Transcript Problems with Common Names

Problems with Common Names
Photo by Kris Rohrbeck
Honeybees
Photo by Kris Rohrbeck
Pre-1700 Scientific Names
• Apis pubescens thorace subgriseo
abdomine fusco pedibus posticis glabris
utrinque margine ciliates
Or
• Apis mellifera
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Domain
Eukarya
Eukaryotic
Multicellular heterotroph that
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Jointed leg & exoskeleton
Subphylum
Hexapoda
6-legged
Class
Insecta
3 body regions
Order
Hymenoptera
Membrane winged
Family
Apidae
Solitary or colonial bees
Genus
Apis
Hive bee
Species
mellifera
Honey-bearing
lacks cell walls
Class Exercise
• In groups, go through the packet of
images provided by your instructor and
group them into all those in the same:
– Kingdom
– Phylum
– Class, etc. down to species
Bibliography
•
Gilles Ratia. Apiservices. 1999. Taxonomy.
www.apicultura.com/goodies/taxonomy.htm
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Unless otherwise cited, photographs in this presentation are the personal images of
D. Hautau, Alpena Community College. 2007.