Genera named after geographical names
See also Genera named after personal names, Genera named after mythological figures, Genera named after institutions
The genera named after geographical names are cited in the following table.
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Aegyptus (the Latin name of Egypt) |
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Aiding (a lake, located in Xinjiang province of north-west China) |
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The Alps |
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Antarctica |
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Arctic |
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Balneola (the medieval Latin name of Banyuls, France) |
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Barrientos Island (Antarctic) |
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Bavaria (Germany) |
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Beutenberg (Germany) |
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Lake Bogoria (Kenya) |
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Brooklawn (the contaminated site from which members of the genus were first isolated) |
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Budvicium (the Latin name of the city Cěské Budějovice) |
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Catalina Island (California, United States) |
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Daegu (Korea) |
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Delft (the Netherlands) |
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Dokdo (an island located on the East Sea in Korea) |
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Dokdo (an island located on the East Sea in Korea) |
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Donghae (the Korean name of the East Sea in Korea) |
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Donghae (the Korean name of the East Sea in Korea) |
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Gulf of Eilat |
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Galicia (region of northwest Spain) |
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Gangjin Bay (South Sea in Korea) |
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Gelre or Gelderland (one of the 12 provinces in The Netherlands) |
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St Georgen (a village in Styria) |
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Hafnia (the Latin name for Copenhagen, Denmark) |
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Haslla, ancient name of the city of Gangneung, located on the coast of the East Sea in Korea |
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Mons Herminius (a mountain range of Lusitania) |
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Hwanghae (the Korean name of the Yellow Sea) |
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India |
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Jeju (the largest island in Korea) |
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Jeongeup (Korean city, where Naejang mountain is located) |
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Jhaorih (name of a coastal hot-spring in a small volcanic island, Green Island, in Pacific Ocean, off the eastern coast of Taiwan) |
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Kilonium (the Latin name of the northern German city of Kiel, germany) |
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Kinneret Lake (Israel) |
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Korea |
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Lutao (a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean) |
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Massilia (the Latin name of Marseille, France) |
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Mecherchar (a marine lake located on Mecherchar Island in the Republic of Palau) |
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Melghir (a salted lake named Chott Melghir in south east of Algeria) |
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Massilia (the Latin name of Marseille, France) |
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Matsue City (Shimane prefecture, Japan) |
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Mongolia |
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Mongolia |
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Namhae, the Korean name of the South Sea in Korea |
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Neva (a river in St. Petersburg, Russia) |
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Oka River (Russia) |
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The Orient |
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Pannonia (the Roman province in what is now Hungary), and also Pannon lakes (Hungary) |
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Phocaea (a maritime town of Ionia, modern-day Foça in Turkey) |
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Prague (Czech Republic) |
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Primorsky Kray (Far-Eastern region of Russian Federation) |
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Providence (Rhode Island, U.S.A) |
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Reineke Island (Peter the Great Bay, Sea of Japan, Russia) |
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Reyran River (Fréjus, France) |
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Rhodanus (River Rhône) |
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River Saale (Germany) |
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King Sejong Station (Korea) |
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Seohae (the Korean name of the Yellow Sea in Korea) |
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Siansi (a township in Taiwan) |
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Sina (the medieval Latin name of China) |
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Sina (the medieval Latin name of China) |
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Sina (the medieval Latin name of China) |
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Sina (the medieval Latin name of China) |
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Sina (the medieval Latin name of China) |
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Sina (the medieval Latin name of China) |
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Sina (the medieval Latin name of China) |
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Sina (the medieval Latin name of China) |
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River Styx (a river in Greek mythology which formed the boundary between Earth and the Underworld) |
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Tamla (the old name for Jeju Island, Korea) |
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Tamla (the old name for Jeju Island, Korea) |
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Tateyama City (Chiba prefecture, Japan) |
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Turicum (the Latin name of Zurich, Switzerland) |
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Turicum (the Latin name of Zurich, Switzerland) |
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Referring to the Wageningen 'Food Valley', an area of The Netherlands in which Food Science is a major research topic |
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Wando (an island located on the Southern Sea in Korea) |
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Yeosu City (Korea) |
