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 A collection of insects at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Biologists have never reached universal agreement over what constitutes a species. Photograph: Jochen Tack/Alamy
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A plan to create the first universally recognised list of species on Earth has prompted hopes of an end to centuries of disagreement and confusion over how to classify the world’s library of life...Researchers hope a single recognised list would improve global efforts to tackle biodiversity loss, the trade in endangered wildlife, biosecurity and conservation.

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