species-examples
Examples of common and scientific names of living things, which could be marked up with a "species" (or similar) microformat. Note use of matching pairs of examples, where possible.
Binomials
Birds
Black-tailed Godwit on West Midland Bird Club's Ladywalk reserve latest news page
Limosa limosa on West Midland Bird Club's county lists'
Mammal
Wolf on International Wolf Center
Canis lupus on NPS.gov
Fish
Northern pike on Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Esox lucius on Pike & Zander
Insect
Death’s Head Hawkmoth on Animal Teachers
Acherontia atropos on UK Moths
Plant
Bog Pimpernel on Map Reading's Wildflower Images
Anagallis tenella on BioImages
Funghi
Amanita muscaria on California Funghi
Fly Agaric on Trees for Life
More than binomials
Unsepcifeid species
Podiceps sp. on Bird Life
Sub-species
Animal
Larus glaucoides kumlieni on BirdGuides
Kumlien's Gull on Birds Ireland
Plant
Pisum sativum subsp. sativum on [1] (also has other examples)
Cultivars
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Aureomarginata' on Wikipedia
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Golden Wonder' on Wikipedia
Brassica oleracea Botrytis Group on Wikipedia
Trade names
Rosa Peace on Wikipedia
- ("Peace" is a trade designation or "selling name" for the cultivar R. 'Madame A. Meilland' and should therefore be printed in a different typeface from the rest of the name, without any quote marks)
Sunflower 'Giant Single' on Johnsons Seeds
Sunflower 'Infrared' F1 on Johnsons Seeds
- (Note "F1" cross designation)
Variety (plant)
Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon on Dave's Garden
Strain (bacteria)
Escherichia coli O157:H7 on FDA.gov
E.Coli on BBC news
Misc
Superseded names
Tringa bartramia superseded by Bartramia longicauda on West Midland Bird Club's Upland Sandpiper article