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 What does cf. mean in a taxon?
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| pierred |
Posted on 15-04-2006 09:22
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 Member Location: Paris (France) Posts: 1484 Joined: 21.04.05 |
Hello, While browsing the gallery, I saw Gerard Pennards's Anthomia pluvialis pictures. The taxon is written "Anthomia cf. pluvialis". What does this "cf." exactly mean? Probably? Rather quite sure but not 100%? Thanks in advance for your comments. Pierre Duhem |
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| Date |
Posted on 15-04-2006 20:51
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 Member Location: Netherlands Posts: 29 Joined: 24.10.04 |
Hi, Cf. stands for Confer or conferatur. English translation would be something like "to be compared with". It means that the speciesname could not be found, but that it must be very similar to (or maybe even is), in this case, pluvialis. There are many species in this genus that are all very similar. Without microscopic investigation it is not possible to identify a single specimen. Cheers, Date |
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| pierred |
Posted on 16-04-2006 05:24
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Member Location: Paris (France) Posts: 1484 Joined: 21.04.05 |
Hello, Thanks for your answer. I knew the meaning of cf. in general. I was just questionning the use of cf. in a taxon. Pierre Duhem |
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| crex |
Posted on 08-06-2006 10:59
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 Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
Ah, found out about cf. ... Perhaps this explanation could be included in the glossary? |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 08-06-2006 11:03
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
It was submitted for the Glossary but not yet included. See: cf.
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