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New York: Viking.
Cole, Chris. 1990. Word records from Webster's Third. Word Ways
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International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1985. International
code of zoological nomenclature, 3rd ed., University of California
Press, Berkeley & Los Angeles.
Kidd, Stuart, 2004. Iouea: A creative coup. Word Ways 37(1): 44.
Lapage SP, Sneath PHA, Lessel EF, Skerman VBD, Seeliger HPR, and Clark WA.
International code of nomenclature of bacteria (1990 Revision).
American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D.C., 1992.
Kukalová-Peck, Jarmilla & Eugene S. Richardson, Jr. 1983. New
Homoiopteridae (Insecta: Paleodictyoptera) with wing articulation from
Upper Carboniferous strata of Mazon Creek, Illinois. Canadian Journal
of Zoology 61(7):1670-1687. [A discussion of the appropriateness of
Rochlingia hitleri appears on pp. 1684-86.]
Long, Samuel S., 1996, Tautonyms in Biology, Word Ways 29(3):
146-150, 29(4): 253-257.
McAtee, W. L., 1945, Nomina Abitera, privately printed.
Savory, Theodore Horace. Naming the Living World
London: The English Universities Press Ltd., 1962.
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Names, Amended edition. American Society for Microbiology,
Washington, 1989.
Thorpe, Susan. 1993. AEIOU words in biology. Word Ways
26(4):195-199, 27(1):13-19.
Trüper, H. G. 1999. How to name a prokaryote? Etymological
considerations, proposals, and practical advice in prokaryote
nomenclature. FEMS Microbiology Reviews 23: 231-249.
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Neave, Sheffield Airey. 1950. vol. V (1936-1945).
Edwards, Marcia A. & A. Tindell Hopwood. 1966. vol. VI (1946-1955).
Edwards, Marcia A. & A. Tindell Hopwood. 1975, vol.VII (1956-1965).
Edwards, Marcia A. & Mary A. Tobias. 1993, vol. VIII (1966-1977).
Doug Yanega -
For sending
a copy of Menke's article, and for contributing many other specimens.
Neal Evenhuis, for Serendipidae, Iyaiyia, Dissup irae, related
comments, Pieza spp.
Mitch Beauchamp (Tuctoria,
Legenere, Lobivia, Pogogyne)
Earle E. Spamer (Anticlimax, Verma
ansp, Saurodon leaae, Leaia, Copeanus, Anisonchus cophater,
Gwyneddichtis, Gwyneddichnium)
Blair Jarvis (Simulium damnosum)
Paul Heinrich (Scrotum humanum)
Malcolm Storey (http://www.bioimages.org.uk) (Dracula, Cereus, Ptinus
anagrams, others)
Tommy Tyrberg (Vini
vidivici, Sula abbotti costelloi, Chloridops regiskongi,
Ekgmowechashala, Ameghino's anagrams, Pulchrapollia, Balbaroo, names
from Tolkien, Ixobrychus, Fratercula)
Godfrey Blunt (Boselaphus tragocamelus)
Sarah J. Longrigg (Crex crex, Cettia
cetti, Puffinus)
Bob Carlson (Pinus flexilis and a typo correction)
Shane King (Masiakasaurus knopfleri)
John Acorn (long names: D. quinq., P. croc., M. honguyanensis)
Heather Proctor (Funkotriplogynium iagobadius)
Ben Waggoner (Amaurotoma zappa, Anomphalus jaggerius, Ptomaspis etc.)
