Better Common Names Project

What common name(s) do you believe should be changed?*

Please limit selection(s) to names that have negative social implications. Names that could be improved for other reasons (e.g., taxonomic discrepancies) are beyond the scope of this project.

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Please share why you think the selected name(s) should be changed.*

Examples could include personal experiences, name histories and origins, word associations and uses, scholarly literature, or any other relevant information.

Would you be interested in joining a working group to research and propose a new name for any of the organism(s) you selected?*

Yes

Please select which organism(s) you'd be interested in joining a working group to rename.

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First name*

Last name*

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Please provide some brief comments explaining why you are interested in participating in a renaming effort.

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