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Can you name the Genus given species name and descriptions?
created by
cthulhu
Enter a genus in the box below
Correctly named genera will show up below
Answers do not have to be guessed in order
Fill in the genus name for each of the species described. Species listed are notable either for their use as models, their familiarity, or the use of the Latin binomial in everyday speech.
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Species
Genus
Description
borneo
orang
familiaris
domestic dog
taurus
cow
thaliana
model plant
afarensis
'Lucy'
paniscus
bonobo
aquaticus
'Taq'
rerio
zebrafish
mellifera
honeybee
caballus
horse
catus
cat
proteus
amoeba
gallus
chicken
Species
Genus
Description
musculus
mouse
sativa
rice
lithographica
primitive bird
elegans
roundworm
coli
gut bacterium
rex
theropod
erectus
'Upright man'
magnirostris
Galápagos finch
mongoliensis
'Jurassic Park' hazard
melanogaster
fruit fly
tigris
tiger
gorilla
gorilla
Cannabis sativa
gorilla
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Name the Genus Quiz
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Created Dec 28, 2010 in
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Exobius
:
Dec 29th, 2010 at 21:56 GMT
2 points
Rice is "Oryza sativa", it seems "Oryzias latipes" is a fish species (and Oryza latipes does not exist). Otherwise good quiz
cthulhu
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Dec 30th, 2010 at 00:22 GMT
1 point
Ooh, nice catch. I did that one from memory and must have confused it with the fish species I saw in an evo devo paper. And, this gives me an idea for a bonus answer...
nadivereb
:
Dec 30th, 2010 at 14:14 GMT
2 points
Perhaps you should put the bonobo before the tiger, because when you're typing in Panthera, Pan will appear without your knowing there even is a question about chimps.
cthulhu
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Dec 30th, 2010 at 19:24 GMT
1 point
The order of answers is randomized, some people won't run into this problem. I've been considering taking 'Panthera' off the quiz to help this, but then again it is very well known.
cthulhu
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Dec 30th, 2010 at 22:42 GMT
1 point
'upright,' 'familiar,' 'catlike,' 'tyrant lizard,' southern ape,' How simple does it get for someone who knows neo-Latin?
Pyrophorus
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Oct 31st, 2011 at 02:20 GMT
1 point
Please also accept "thermophilus" for the Taq one; it appears to be a synonym...
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