Ronn Altig (Arizona, Physalaemus enesefae)
Pierre Abbat (Nasturtium, Platypus,
Toxotes jaculatrix, Ophiomyia, Aotus, Dugesia, Gymnosperma,
Galphimia/Malpighia, Simmondsia chinensis, Lagerstroemia indica,
Capsicum chinense, Bombaceae and other -aceae charades, Glycine max,
Castor fiber, Cotyledon, Alouatta ululata, Upupa epops info, Lonicera
spp., Aiouea, Lawsonia inermis, Diooeae, Bombacaceae/Cabombaceae/...,
Opuntia, others)
Nick Tamzek (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum)
Martha Argel (Piseinotecus divae)
Charles Turner (Columbicola extinctus,
Ca. defectus, Drinker, D. nisti, Irritator, Mammuthus exilis,
Tianchiasaurus, Oviraptor, Amorphophallus, currant bun, lunatic fringe,
trilobite musicians, Cryptocercus garciai, Merlinia, Norasaphus
monroeae, Godzilligonomus, Megapnosaurus, Vampyroteuthis, Gretchena,
Dinohyus hollandi, Pachygnatha zappa, Anophthalmus hitleri, Nabokov
lycaenids, Baeturia laureli & B. hardyi, Titanus giganteus, Monochamus
titillator, Tyrannasorus rex, Cyclocephala rorschachoides,
C. nodanotherwon, Strategus longichomperus, Ambyloproctus boondocksius,
Idiomacromerus longfellowi, Ablerus longfellowi, Goethaeana
shakespearei, Legionella shakespearei, Ipomopsis sancti-spiritus,
Anhanguera, Azdarcho, Tupuxuara, Chrysina quetzalcoatli, Grendelius,
Stygimoloch, Excalibosaurus, Abutilon eremitopetalum,
Geosaurus, Mimetaster, Ambondro mahabo, Indicator, Attenborosaurus, Homo
diluvii testis, Hysterosia spp., Armadillidiidae, Alaskozetes
antarcticus, Coccophagus ishiii, Tetragnatha quasimodo, Balbibarbi,
Lepidoteuthis grimaldii, Jynx, Diadem, Acinonyx, Alcelaphus buselaphus,
Macrocarpaea apparata, Sphoeroides rosenblatti, Neomegamphopus
roosevelti, Campephilus, Raphaelana, Aligheria, Carlyleia, Emersonella,
Keatsia, Plutarchia, Richteria, Thoreauia, Orsonwelles, Rostropria
garbo, Haeckeliania, Lutheria, Marxella, Grotiusomyia, Lincolna,
Stylaclista quasimodo, Eeyorius, Eubetia boop, Campsicnemus uncleremus,
Dysnocryptus spp., Oxybelus cocacolae, Phyllidia polkadotsa, La cerveza,
Trypauchen vagina, Sio, Trichogramma esalqueanum, Helobdella
nununununojensis, Lagynodes ooii, Adonnadonna primadonna, Spottobrotula
amaculata, Eubetia bigaulae, Ittibittium, Pharlapiscus, Petrochirus
diogenes, Jeffersonia, Mantis, Cyprinodon inmemoriam, Mapinguari,
Osteoborus orc, Chalicodoma pluto, Torotix, Archelon, Bishops, Tuxedo,
Turnagra capensis, hectocotylus, Narcissus assoanus, Gasosaurus
constructus, Citipati, Foadia, E. onager, Bulgaria, Uruguay,
Xanthosomnium froesei, Metallichneumon neurospatarchus, Callicebus
aureipalatii, Gelae belae et al., Lablab lablab, Pseudatrichia
atombomba, Kryoryctes cadburyi, Ludodactylus, Dracorex hogwartsia,
Thermarces cerebrus, Serratoterga larsoni, thagomizer, Effigia
okeeffeae, Leptailurus serval, Wonderpus photogenicus, Agathidium
spp., Doronomyrmex pocahontas, Phoenix, Knightia, adecticous,
E. karlschmidti, tetterwort, snottite, Ornthocheiroidea,
and many other contributions, too many to list them all)
Wolf Lustig (Tayassu tajacu)
Paul Kennett (Filago and its
anagrams, Doris, Subbuteo)
Murray Bruce (Clitoria, Dracula/Ducula)
Michael Rieser (Circus dossenus,
Aidemedia)
Tom Weir (Drepanovelia millennium)
Axel Steiner (Microchilo elgrecoi,
M. murilloi, Pseudoparamys cezannei, Pseudocatharylla gioconda,
Fernandocrambus chopinellus, Clossiana freija, C. thore, Dalailama,
Orontobia dalailama, Oxyacodon marshater, Atelopus farci, others; more
info on C. charliechaplini, Aloha, Satan; numerous corrections)
Steve Lew (Notnops etc., Pimoa
cthulhu)
Timothy Nichols (Shuvosaurus inexpectatus)
Brian Smith (Ankalagon)
James Stapley (Natalichthys ori,
N. sam, Rusichthys, M. rusi)
Nick Wedd (Pycreus/Cyperus)
Murray Bruce (Melierax metabates
theresae etc., Fregata minor, Erithacus komadori, E. akahige,
Peneothello, Dives dives dives, Arses, Poospiza, Electron. Special
thanks for providing a copy of McAtee's "Nomina Abitera".)
