Biology:Codonosiga
The genus name Codonosiga F.Stein, 1878[1] is a Nomen illegitimum, an illegitimate name.[2] The accepted name is Codosiga H.J.Clark, 1866,[3] Codonosiga is a synonym of this accepted name.
The genus is included in the family Codonosigidae within the class Choanoflagellata.
Etymology
The genus name derives from two ancient Greek words, "κώδων" (kṓdōn) meaning bell, and "σιγή" (sigḗ) meaning silent. The name means silent bell.[4]
Taxonomy
The genus was first described, in 1866, by US naturalist Henry James-Clark,[lower-alpha 1] using the name Codosiga.[3] In 1878 the German zoologist Samuel Friedrich Stein (also Friedrich von Stein) introduced the genus name Codonosiga.[1]
The earlier name, Codosiga, has priority, and is the accepted name. The later name, Codonosiga, is an illegitimate name, and is recognised as a synonym of the accepted name.
Notes
- ↑ Born Henry James Clark he changed his name to the hyphenated Henry James-Clark
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedF.Stein - ↑ Molinari-Novoa, Eduardo Antonio (2025-03-29). "Codonosiga F.Stein, 1878, nom. illeg." (in en-gb). National University of Ireland. https://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=49471#:~:text=This%20name%20is,synonym%20of%20Codosiga.. "This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Codosiga"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 James-Clark, Henry (1866-06-20). "Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History" (in en-us). William Wood & Co. pp. 16–17. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33728#page/22/mode/1up.
- ↑ "Codosiga (Choanoflagellate)" (in en-us). https://cfb.unh.edu/phycokey/Choices/Amoebae_Flagellates_Ciliates/Choanoflagellates/CODOSIGA/Codosiga_key.html#:~:text=Name%20derivation:,silent%20%2Dsige%20(Greek). "Name derivation: "Silent Bell" — Bell Kodonion silent -sige (Greek)"
External links
Data related to Codosiga at Wikispecies- Codonosiga at AlgaeBase
Wikidata ☰ Q2981702 entry
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