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'''Binomial nomenclature'''; also known as '''binomial designation''', '''scientific name''', or '''[[Latin]] name'''; was a system of naming [[organism]]s with a formal name of two terms: [[genus]] and [[species]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Menagerie (novel)|The Menagerie]]'') [[Subspecies]] were given a third term. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Pirate Loop (novel)|The Pirate Loop | '''Binomial nomenclature'''; also known as '''binomial designation''', ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Lovecraft Invasion (audio story)|The Lovecraft Invasion]]'') '''scientific name''', ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cold Fusion (novel)|Cold Fusion]]'') or '''[[Latin]] name'''; ([[PROSE]]: ''[[T. memeticus: A Morphology (short story)|T. memeticus: A Morphology]]'') was a system of naming [[organism]]s with a formal name of two terms: [[genus]] and [[species]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Menagerie (novel)|The Menagerie]]'') [[Subspecies]] were given a third term. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Pirate Loop (novel)|The Pirate Loop]]'') | ||
== Earth species == | == Earth species == | ||
=== Animals === | === Animals === | ||
''[[The I-Spyder Book of Earth Creatures]]'' included the binomial nomenclature for each listed | ''[[The I-Spyder Book of Earth Creatures]]'' included the binomial nomenclature for each listed [[animal]] species. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Dodo (novel)|The Last Dodo]]'') | ||
==== Mammals ==== | |||
* [[Aye-aye]] (''Daubentonia madagascariensis'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Dodo (novel)|The Last Dodo]]'') | |||
* [[Black rat]] (''Rattus rattus'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'', ''[[Antidote to Oblivion (audio story)|Antidote to Oblivion]]'') | * [[Black rat]] (''Rattus rattus'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'', ''[[Antidote to Oblivion (audio story)|Antidote to Oblivion]]'') | ||
* [[Brown rat]] (''Rattus norvegicus'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'', ''[[Times Squared (novel)|Times Squared]]'') | * [[Brown rat]] (''Rattus norvegicus'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'', ''[[Times Squared (novel)|Times Squared]]'') | ||
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* [[Cat]] (''Felis silvestra catus'' or ''Felis catus'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Outstanding Balance (short story)|Outstanding Balance]]'', ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (novelisation)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'') | * [[Cat]] (''Felis silvestra catus'' or ''Felis catus'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Outstanding Balance (short story)|Outstanding Balance]]'', ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (novelisation)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'') | ||
* [[Dog]] (''Canis familiaris'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark]]'') | * [[Dog]] (''Canis familiaris'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark]]'') | ||
* [[ | * Eastern [[black rhinoceros]] (''Diceros bicornis michaeli'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Dodo (novel)|The Last Dodo]]'') | ||
* [[Guinea pig]] (''Cavia porcellus'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Artificial Intelligence (short story)|Artificial Intelligence]]'') | * [[Guinea pig]] (''Cavia porcellus'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Artificial Intelligence (short story)|Artificial Intelligence]]'') | ||
* ''[[Homo erectus]]'' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Beige Planet Mars (novel)|Beige Planet Mars]]'', ''[[Sometime Never... (novel)|Sometime Never...]]'') | * ''[[Homo erectus]]'' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Beige Planet Mars (novel)|Beige Planet Mars]]'', ''[[Sometime Never... (novel)|Sometime Never...]]'') | ||
* ''[[Homo habilis]]'' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Genocide (novel)|Genocide]]'', ''[[The Taking of Planet 5 (novel)|The Taking of Planet 5]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Interstitial (audio story)|Interstitial]]'') | * ''[[Homo habilis]]'' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Genocide (novel)|Genocide]]'', ''[[The Taking of Planet 5 (novel)|The Taking of Planet 5]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Interstitial (audio story)|Interstitial]]'') | ||
* [[ | * ''[[Homo naledi]]'' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interlude from a Civil War (short story)|Interlude from a Civil War]]'') | ||
* [[Human]] (''Homo sapiens sapiens'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Pirate Loop (novel)|The Pirate Loop]]'') | |||