Don McGraw (Phycomyces blakesleeanus)
John Athersuch (Semicytherura miii,
Rabilimis mirabilis)
Andrew Duff (Thomasomys apeco, Salinoctomys
loschalchalerosorum, Syconycteris hobbit, Thylamys cinderella,
Crocidura cinderella, Anoura caudifera, Callithrix saterei,
Micronycteris matses, Papio anubis, Sacisaurus, Agra spp. from Erwin
2002, Mahakala)
Pablo A. Martinez (Darthvaderi)
Judith C. Price (Peniculus asinus,
Heterosquilla polydactyla)
Michael Heads (Hebejeebie)
Jim Croft (Lomandra/Romnalda)
Charly H. Eon (Tahuantinsuoya
macantzatza, Corydoras narcissus, Inpaichthys and C. inpa, T. irsacae,
T. asfraci, C. mrac)
Sam Turvey (Rhinolophus
ferrumquinum and R. hipposideros)
Peter Macqueen (Epilachna
vigintisexpunctata and Epilachna vigintioctopunctata)
Carlos Jiménez (Guamatela,
Denoza, Quercus aata, Tecunumania, Wodyetia, Jubaea, Scilla peruviana,
Locoicea maldivica, Pseudophoenux vinifera, Hildewintera polonica)
Pako Medina (Macrostyphlus frodo,
M. gandalf)
Pekka Rahko (Elachista spp., Avahi
cleesei)
Judith Miller (Aquilegia flabellata
... 'Rama Lama Ding Dong')
Jörg Storsberg (Smeagol)
Larivée Samuel (Solidago
satanica)
Pat LaFollette (Tyrannoberinius rex)
Sven Kullander (Heroina, Probarbus
labeamajor and labeaminor, Satanoperca lilith etc., Roloffia roloffi,
Apistogramma mendezi, Chromis humbug, Liparis)
Phil Alderslade (Pangolinisis cia)
Chris Harrison (Rana bwana)
Chris Gruenwald (Danio ear genes)
Brian Choo (Ozraptor subotaii, Thunnus
albacares, Balaenopterus musculus, Eroticoscincus, Scatophagus,
Peponocephala, Globicephala macrorhynchus, Vulcanodon)
John Petrie (windbeutel)
Bruce Neville (Morus)
Kenny Yu (Small Mothers Against Death)
Wagner (Mestoronema, Asgardaspira, Frodospira)
Rudiger Preiss (Pygopleurus rufovillescens undofi)
Janet S. Allen (Phytocerum inpa)
Judith E. Schrier (Saguinus oedipus info)
Karles Karwin (Prunella, Cafeteria)
Jerzy Dyczkowski (superman and
kryptonite genes, Hylochoerus meinertzhageni)
"Pambdelurion" (Alabagrus spp., Tlaloc, Tupilakosaurus, Athene, Thoth,
Golem, Zu, Yurlunggur, Izanami, Tangaroa, Tara, Xevioso, Sampo)
Mikhail A. Rogov (Vnigriceras, M. vnigri,
S. vnigri, Taymyroceras niiga)
Georgyi Vinogradov (Leucothoe tolkieni,
Alvinocaris, Mirocaris, Nautilocaris, Shinkaicaris)
Kari McWest (Eremobates inyoanus)
Jennifer Rothecker (Daphoenus
demilo)
Pedro Gnaspini (Peckena, Adelopsis dumbo)
H. H. Dathe (Hylaeus emir, H. tetris)
