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In this video, we look at the classification of species. First we explore why the use of common names can present problems. We then look at the Linnean classification system and the use of binomial names. Finally, we explore what is meant by a species.

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Fern
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Unfurling_fern_-_geograph.org.uk_-_187896.jpg
Hugh Chevallier / Unfurling fern

Cypress
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cupressus_funebris_02.jpg
Melburnian, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons

Ladybird
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BIEDRONA.JPG#file
Author: Dominik Stodulski

Cetonia-aurata
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cetonia-aurata.jpg
I, Chrumps, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons

Caterpillar
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ethmia_bipunctella-01_(xndr).jpg
I, Svdmolen, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons

Elephant
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:African_elephant_(Loxodonta_africana)_2.jpg
Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Giraffe
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Giraffe_July_2008-1.jpg
Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Tiger
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tiger_facial_marking_Sultan_(T72)_Ranthambhore_India_12.10.2014.jpg
Dibyendu Ash, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Tuna
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tuna_1.jpg
Takashi Hososhima, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Clownfish
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amphiprion_ocellaris_(Clown_anemonefish)_Nemo.jpg
Nhobgood Nick Hobgood, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Coccinella septempunctata
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coccinella-septempunctata-15-fws.jpg
Francisco Welter-Schultes, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Coccinella transversalis
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Transverse_ladybird_(Coccinella_transversalis).jpg
Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Coccinella monticola
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lady_Beetle_-_Coccinella_monticola,_Plumas_County,_California.jpg
Judy Gallagher, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Coccinella transversoguttata
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coccinella_transversoguttata.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/Coccinella_transversoguttata.jpg

Carl Linnaeus
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carl_von_Linn%C3%A9,_1707-1778,_botanist,_professor_(Alexander_Roslin)_-_Nationalmuseum_-_15723.tif
Alexander Roslin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Systema Naturae
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Linnaeus1758-title-page.jpg
Carl Linnaeus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Dog
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brooks_Chase_Ranger_of_Jolly_Dogs_Jack_Russell.jpg
JOLLY-DOGS-JACK-RUSSELL, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Cat
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orange_tabby_cat_sitting_on_fallen_leaves-Hisashi-01A.jpg
Orange_tabby_cat_sitting_on_fallen_leaves-Hisashi-01.jpg: Hisashi from Japanderivative work: Caspian blue, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Horse
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Haflinger_horse_on_pasture_in_the_Netherlands.jpg
Paula Jantunen (user Niora), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Donkey
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Equus_asinus_(Donkey),_Arnhem,_the_Netherlands.jpg
Bj.schoenmakers, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Mule
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Navajo_Nation_Mule_9-15_(21800633621).jpg

Don Graham from Redlands, CA, USA – God bless it!, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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