Biology:Bicosoecaceae

Short description: Family of single-celled organisms

Bicosoecaceae
Bicosoeca cell scheme: anterior flagellum, phagosomes, cytostome, nucleus, lorica, posterior flagellum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	SAR
Superphylum:	Heterokonta
Class:	Bikosea
Order:	Bicosoecida
Family:	Bicosoecaceae Ritter von Stein, 1878
Genera
Genus Bicosoeca Clark 1866 Genus Codonoeca Clark 1867 Genus Hedraeophysa Kent 1880 Genus Platytheca Stein 1878 nom. nud.
Synonyms
Codonoecidae Kent 1880

Bicosoecaceae is a family of bicosoecids in the order Bicosoecida.

The name of the type genus Bicosoeca described by James-Clark in 1866 is derived from Greek roots (bikos, vase, bowl, plus oekein, inhabit). The philologically preferable compound would be Bicoeca, as "corrected" by Stein in 1878 and followed by most subsequent authors. However, according to the ICBN and ICZN, the original spelling of the name cannot be considered incorrect and it must be used in its original form.

External links

• Bicosoecaceae at WoRMS

Wikidata ☰ Q23832209 entry