The first division of living things in the classification system is to put them into one of five kingdoms. The five kingdoms are: The binomial system is important because it allows scientists to ...

The relevance of taxonomy in our genomic era is greater than ever. Correct naming is crucial for developing new foods and medicines, and for understanding our changing environment. Amazingly, we do ...

These drawings show the characteristic, species-specific pigment patterns of both 'leech varieties' in remarkable detail. Cuvier's original figures are of the same quality as recently published ...

A List of Linnaean generic names and their types / compiled by C.E. Jarvis ... [et al.] on behalf of the Special Committee on Lectotypification, Subcommittee on the Lectotypification of Linnaean ...