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Alaskozetes antarcticus (Falkland Islands mite)
Anoura caudifera (tailed tailless bat)
Brachinus elongatulus Chaudoir, 1876 (bombardier beetle) From Greek Brachyus "short" and Latin elongatus "prolonged". Both refer to the length of the beetle's elytra.
Carlina acaulis ssp caulescens, (stemmy stemless thistle)
Datura stramonium v. inermis (thornless thornapple)
Eriogonum inflatum var. deflatum Johnston (buckwheat)
Euphoria morosa Janson 1881 (scarab beetle) [Cist. Entomol. 2:581-585, but synonymized with E. precaria by Hardy 2001, Pan-Pac. Entomol. 77:132]
Mammuthus exilis Stock & Furlong, 1928 (pygmy mammoth) The scientific name means the same as the common name.
Spottobrotula amaculata Cohen & Nielsen, 1982 (fish) Literally means "Spotted cusk-eel without spots".
Unifolium bifolium Schmidt (European May lily) Now, alas, synonomized with Maianthemun bifolium.

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