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Optatus
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Optatus

Saint Optatus, sometimes anglicized as St. Optate, was Bishop of Milevis, in Numidia, in the fourth century, remembered for his writings against Donatism.

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3 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Optatus palmaris

speciesOptatus palmaris

Optatus inornatus

speciesOptatus inornatus

Optatus fasciculosus

speciesOptatus fasciculosus

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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 251684.