Darin Croft (Ethegotherium/Hegetotherium)
Tom Gilbert (Han solo)
Samuel Turvey (Han solo additional
info, Geragnostus waldorfstatleri)
Dr. H. J. Beentje (Conyza montigena
var. fosseyae, Ledermanniella maturiniana, Dypsis mcdonaldiana)
Samuel M. Gon III (Prosopis)
Karles Karwin (Taphrina cerasi, Trichia)
Matt Cartmill (Palaechthon and
anagrams, Gaudeamus igitur)
Israel Didham (Zaglossus
attenboroughi, Baru darrowi, Equus grevyi, Copernicia, Elseya irwini,
Dasykaluta rosamondae, Dracaena draco, Cloacina, Mirapinna esau, Ifrita,
Mauisaurus, Taniwhasaurus, Woolungasaurus, Samoa, Virginia, Noumea,
Pachyplichas jagmi, Alvinellidae, Paradoxurus, Hoplodactylus duvaucelii,
Pygoscelis papua, Crucibulum extinctorium, Dacelo novaeguineae, "I don't
understand" stories, Johannesteijsmannia, Cypraecassis testiculus,
Phalium, Cypraea ziczac, Phoenicophorium borsigianum, Fossa,
Rothschildia, James Bond; further info re Montypythonoides, Irritator,
Lobivia, Vini, Ludodactylus, Polypterus mokelembembe)
John Whetren (Coprosma foetidissima)
William Jones (Paa yei,
Batrachuperus longdongensis, Ambystoma)
Andreas Johansson (correction of a
spurious entry)
Jim Burns (babirusa)
Ernest Major (Hibiscus syriacus, Uladendron codesuri, Silybum,
Alchemilla/Lachemilla, Cydonia/Docynia, Reevesia/Veeresia)
Tawan Ruanebo (Tragopan satyra)
Ricardo Garberoglio (Losdolobus
parana, Zonotrichia capensis)
Lena Struwe (Yanomamua)
Rodrigo Bernal (Tyrannomyrmex rex,
Salacca zalacca)
G. B. Edwards (Erica as heath and spider)
J. R. Grant (several Macrocarpaea spp.)
Frans Janssens (Savignia
naniplopi)
Eric Rosenberg (Sturnella neglecta)
Robert L. Zuparko (Gummilumpus)
Igor Fefelov (Apus, Numenius
madagascariensis)
Saul Blanco (Ceratoperidinium yeye,
Siemienkiewicziechinogammarus, Parnassius apollo antijesuita, Navicula
austrocollegarum, Dalai-Lama, Navicula difficillimoides,
N. difficillima, Adlafia, Gomphonema spp., Quercus pyrenaica)
Ruth Stiles (Iris innominata, Lotus)
Christopher Boyko (Albunea groeningi,
Harryhausenia, Lepidopa luciae, Albunione yoda, Pseudione quasimodo,
Pseudionella akuaku)
Mats Eriksson (Kalloprion
kilmisteri, Oenonites zappae, Hadoprion)
Robert Braham (Nabokovia and more Nabokov
names)
Graham Young (Dolichuranus)
Jernej Polajnar (Botryotinia
fuckeliana)
Henry Pihlström (Mustela
africana)
Ari Taponen Hymenodon reggaeus
and any others I have forgotten.
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