When used with the "Redirect category shell" (Rcat shell) template:

This page is a redirect. The following categories are used to track and monitor this redirect:

From alternative scientific name of an organism: This is a redirect from an alternative scientific name of an organism (or group of organisms) to the accepted scientific name.

When appropriate, protection levels are automatically sensed, described and categorized.

Template ((Redirect category shell)) may be used to add one or more rcat templates, along with their parameters and categories, to a redirect. For more information see the documentation page below.

When used by itself:

From alternative scientific name of an organism: This is a redirect from an alternative scientific name of an organism (or group of organisms) to the accepted scientific name.

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This template uses Lua:

Module:Science redirect (sandbox)

Usage

Use this rcat for any redirect that is an alternative scientific name of an organism and targets the scientific name used as the title of the Wikipedia article (which should be the scientific name accepted as correct by reliable sources).
An unnamed parameter may be used to specify more precisely the kind of organism involved and to put the article in the appropriate subcategory. For example, ((R from alternative scientific name|fungus)) sorts the redirect to Category:Redirects from alternative scientific names of fungi.

Parameters currently supported and the resulting categories are:

Switch parameters supported
Parameter	Category
alga	Category:Redirects from alternative scientific names of algae
amphibian	Category:Redirects from alternative scientific names of amphibians
animal	Category:Redirects from alternative scientific names of animals
arthropod	Category:Redirects from alternative scientific names of arthropods
bird	Category:Redirects from alternative scientific names of birds
crustacean	Category:Redirects from alternative scientific names of crustaceans
fish	Category:Redirects from alternative scientific names of fish
fungus	Category:Redirects from alternative scientific names of fungi
insect	Category:Redirects from alternative scientific names of insects
mammal	Category:Redirects from alternative scientific names of mammals
microorganism	Category:Redirects from alternative scientific names of microorganisms
mollusc	Category:Redirects from alternative scientific names of molluscs
plant	Category:Redirects from alternative scientific names of plants
reptile	Category:Redirects from alternative scientific names of reptiles
spider	Category:Redirects from alternative scientific names of spiders
virus	Category:Redirects from alternative scientific names of viruses
(none)	Category:Redirects from alternative scientific names

Unrecognized switch parameters will place the page into the category Category:Redirects from alternative scientific names using unknown values for parameter 1

Add this rcat to a redirect page (not a talk-page redirect) in the following manner:

#REDIRECT [[(target article title)]]

((Rcat shell|
((R from alternative scientific name))
((R printworthy))
))

Template ((Rcat shell)) is an alias for the Redirect category shell template, which may be used to add as many appropriate rcats as needed, usually from one to seven, along with their parameters, to a redirect. For more information see the documentation on its template page. This rcat may also tag a redirect individually:

#REDIRECT [[(target article title)]]

((R from alternative scientific name))

This is in accord with instructions found at Wikipedia:REDCAT.

This rcat populates Category:Redirects from alternative scientific names or one of its subcategories and Category:Printworthy redirects by default. In 2003, efforts were begun to support the Wikimedia Foundation's goal of increasing access and availability of Wikipedia articles in printed versions. A mainspace redirect from alternative scientific nomenclature is usually suitable for a printed version. In other words such redirects are usually printworthy.

Please do not alter the printworthy settings of this rcat without first notifying the Version 1.0 Editorial Team, who are responsible for any and all materials, including redirects, that go into a printed version of Wikipedia.

The second parameter, |2=, may be used if the redirect is not printworthy in the following manner:

((Rcat shell|
((R from alternative scientific name|2=unprintworthy))
((R unprintworthy))
))

or the 2= may be omitted if the first parameter is empty:

((Rcat shell|
((R from alternative scientific name||unprintworthy))
((R unprintworthy))
))

and if used by itself:

((R from alternative scientific name||unprintworthy))
((R unprintworthy))

Use of the 2nd parameter subdues the Printworthy redirects category and populates Category:Unprintworthy redirects.

Aliases

Also known as... – list of templates that redirect here and may also be used

Abbreviation	((R to acronym)) ((R from acronym)) ((R to initialism)) ((R from initialism)) ((R from numeronym)) ((R from Bluebook abbreviation)) ((R from ISO 4 abbreviation)) ((R from MathSciNet abbreviation)) ((R from NLM abbreviation))
Capitalisation	((R from CamelCase)) ((R from other capitalisation)) ((R from miscapitalisation))
Grammar & punctuation	((R from modification)) ((R from plural)) ((R to plural))
Parts of speech	((R from adjective)) ((R from adverb)) ((R from common noun)) ((R from gerund)) ((R from proper noun)) ((R from verb))
Spelling	((R from alternative spelling)) ((R from alternative hyphenation)) ((R from alternative punctuation)) ((R from alternative spacing)) ((R from alternative transliteration)) ((R from American English)) ((R from ASCII-only)) ((R to ASCII-only)) ((R from British English)) ((R from diacritic)) ((R to diacritic)) ((R from ligature)) ((R to ligature)) ((R from misspelling)) ((R from stylization))

