Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Basionym, in the scientific name of organisms, means the 'original name' on which a new name is based. The term is primarily used in botanical nomenclature, the scientific naming of plants. Use of the term "basionym" is regulated by the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants, where it is defined as:basionym. The legitimate, previously published name on which a new combination or name at new rank is based. ... (Art. 6.10)The term original combination is used in the same way in zoology. Bacteriology uses a similar term, basonym, spelled without an i. The word comes from Greek word roots that mean base and name.A binomial name is treated as a Latin phrase in two words, no matter which language the words originally derive from. In a binomial name, the second part, the species name, is sometimes called the epithet. When the epithet is an adjective, rather than a noun in apposition, the ending of the epithet must always follow the gender of the genus name. When the genus is changed, there may be a change in the spelling in the epithet. For example, the current name of one species of seaweed or alga, Acrocarpia paniculata (feminine) has the basionym Fucus paniculatus (masculine)."@en }
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- Basionym abstract "Basionym, in the scientific name of organisms, means the 'original name' on which a new name is based. The term is primarily used in botanical nomenclature, the scientific naming of plants. Use of the term "basionym" is regulated by the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants, where it is defined as:basionym. The legitimate, previously published name on which a new combination or name at new rank is based. ... (Art. 6.10)The term original combination is used in the same way in zoology. Bacteriology uses a similar term, basonym, spelled without an i. The word comes from Greek word roots that mean base and name.A binomial name is treated as a Latin phrase in two words, no matter which language the words originally derive from. In a binomial name, the second part, the species name, is sometimes called the epithet. When the epithet is an adjective, rather than a noun in apposition, the ending of the epithet must always follow the gender of the genus name. When the genus is changed, there may be a change in the spelling in the epithet. For example, the current name of one species of seaweed or alga, Acrocarpia paniculata (feminine) has the basionym Fucus paniculatus (masculine).".