User talk:Wmyfowlkes

Sorry for that completely inappropriate block.

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Spirochaetae
Hi there. How does this fit in with Division: Spirochaetes - Class: Spirochaetes - Order: Spirochaetales - Family: Spirochaetaceae and Genus: Spirochaeta ? SemperBlotto 10:09, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

I think Spirochatae is simple an alternate spelling of Spirochaetes, with Sprichaetes appearing to be much more popular (based on Google hits). Given the Greek etymology, I am not sure the -ae ending is all that justified, but that is what my reference uses. I need to do a little more research. Wmyfowlkes 22:18, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, the -ae ending is acceptable, though it's not as common. It comes from the Ltin genitive ending. --EncycloPetey 01:44, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Thermoacidphil
moved to thermoacidophile, spelling ... and since it isn't the proper name of a taxon, it is just a lower case word ... Robert Ullmann 11:47, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

-ales for orders
Please watch your taxonomic suffices. The ending -ales is used for orders, not for classes or divisions. --EncycloPetey 01:42, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

I got carried away with my cut and paste, thanks for the correction. Wmyfowlkes 01:53, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

pantograph
Hi, I've ruthlessly chopped out most of the text (this is a dictionary not an encyclopedia), but thank you for getting the definition. If you think I've left out an essential part of the meaning, please add it back in. Conrad.Irwin 16:20, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

That is fine, much better in fact. Thanks. Wmyfowlkes