiens neanderthalensis.