List of long species names

Living organisms are known by scientific names.

These binomial names can vary greatly in length, and some of them can become very long depending on the meanings they try to convey.

[1] Species in this list are grouped by length of their name.

Family is given for each species (or the closest taxonomic rank if family is unassigned), with a short explanation.

The shortest scientific species names can be found in the List of short species names.

Parastratiosphecomyia stratiosphecomyioides (42 letters)

Butternut canker ( Ophiognomonia clavigignenti-juglandacearum , 40 letters) on a stem

Reconstruction of Diandongpetalichthys liaojiaoshanensis (37 letters)

Reconstruction of Micropachycephalosaurus hongtuyanensis (37 letters)

Pseudorhabdosynochus bunkleywilliamsae (37 letters)

Pseudorhabdosynochus hyphessometochus (36 letters)

Holotype of Benggwigwishingasuchus eremicarminis , 35 letters)

Crowned slaty flycatcher ( Griseotyrannus aurantioatrocristatus , 35 letters)

Ichthyofilaroides novaecaledoniensis , 35 letters

Weberbauerocereus cephalomacrostibas , 35 letters