Scientific Name & Common Name

[GG80]

As someone else has said, don't be intimidated by learning the scientific names. It's understandable when someone new to the hobby uses common names as they probably wouldn't have had too much exposure to the scientific names yet. But, as you go further into the hobby and spend more time on this forum, you will realize that learning the scientific names will come naturally and you will want to use them instead of the common names. At least that's what happened with me anyway.

 

[Hydrazine]

In Czech Republic, common names are almost nonexistent.

Too bad the scientific names are often outdated, misspelled or otherwise mangled.

If I had a euro for every C.crawshayi, G.aureostriata, L.cristata and such...
Been to an expo yesterday, saw the usual. However, there's a spark of hope. I saw ONE stall catching up to the rosea/porteri thing. I could swear I've seen sp.concepción labeled as rosea though.
There were some 'Paraphysa parvula', I expect the scene catch up to the Paraphysa dismantling in two, three years.

 

[Poec54]

In Czech Republic, common names are almost nonexistent.

Too bad the scientific names are often outdated, misspelled or otherwise mangled.

If I had a euro for every C.crawshayi, G.aureostriata, L.cristata and such...
Been to an expo yesterday, saw the usual. However, there's a spark of hope. I saw ONE stall catching up to the rosea/porteri thing. I could swear I've seen sp.concepción labeled as rosea though.
There were some 'Paraphysa parvula', I expect the scene catch up to the Paraphysa dismantling in two, three years.

Even so, outdated scientific names refer to one animal, unlike common names.

 

[awiec]

It can be entertaining as well. Get a list of a few good dealer sites that have good pics, and go through every one they have and make a "wish list", always paying attention to the scientific names, this will help put "names with faces" so to speak. It will also expose you to a lot of different species you may not have known or thought much about. And since most have them listed alphabetically, according to genus, you will be able to see the spiders related to one another al grouped together. (net-bug has really good pics)

It's the best way to learn, even now I'll still do it especially with all these cool south american species being brought in lately and I get an idea of price ranges for future purchases

 

[Hydrazine]

Even so, outdated scientific names refer to one animal, unlike common names.

Unless you have 'subspecies' or 'morphs' that get split as separate species..

 

[Blueandbluer]

Unless you have 'subspecies' or 'morphs' that get split as separate species..

Right. G. rosea, anyone?

 

[lalberts9310]

Okay...I do understand the use of the scientific name, but I have found that not everyone uses that name - meaning while doing searches for what certain T's look like - I have found a mixed bag of them labeled
by their common name and scientific name.

Can someone explain or link me to the abbreviations that I see on this forum or the internet - ie MM, H pulchripes, and M balfouri

What are the one letters used for? What do the longer words represent?

I also sometimes see a latin names followed by 1 or 2 characters ie sp, r, ect.

I have only done my research using scientific names... gives me more accurate results...