* [[Ilin Island cloudrunner]] (''Crateromys paulus'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Dodo (novel)|The Last Dodo]]'') | |||
* [[Lion]] (''Felis leo'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Romans (novelisation)|The Romans]]'') | * [[Lion]] (''Felis leo'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Romans (novelisation)|The Romans]]'') | ||
* | * [[Mountain gorilla]] (''Gorilla beringei beringei'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Dodo (novel)|The Last Dodo]]'') | ||
* [[Neanderthal]] (''Homo neanderthalis'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Predating the Predators (short story)|Predating the Predators]]'') | |||
* [[Polar bear]] (''Ursus maritimus'') ([[AUDIO]]: [[The Wreck of the Titan (audio story)|The Wreck of the Titan]]) | * [[Polar bear]] (''Ursus maritimus'') ([[AUDIO]]: [[The Wreck of the Titan (audio story)|The Wreck of the Titan]]) | ||
* ''[[ | * [[Quagga]] (''Equus quagga quagga'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Dodo (novel)|The Last Dodo]]'') | ||
* [[Sabre-toothed tiger]] (''Smilodon fatalis'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Dodo (novel)|The Last Dodo]]'') | |||
* [[Steller's sea cow]] (''Hydrodamalis gigas'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Dodo (novel)|The Last Dodo]]'') | |||
* [[Sumatran bamboo rat]] (''Rhizomys sumatrensis'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'') | * [[Sumatran bamboo rat]] (''Rhizomys sumatrensis'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'') | ||
* [[Tasmanian tiger]] (''Thylacinus cynocephalus'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Dodo (novel)|The Last Dodo]]'') | |||
* [[Tiger]] (''Panthera tigris'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Year of Intelligent Tigers (novel)|The Year of Intelligent Tigers]]'') | * [[Tiger]] (''Panthera tigris'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Year of Intelligent Tigers (novel)|The Year of Intelligent Tigers]]'') | ||
* Western European [[badger]] (''Meles meles meles'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Pirate Loop (novel)|The Pirate Loop]]'') | * Western European [[badger]] (''Meles meles meles'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Pirate Loop (novel)|The Pirate Loop]]'') | ||
* [[Wolf]] (''Canis lupus'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark]]'') | * [[Wolf]] (''Canis lupus'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark]]'') | ||
** [[Indian wolf]] (''Canis lupus pallipes'') ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Emerald Tiger (audio story)|The Emerald Tiger]]'') | ** [[Indian wolf]] (''Canis lupus pallipes'') ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Emerald Tiger (audio story)|The Emerald Tiger]]'') | ||
The [[ | There were three species of [[Tibetan Yeti]], the ''[[Mih-teh]]'', ''[[Dzu-teh]]'', and ''Yeh-teh''. The ''Yeh-teh'' were formally identified by [[Edward Travers]] and were classified as ''[[Yeti Traversii]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Downtime (novelisation)|Downtime]]'') | ||
By [[Far future|35 million AD]], the common [[mouse]] evolved into ''[[Mus musculus sapiens]]'', the smartest creature on the planet. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Omegamorphosis (short story)|Omegamorphosis]]'') | |||
===== Variations of humanity ===== | |||
[[Josiah Samuel Smith]] classified some humans as ''Homo Victorianus Ineptus''. ([[TV]]: ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'') | |||
The ''[[Homo peculiar]]'' were an advanced [[mutation]] of ''Homo sapiens'' that began emerging through [[Telepathy|telepathic]] youth in the [[20th century]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Peculiar Lives (novel)|Peculiar Lives]]'') | |||
[[Steve Ross|Steve]] and [[Val Ross]] taught that the [[destiny]] of the human race was to [[Mating|mate]] with [[alien]] species and become the ''[[Homo stellar]]''. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Believe (audio story)|Believe]]'') | |||
The ''[[Homo superior]]'' were a group of children on [[Earth]] that did missions for the [[Galactic Federation]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Blue Angel (novel)|The Blue Angel]]'') | |||
The [[Manfolk]] (''Homo virilis'') were a genetically altered species of human warriors. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Of the City of the Saved... (novel)|Of the City of the Saved...]]'') | |||
The ''[[Homo solarian]]s'' were a [[posthuman]] species who lived inside [[the Sun]] after it destroyed [[Earth]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Brakespeare Voyage (novel)|The Brakespeare Voyage]]'') | |||
