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Fornax
Fornax (/ˈfɔːrnæks/) is a constellation in the southern sky, partly ringed by the celestial river Eridanus. Its name is Latin for furnace. It was named by French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1756. Fornax is one of the 88 modern constellations.
20 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Fornax victor
speciesFornax victor
Fornax nipponicus
speciesFornax nipponicus
Fornax adjectus
speciesFornax adjectus
Fornax infrequens
speciesFornax infrequens
Fornax norfolcensis
speciesFornax norfolcensis
Fornax badius
speciesFornax badius
Fornax calceatus
speciesFornax calceatus
Fornax canadensis
speciesFornax canadensis
Fornax hornii
speciesFornax hornii
Fornax orchesides
speciesFornax orchesides
Fornax bicolor
speciesFornax bicolor
Fornax appalachiensis
speciesFornax appalachiensis
Fornax convexicollis
speciesFornax convexicollis
Fornax dixiensis
speciesFornax dixiensis
Fornax floridana
speciesFornax floridana
Fornax knulli
speciesFornax knulli
Fornax lucidicollis
speciesFornax lucidicollis
Fornax melsheimeri
speciesFornax melsheimeri
Fornax parallelicollis
speciesFornax parallelicollis
Fornax sanguineosignatus
speciesFornax sanguineosignatus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 176447.