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    Species named like this are called “autonymous”. Like rattus rattus or puffinus puffinus.

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        Oh doh yes I do! Once again I got tautonym and autonym mixed up. Autonym is within a species - like homo sapiens sapiens to distinguish from homo sapiens neanderthalensis.