''[[The Human Species: A Spotter's Guide]]'' by [[Melicia Clutterbuck]] included information about the [[Ettin]] (''Homo phobovore'') and the [[Abarimon]] (''Homo abarimoniensis''). ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Highbury (short story)|Highbury]]'') | |||
==== Reptiles ==== | |||
* [[Ankylosaurus]] (''Ankylosaurus magniventris'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Dodo (novel)|The Last Dodo]]'') | |||
* [[Chinese three-striped box turtle]] (''Cuora trifasciata'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Dodo (novel)|The Last Dodo]]'') | |||
* [[Diplodocus]] (''Diplodocus longus'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Dodo (novel)|The Last Dodo]]'') | |||
* [[Dromaeosaurus]] (''Dromaeosaurus albertensis'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Dodo (novel)|The Last Dodo]]'') | |||
* [[Iguanodon]] (''Iguanodon bernissartensis'') ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wrong Doctors (audio story)|The Wrong Doctors]]'') | |||
* ''[[Pterodactylus antiquus]]'' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Something Borrowed (short story)|Something Borrowed]]'') | |||
* [[Megalosaurus]] (''Megalosaurus buckland'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Dodo (novel)|The Last Dodo]]'') | |||
* ''[[Tyrannosaurus rex]]'' ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'', et al.) | |||
The [[Silurian]]s and their "underwater cousins" the [[Sea Devil]] were known as ''Homo reptilia''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters]]'', ''[[Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Hungry Earth (TV story)|The Hungry Earth]]'') Both groups of [[Earth Reptile]]s were also known as ''Homo Reptilicus''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[First Frontier (novel)|First Frontier]]'') Alternatively, [[Petronella Osgood]] referred to both Silurians and Sea Devils as ''Reptilia sapiens''. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Tidal Wave (audio story)|Tidal Wave]]'') | |||
[[ | ==== Birds ==== | ||
* [[Dodo]] (''Raphus cucullatus'' or ''Didus ineptus'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Dodo (novel)|The Last Dodo]]'', ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]'') | |||
* [[Great Auk]] (''Pinguinus impennis'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Dodo (novel)|The Last Dodo]]'') | |||
* [[Kakapo]] (''Strigops habroptilus'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Dodo (novel)|The Last Dodo]]'') | |||
* [[Paradise parrot]] (''Psephotus pulcherrimus'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Dodo (novel)|The Last Dodo]]'') | |||
* [[Phorusrhacos]] (''Phorusrhacos longissimus'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Dodo (novel)|The Last Dodo]]'') | |||
==== Invertebrates ==== | |||
* ''[[Amphioctopus marginatus]]'' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Drosten's Curse (novel)|The Drosten's Curse]]'') | |||
* [[Earthworm]] (''Lumbricus terrestris'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lucy Wilson & the Bledoe Cadets (novel)|Lucy Wilson & the Bledoe Cadets]]'') | |||
* Common [[wasp]] (''Vespidae vulgaris'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Eater of Wasps (novel)|Eater of Wasps]]'') | |||
* [[Jellyfish]] (''[[Turritopsis nutricula]]'') ([[TV]]: ''[[End of the Road (TV story)|End of the Road]]'') | |||
* [[Mimic octopus]] (''Thaumoctopus mimicus'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[T. memeticus: A Morphology (short story)|T. memeticus: A Morphology]]'') | |||
* ''[[Octopus rubescens]]'' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Death Pit (short story)|The Death Pit]]'') | |||
* [[Red-spot night octopus]] (''Octopus dierythraeus'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Death Pit (short story)|The Death Pit]]'') | |||
* ''[[Trochulus hispidus]]'' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Stone House (novel)|The Stone House]]'') | |||
=== Plants === | === Plants === | ||
At the [[garden]]s on the [[Scientifica]] colony, [[Adric]] saw each plant had a nameplate that included their common and scientific names. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cold Fusion (novel)|Cold Fusion]]'') | |||
* [[Aloe vera]] (''Aloe barbadensis'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Art of Destruction (novel)|The Art of Destruction]]'') | |||
* ''[[Amyris elemifera]]'' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Another Life (novel)|Another Life]]'') | * ''[[Amyris elemifera]]'' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Another Life (novel)|Another Life]]'') | ||
* [[Atropa belladonna|Deadly nightshade]] (''Atropa belladonna'') ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sensorites (TV story)|The Sensorites]]'') | * [[Atropa belladonna|Deadly nightshade]] (''Atropa belladonna'') ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sensorites (TV story)|The Sensorites]]'') | ||
