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Today is #TaxonomyDay!

Taxonomists are the people responsible for giving organisms names. But our job is much larger than that: taxonomists are often on the front lines of evolutionary research into the taxa they are working on, many of which are obscure and poorly known. Every name given allows that new species to be studied carefully, protected, and understood. Darwin was a taxonomist - not the least of the ways in which he changed the world.

Today, for Taxonomist Appreciation Day, instead of writing about why taxonomy is so important, or what it’s like doing it, I want to give links to various articles written about taxonomy by myself and other taxonomists who are using the internet for outreach about their work.

#TaxonomyDay posts by other bloggers!

Taxonomist Envy and the Importance of Names - by Christopher M. Buddle

Shelf Life: Turtles and Taxonomy - by amnhnyc

Five things you live with as a taxonomist - by Chris Mah

Hunting down a long-lost mystery ant in Brazil - by NMNH Entomology

On Discovering a Butterfly - by Vladimir Nabokov

Awesome new genus etymology - by morgandjackson

Taxonomy matters. Here’s why. - by Terry A. Wheeler

Save the bees. But don’t forget the pollinators. - by Manu Saunders

I am sure that there have been many other posts published today that I have missed, but these jumped out at me. Great things.

Previous Taxonomy posts by The Travelling Taxonomist (markscherz):

If you are interested in becoming a taxonomist, or have questions about taxonomy, please don’t hesitate to ask me! I am always happy to help!

Figured in order of appearance: Rhombophryne testudo, Plethodontohyla mihanika, and R. vaventy - my very first holotype!

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