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RE: What does nov. stand for?

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Posted by: oldherper at Wed Jul 7 21:09:15 2004  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by oldherper ]  
   

sp. nov. stands for "species nova" or new species.

you may also see:
fam nov. (familia nova, or new family)
ord. nov (ordo novus, or new order)
nom. nov. (nomen novum, or new name)
gen. nov. (genus novum, or new genus)
subclass. nov (subclassis novum, or new subclass)
etc., etc....

   

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