* ''[[Fragaria vesca]]'' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Scary Monsters (novel)|Scary Monsters]]'') | |||
* ''[[Hepatica nobilis]]'' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Scary Monsters (novel)|Scary Monsters]]'') | |||
* [[Lily of the valley]] (''Convallaria majalis'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Secret in Vault 13 (novel)|The Secret in Vault 13]]'') | * [[Lily of the valley]] (''Convallaria majalis'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Secret in Vault 13 (novel)|The Secret in Vault 13]]'') | ||
* [[Oak]] (''Quercus robur'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Secret in Vault 13 (novel)|The Secret in Vault 13]]'') | * [[Oak]] (''Quercus robur'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Secret in Vault 13 (novel)|The Secret in Vault 13]]'') | ||
* [[Parsley]] (''Petroselinum crispum'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Secret in Vault 13 (novel)|The Secret in Vault 13]]'') | * [[Parsley]] (''Petroselinum crispum'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Secret in Vault 13 (novel)|The Secret in Vault 13]]'') | ||
* ''[[Sanicula europaea]]'' ([[TV]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'') | |||
* [[Tea]] (''Camellia sinesis'') ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Small Semblance of Home (audio story)|A Small Semblance of Home]]'') | * [[Tea]] (''Camellia sinesis'') ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Small Semblance of Home (audio story)|A Small Semblance of Home]]'') | ||
* ''[[Valeriana officinalis | * ''[[Valeriana officinalis]]'' ([[TV]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'', ''[[The Mark of the Rani (TV story)|The Mark of the Rani]]'') | ||
* [[Umbrella tree]] (''Schefflera actinophylla'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dragon of Hyacinth Lodge (short story)|The Dragon of Hyacinth Lodge]]'') | |||
* [[Willow]] (''Salix fragilis'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Secret in Vault 13 (novel)|The Secret in Vault 13]]'') | * [[Willow]] (''Salix fragilis'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Secret in Vault 13 (novel)|The Secret in Vault 13]]'') | ||
* [[Wolfsbane]] (''Aconitum napellus'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Wolfsbane (novel)|Wolfsbane]]'') | * [[Wolfsbane]] (''Aconitum napellus'') ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Wolfsbane (novel)|Wolfsbane]]'') | ||
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** [[Recombinant yersinia pestis|Recombinant ''yersinia pestis'']] ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Fairytale Life]])'' | ** [[Recombinant yersinia pestis|Recombinant ''yersinia pestis'']] ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Fairytale Life]])'' | ||
* ''[[E. coli]]'' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Deadfall (novel)|Deadfall]]'') | * ''[[E. coli]]'' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Deadfall (novel)|Deadfall]]'') | ||
* ''[[Gymnodinium Veneficum]]'' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Crimson Dawn (short story)|Crimson Dawn]]'') | |||
* ''[[Raoultella planticola]]'' ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story)|The Pyramid at the End of the World]]'') | |||
== Gallifreyan species == | == Gallifreyan species == | ||
[[The I-Spyder Book of Earth Creatures]] gave [[Time Lord]]s the binomial nomenclature of ''Dominus temporis''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Dodo]]'') | [[The I-Spyder Book of Earth Creatures]] gave [[Time Lord]]s the binomial nomenclature of ''Dominus temporis''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Dodo (novel)|The Last Dodo]]'') | ||
''[[Madevinia aridosa]]'' was the name of a [[Gallifrey]]an [[flower]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]'') | ''[[Madevinia aridosa]]'' was the name of a [[Gallifrey]]an [[flower]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]'') | ||
[[Rassilonian Timefly]]s were also known as ''Temporanius clepcydras''. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Judas Goatee (comic story)|The Judas Goatee]]'') | |||
== Other species == | == Other species == | ||
[[Remake]]s (''Homo refactus'') were a human species invented in the [[City of the Saved]]. They majority of Remakes were fictional characters created in [[remembrance tank]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Of the City of the Saved... (novel)|Of the City of the Saved...]]'') | |||
Originally a hoax [[fossil]] created by the [[First Doctor]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Suffering (audio story)|The Suffering]]'') [[Tim Connolly]] used Remembrance tanks to turn the [[Piltdown Man]] (''Homo piltdownensis'') into a real species. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Adventure of the Piltdown Prelate (short story)|The Adventure of the Piltdown Prelate]]'') | |||
