MaNIS: Glossary of Terms


collection locality: the name of the place where the specimen was collected


distribution: the location or geographical range of a species


location synonymies: the different names for the same location where specimens were collected


systematics: the study of the relationship between categories (like phylogeny, a.k.a. family tree)


taxon: (plural: taxa) a classification or group


taxon name synonymies: the different names associated with organisms/groupings


taxonomy: the study of the categories into which organisms are placed (classification)