Re: Latin descriptions

Robert Beer (bbeer@u.washington.edu)
Tue, 3 Oct 1995 20:19:56 -0700 (PDT)

??

Mammals, Fish, Insects, and all other animals and fungi all have the same
Linnean binomial nomenclature that is used to describe plants. Strictly
speaking, it is not only Latin, but Latin and Greek. I was just editing
reports the other day on voles (Cleithronomys rutilus) etc....

Bob

On Tue, 3 Oct 1995 MRMACOPHYL@aol.com wrote:

> I can tell you for sure that latin is not used in Entomological,
> Ichtyological, and most likely many others. I would say that botany is
> probably the last holdout.
> Gordon C. Snelling
>