[[Vortisaur]]s were also known as ''Pterosauria vortexfera''. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Storm Warning (audio story)}}) | |||
The [[Mecrim]] (''Singropoda mecrimus'') were a genetically engineered species used as weapons in the [[Human-Draconian War]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Menagerie (novel)|The Menagerie]]'') | The [[Mecrim]] (''Singropoda mecrimus'') were a genetically engineered species used as weapons in the [[Human-Draconian War]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Menagerie (novel)|The Menagerie]]'') | ||
The [[Dreamweaver]] was also known as ''Somnifax vehementi''. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Lovecraft Invasion (audio story)|The Lovecraft Invasion]]'') | The [[Dreamweaver]] was also known as ''Somnifax vehementi''. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Lovecraft Invasion (audio story)|The Lovecraft Invasion]]'') | ||
The weed planet of [[Necros]] was known as ''[[Herbabaculum vitae]]'', which was [[Latin]] for "staff of life". ([[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (novelisation)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'') | The weed planet of [[Necros]] was known as ''[[Herbabaculum vitae]]'', which was [[Latin]] for "staff of life". ([[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (novelisation)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'') | ||
[[Rusty (Shadowmind)|Rusty]] looked like a giant [[squirrel]] and was given the "long Sci-latin name" of ''[[Para sciurus vulgaris]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Shadowmind (novel)|Shadowmind]]'') | |||
A stuffed ''[[Venusaurus erectus]]'' of [[Venus]] was an exibit at [[Mildeo Twisknadine]]'s [[Museum of Things That Don't Exist]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Taking of Planet 5 (novel)|The Taking of Planet 5]]'') | |||
[[Fairy|Faries]] were also known as ''Homo fata vulgaris''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shining Man (novel)|The Shining Man]]'') | |||
[[Blowfish]] were also known as ''Homoformatus piscis''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Baby Farmers (short story)|The Baby Farmers]]'') | [[Blowfish]] were also known as ''Homoformatus piscis''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Baby Farmers (short story)|The Baby Farmers]]'') | ||
[[ | An aspect of [[the Enemy]] was called ''[[Thaumoctopus memeticus]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[T. memeticus: A Morphology (short story)|T. memeticus: A Morphology]]'') | ||
[[Pinguis]] were also known as ''Pinguicorpus homo''. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A World of Pure Unimagination (short story)}}) | |||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
* The fossil bivalve species ''Cyclocardia dalek'' was named after the [[Dalek]]s. | |||
* The fossil snail species ''Mestoronema bipatellare'' was named after [[Mestor]]. | |||
* The parasitoid wasp species ''Choeras zygon'' was named after the [[Zygon]]s. | |||
* The trilobite species ''Gravicalymene bakeri'' was named after [[Tom Baker]]. | |||
* The fossil brittle star species ''Ophiotardis tennanti'' was named after the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] and [[David Tennant]]. | |||
[[Category:Biology from the real world]] | [[Category:Biology from the real world]] | ||
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Binomial nomenclature; also known as binomial designation, (AUDIO: The Lovecraft Invasion) scientific name, (PROSE: Cold Fusion) or Latin name; (PROSE: T. memeticus: A Morphology) was a system of naming organisms with a formal name of two terms: genus and species. (PROSE: The Menagerie) Subspecies were given a third term. (PROSE: The Pirate Loop)
Earth species
Animals
The I-Spyder Book of Earth Creatures included the binomial nomenclature for each listed animal species. (PROSE: The Last Dodo)
Mammals
- Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) (PROSE: The Last Dodo)
- Black rat (Rattus rattus) (PROSE: All-Consuming Fire, Antidote to Oblivion)
- Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) (PROSE: All-Consuming Fire, Times Squared)
- Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Ark in Space)
- Cat (Felis silvestra catus or Felis catus) (PROSE: Outstanding Balance, Resurrection of the Daleks)
- Dog (Canis familiaris) (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark)
- Eastern black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis michaeli) (PROSE: The Last Dodo)
- Guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) (PROSE: Artificial Intelligence)
- Homo erectus (PROSE: Beige Planet Mars, Sometime Never...)