Alternative
names

General	((R from alternative language)) language codes ((R from alternative name)) ((R from ambiguous sort name)) ((R from antonym)) ((R from colloquial name)) ((R country data)) ((R from former name)) ((R from incomplete name)) ((R from incorrect name)) ((R from less specific name)) ((R from long name)) ((R from more specific name)) ((R from non-neutral name)) ((R to numerals)) ((R from numerals)) ((R to Roman numerals)) ((R from Roman numerals)) ((R from portmanteau)) ((R from short name)) ((R from sort name)) ((R from synonym))
People	((R from birth name)) ((R from given name)) ((R to joint biography)) ((R from married name)) ((R from name with title)) ((R from person)) ((R from personal name)) ((R from Eastern name)) ((R from pseudonym)) ((R from surname))
Technical	((R from CAS Registry Number)) ((R from court case)) ((R from drug trade name)) ((R from filename)) ((R from identifier)) ((R from Java package name)) ((R from chemical formula)) ((R from gene symbol)) ((R from technical name)) ((R to technical name)) ((R from radio frequency))
Organisms	((R to scientific name)) ((R from scientific name)) ((R from alternative scientific name)) ((R from scientific abbreviation)) ((R to monotypic taxon)) ((R from monotypic taxon)) ((R taxon with possibilities)) ((R from species to genus))
Geography	((R from name and country)) ((R from more specific geographic name)) ((R from postal code))

Navigation
aids

Navigation	((R to anchor)) ((R avoided double redirect)) ((R from category navigation)) ((R from file metadata link)) ((R to list entry)) ((R mentioned in hatnote)) ((R to section)) ((R from shortcut))
Disambiguation	((R from ambiguous term)) ((R to disambiguation page)) ((R from incomplete disambiguation)) ((R from incorrect disambiguation)) ((R from other disambiguation)) ((R from predictable disambiguation)) ((R from unnecessary disambiguation))
Merge, duplicate & move	((R from draft namespace)) ((R from duplicated article)) ((R with history)) ((R from merge)) ((R from move)) ((R with old history))
To namespaces	((R from remote talk page)) ((R to category namespace)) ((R to draft namespace)) ((R to help namespace)) ((R to main namespace)) ((R to portal namespace)) ((R to project namespace)) ((R to talk page)) ((R to template namespace)) ((R to user namespace))

Media

General

((R from book)) ((R from film)) ((R from upcoming film)) ((R from journal)) ((R from meme)) ((R from radio program)) ((R from work)) ((R from creator)) ((R from radio frequency)) ((R from broadcast translator))
Music	((R from album)) ((R from lyric)) ((R from song)) ((R from cover song)) ((R from band name))
Television	((R from television episode)) ((R from television program))

Fiction

Comics

Miscellaneous

Related information	((R to article without mention)) ((R to decade)) ((R to century)) ((R to millennium)) ((R from city and state)) ((R from domain name)) ((R from second-level domain)) ((R from top-level domain)) ((R from gender)) ((R from legislation)) ((R from list topic)) ((R from member)) ((R from phrase)) ((R from quotation)) ((R to related topic)) ((R from related word)) ((R from relative)) ((R from spouse)) ((R from school)) ((R from subtopic)) ((R to subtopic)) ((R from gap in series)) ((R from team)) ((R from Unicode character)) ((R from Unicode code)) ((R from emoji))
With possibilities	((R with possibilities)) Category:Template redirects with possibilities ((R category with possibilities))
ISO codes	((R from ISO 4 abbreviation)) ((R from ISO 639 code)) ((R from ISO 3166 code)) ((R from ISO 4217 code)) ((R from ISO 15924 code))
Printworthiness	Printability ((R printworthy)) ((R unprintworthy)) e.g. ((R with possibilities)) is printworthy by default; ((R from misspelling)) is unprintworthy by default; some have no default
Protection	((R extended-protected)) ((R fully protected)) ((R semi-protected)) ((R template-protected)) ((R from high-use template))
Tools	Category:Miscellaneous redirects Protection policy ((R from template-generated category)) ((Redirect category shell)) ((Talk page of redirect))
Wikidata	((R with Wikidata item)) ((Soft redirect with Wikidata item))

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TemplateData

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Template parameters[Edit template data]
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Type of organism	`1`	The type of organism, used to specify more precisely the kind of organism involved and to put the article in the appropriate subcategory. Example fungus	String	suggested
Unprintworthy?	`2`	Set to "unprintworthy" to make the redirect be marked as not printworthy.	String	optional

The above documentation is transcluded from Template:R from alternative scientific name/doc.
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox and testcases pages.
Add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.

Usage

Aliases

See also

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