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namibiensis

Namibiensis is a Latin-derived species epithet used in the scientific names of various organisms to indicate a connection to Namibia. It is not a taxon on its own but a descriptive element that can appear across different genera, including bacteria, fungi, plants, and animals.

In biological nomenclature, a species name comprises a genus and a specific epithet. The epithet namibiensis

Because multiple taxa across diverse groups may bear the epithet namibiensis, identifying the organism requires citing

See also: Namibia, species epithet, Latin in taxonomy, ICZN, ICN.

means
“of
Namibia”
or
“from
Namibia”
and
is
typically
Latinized
as
an
adjective
that
agrees
with
the
genus
name.
The
choice
of
namibiensis
may
reflect
the
location
where
the
type
specimen
was
collected,
the
origin
of
the
organism,
or
an
association
with
Namibian
research.
The
epithet
is
deliberately
place-based
and
is
used
to
distinguish
related
species
within
a
genus.
the
full
binomial
name
(for
example,
Genus
namibiensis).
The
exact
organism
depends
on
the
published
description
and
taxonomic
placement.
The
use
of
namibiensis
adheres
to
the
International
Code
of
Zoological
Nomenclature
(ICZN)
for
animals
and
the
International
Code
of
Nomenclature
for
algae,
fungi,
and
plants
(ICN)
for
other
groups,
with
standard
conventions
such
as
lowercase
epithets
and
capitalized
genera.