- Homo habilis (PROSE: Genocide, The Taking of Planet 5, AUDIO: Interstitial)
- Homo naledi (PROSE: Interlude from a Civil War)
- Human (Homo sapiens sapiens) (PROSE: The Pirate Loop)
- Ilin Island cloudrunner (Crateromys paulus) (PROSE: The Last Dodo)
- Lion (Felis leo) (PROSE: The Romans)
- Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) (PROSE: The Last Dodo)
- Neanderthal (Homo neanderthalis) (PROSE: Predating the Predators)
- Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) (AUDIO: The Wreck of the Titan)
- Quagga (Equus quagga quagga) (PROSE: The Last Dodo)
- Sabre-toothed tiger (Smilodon fatalis) (PROSE: The Last Dodo)
- Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas) (PROSE: The Last Dodo)
- Sumatran bamboo rat (Rhizomys sumatrensis) (PROSE: All-Consuming Fire)
- Tasmanian tiger (Thylacinus cynocephalus) (PROSE: The Last Dodo)
- Tiger (Panthera tigris) (PROSE: The Year of Intelligent Tigers)
- Western European badger (Meles meles meles) (PROSE: The Pirate Loop)
- Wolf (Canis lupus) (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark)
- Indian wolf (Canis lupus pallipes) (AUDIO: The Emerald Tiger)
There were three species of Tibetan Yeti, the Mih-teh, Dzu-teh, and Yeh-teh. The Yeh-teh were formally identified by Edward Travers and were classified as Yeti Traversii. (PROSE: Downtime)
By 35 million AD, the common mouse evolved into Mus musculus sapiens, the smartest creature on the planet. (PROSE: Omegamorphosis)
Variations of humanity
Josiah Samuel Smith classified some humans as Homo Victorianus Ineptus. (TV: Ghost Light)
The Homo peculiar were an advanced mutation of Homo sapiens that began emerging through telepathic youth in the 20th century. (PROSE: Peculiar Lives)
Steve and Val Ross taught that the destiny of the human race was to mate with alien species and become the Homo stellar. (AUDIO: Believe)
The Homo superior were a group of children on Earth that did missions for the Galactic Federation. (PROSE: The Blue Angel)
The Manfolk (Homo virilis) were a genetically altered species of human warriors. (PROSE: Of the City of the Saved...)
The Homo solarians were a posthuman species who lived inside the Sun after it destroyed Earth. (PROSE: The Brakespeare Voyage)
The Human Species: A Spotter's Guide by Melicia Clutterbuck included information about the Ettin (Homo phobovore) and the Abarimon (Homo abarimoniensis). (PROSE: Highbury)
Reptiles
- Ankylosaurus (Ankylosaurus magniventris) (PROSE: The Last Dodo)
- Chinese three-striped box turtle (Cuora trifasciata) (PROSE: The Last Dodo)
- Diplodocus (Diplodocus longus) (PROSE: The Last Dodo)
- Dromaeosaurus (Dromaeosaurus albertensis) (PROSE: The Last Dodo)
- Iguanodon (Iguanodon bernissartensis) (AUDIO: The Wrong Doctors)
- Pterodactylus antiquus (PROSE: Something Borrowed)
- Megalosaurus (Megalosaurus buckland) (PROSE: The Last Dodo)
- Tyrannosaurus rex (TV: Invasion of the Dinosaurs, et al.)
