Which animal or plant has the longest binomial name (genus and species)?
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Gammaracanthuskytodermogammarus loricatobaicalensis Dybowski, 1926 (amphipod; at 50 characters, the longest binomial)
Ia io Thomas, 1902 (chinese bat; the shortest binomial, probably the only all-vowel binomial)
Gammaracanthuskytodermogammarus loricatobaicalensis is sometimes cited as the longest binomial name—it is a kind of amphipod. However, this name, proposed by B. Dybowski, was invalidated by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.
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