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  • adjective Anderson (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms having English names of the form "Anderson's ..."

Etymologies

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Named in a pseudo-Latin manner for any of several naturalists named Anderson.

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Examples

  • Victoria Falls forms a geographical barrier between the distinct fish faunas of the upper and middle Zambezi River, with fish species including breams Oreochromis mossambica, T. macrochir, T. andersoni, Serranochromis robustus, Sargochromis condringtoni, chessa Distichodus schenga, tigerfish Hydrocynus vittatus, and barbel Clarias gariepinus.

    Victoria Falls National Park, Zimbabwe 2008

  • There are a number of nearly endemic small mammals species including, Gerbillus andersoni, Gerbillus latastei, G. syrticus (CR), Gerbillus grobbeni (CR), Allataga tetradactyla (EN) and Microtus guentheri.

    Mediterranean dry woodlands and steppe 2008

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