This is a virutal book out of the bloobook library that contains information about viruses. Each species is displayed on its own page and whenever possible illustrated with a foto. The biological classification of each species is described and the relationship of the species is displayed in a graphical overview. This bloobook is available in different sizes; mini with 31 species, midi with species that have a foto and maxi with all available species.
This book contains the respective species name in several languages as listed below. The name is displayed here in english, if known, otherwise the latin name appears (in italics). Languages that are weakly represented in this bloobook appear in the table with a weak background.
bloobook Vira | mini | midi | maxi |
Species cun nomina | 31 | 35 | 5563 |
Arten mit deutschen Namen | 30 | 34 | 34 |
species with english names | 31 | 35 | 5563 |
specioj kun esperantaj nomoj | 29 | 32 | 32 |
espèces avec des noms français | 30 | 34 | 34 |
especies con nombres en español | 30 | 34 | 34 |
有德国名字的物种 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
specis kun precisis nomis | |||
validated species | 37 | ||
fotos | 131 | ||
updated | 2021-05-10 |
Precizo is a new language for the uniform taxonomic designation of all living things. The Precizo names in bloobook are automatically generated from the valid Latin name.
I have compiled these informations from books and various web ressources. The scientific names of the species and the taxonomic category were validated on GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
In the index you will find a list of all pages and an alphabetical index of all english and latin names in this book. You can also display these names in all available languages.
To scroll through the book in the page view mode (page) move the cursor over the margins of the book; left margin-previous page, right margin-next page and further right-random page (in bloobook mini and maxi). You can find more information on navigation in the FAQs.
Page or list? Each species is presented on its own page. Superordinate groups are displayed in the form of a list.
taxonomy example | species SARS-CoV-2 (SARS-CoV-2) |
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