The Silurians and their "underwater cousins" the Sea Devil were known as Homo reptilia. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters, Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils, TV: The Hungry Earth) Both groups of Earth Reptiles were also known as Homo Reptilicus. (PROSE: First Frontier) Alternatively, Petronella Osgood referred to both Silurians and Sea Devils as Reptilia sapiens. (AUDIO: Tidal Wave)
Birds
- Dodo (Raphus cucullatus or Didus ineptus) (PROSE: The Last Dodo, Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible)
- Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis) (PROSE: The Last Dodo)
- Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) (PROSE: The Last Dodo)
- Paradise parrot (Psephotus pulcherrimus) (PROSE: The Last Dodo)
- Phorusrhacos (Phorusrhacos longissimus) (PROSE: The Last Dodo)
Invertebrates
- Amphioctopus marginatus (PROSE: The Drosten's Curse)
- Earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris) (PROSE: Lucy Wilson & the Bledoe Cadets)
- Common wasp (Vespidae vulgaris) (PROSE: Eater of Wasps)
- Jellyfish (Turritopsis nutricula) (TV: End of the Road)
- Mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) (PROSE: T. memeticus: A Morphology)
- Octopus rubescens (PROSE: The Death Pit)
- Red-spot night octopus (Octopus dierythraeus) (PROSE: The Death Pit)
- Trochulus hispidus (PROSE: The Stone House)
Plants
At the gardens on the Scientifica colony, Adric saw each plant had a nameplate that included their common and scientific names. (PROSE: Cold Fusion)
- Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis) (PROSE: The Art of Destruction)
- Amyris elemifera (PROSE: Another Life)
- Deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) (TV: The Sensorites)
- Fragaria vesca (PROSE: Scary Monsters)
- Hepatica nobilis (PROSE: Scary Monsters)
- Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) (PROSE: The Secret in Vault 13)
- Oak (Quercus robur) (PROSE: The Secret in Vault 13)
- Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) (PROSE: The Secret in Vault 13)
- Sanicula europaea (TV: Castrovalva)
- Tea (Camellia sinesis) (AUDIO: A Small Semblance of Home)
- Valeriana officinalis (TV: Castrovalva, The Mark of the Rani)
- Umbrella tree (Schefflera actinophylla) (PROSE: The Dragon of Hyacinth Lodge)
- Willow (Salix fragilis) (PROSE: The Secret in Vault 13)
- Wolfsbane (Aconitum napellus) (PROSE: Wolfsbane)
Fungi
Microorganisms
- Bubonic plague (Yersinia pestis) (COMIC: Black Death White Life, Antidote to Oblivion)
- E. coli (PROSE: Deadfall)
- Gymnodinium Veneficum (PROSE: Crimson Dawn)
- Raoultella planticola (TV: The Pyramid at the End of the World)
Gallifreyan species
The I-Spyder Book of Earth Creatures gave Time Lords the binomial nomenclature of Dominus temporis. (PROSE: The Last Dodo)
Madevinia aridosa was the name of a Gallifreyan flower. (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible)
Rassilonian Timeflys were also known as Temporanius clepcydras. (COMIC: The Judas Goatee)
Other species
Remakes (Homo refactus) were a human species invented in the City of the Saved. They majority of Remakes were fictional characters created in remembrance tanks. (PROSE: Of the City of the Saved...)
Originally a hoax fossil created by the First Doctor, (AUDIO: The Suffering) Tim Connolly used Remembrance tanks to turn the Piltdown Man (Homo piltdownensis) into a real species. (PROSE: The Adventure of the Piltdown Prelate)
Vortisaurs were also known as Pterosauria vortexfera. (AUDIO: Storm Warning [+]Loading...["Storm Warning (audio story)"])
The Mecrim (Singropoda mecrimus) were a genetically engineered species used as weapons in the Human-Draconian War. (PROSE: The Menagerie)
The Dreamweaver was also known as Somnifax vehementi. (AUDIO: The Lovecraft Invasion)
The weed planet of Necros was known as Herbabaculum vitae, which was Latin for "staff of life". (TV: Revelation of the Daleks, PROSE: Revelation of the Daleks)
Rusty looked like a giant squirrel and was given the "long Sci-latin name" of Para sciurus vulgaris. (PROSE: Shadowmind)
A stuffed Venusaurus erectus of Venus was an exibit at Mildeo Twisknadine's Museum of Things That Don't Exist. (PROSE: The Taking of Planet 5)
Faries were also known as Homo fata vulgaris. (PROSE: The Shining Man)
Blowfish were also known as Homoformatus piscis. (PROSE: The Baby Farmers)
An aspect of the Enemy was called Thaumoctopus memeticus. (PROSE: T. memeticus: A Morphology)
Pinguis were also known as Pinguicorpus homo. (PROSE: A World of Pure Unimagination [+]Loading...["A World of Pure Unimagination (short story)"])
Behind the scenes
- The fossil bivalve species Cyclocardia dalek was named after the Daleks.
- The fossil snail species Mestoronema bipatellare was named after Mestor.
- The parasitoid wasp species Choeras zygon was named after the Zygons.
- The trilobite species Gravicalymene bakeri was named after Tom Baker.
- The fossil brittle star species Ophiotardis tennanti was named after the TARDIS and David Tennant.
