User:PotatoMuncher/Taxonomic Errors

The Pikmin franchise has had several taxonomic errors and scientific names that do not follow real-world naming conventions. This page is meant to list said errors.

Feel free to add any information about taxonomic errors on this page.

Invalid Scientific Names

A section covering invalid scientific names.

The mistake made in the scientific name will be noted beside the correction.

The following scientific names are not listed in any particular order.

Opisteuthidae iaciobulla should be: Opisteuthis iaciobulla. (Ends with -idae)

Oculus kageyamii russus should be: Oculus kageyamii kageyamii. (The Bulborb is the nominate subspecies, therefore must have the same specific and subspecific epithet.)

Oculus terribilis dotticum should be: Oculus terribilis. (The Spotty Bulbear is the nominate subspecies, therefore must have the same specific and subspecific epithet.)

Pansarus pseudooculii russus should be: Pansarus pseudooculii pseudooculii. (The Dwarf Bulborb is the nominate subspecies, therefore must have the same specific and subspecific epithet.)

Proper Family Names

All families in the Pikmin franchise are referred to by informal names. This section will propose actual family names for organisms in-game.

Please note that only families with organisms classified as enemies will be present here.

Listed in alphabetic order of the improper names.

Aerodentia = Tectupervidae

Salamandra falsaurum belongs to the extant genus Salamandra and therefore the extant family Salamandridae.

Amphituber = Amphicaridae

Arachnorb = Pseudoarachnidae

Armrakid = Derrieridae

Awrapnid = Clavidae

Bloather = Fouskaflexilidae

Sus draconus belongs to the extant genus Sus and therefore the extant family Suidae.

Breadbug = Pansaridae

Bubblimp = Pilarubidae

Burrow-nit = Trilobitidae

Centifly & Centipare should be merged into one family: Chilopodidae

Taraxacum rovinia belongs to the extant genus Taraxacum and therefore the extant family Asteraceae.

Cottonade = Lanugidae

Crablipps = Carabidae

Crawmad = Camabaridae

Creep-crab = Parastacoidae