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Obelus
An obelus (symbol: ÷ or †, plural: obeluses or obeli) is a symbol consisting of a short horizontal line with a dot above and below, and in other uses it is a symbol resembling a small dagger. In mathematics it is mainly used to represent the mathematical operation of division. It is therefore commonly called the division sign. In editing texts an obelus takes the form of a dagger mark (†) and is used as a...
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Obelus pumilio
speciesObelus pumilio
Obelus moderatus
speciesObelus moderatus
Obelus discogranulatus
speciesObelus discogranulatus
Obelus despreauxii
speciesObelus despreauxii
Obelus mirandae
speciesObelus mirandae
Obelus moratus
speciesObelus moratus
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 90385.