Codonosiga

Codonosiga
Codonosiga botrytis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Amorphea
Clade: Obazoa
Clade: Opisthokonta
Clade: Holozoa
Class: Choanoflagellata
Order: Craspedida
Family: Codonosigidae
Genus: Codonosiga
F.Stein, 1878
Type species
C. pulcherrima
H.J.Clark, 1866
Species
20 species
Synonyms
1 synonym
Schematic of a Codonosiga cell
  1. Flagellum
  2. Food particles
  3. Plasma collar
  4. Cell nucleus
  5. Food vacuole
  6. Attached to the substrate

The genus name Codonosiga F.Stein, 1878 is a Nomen illegitimum, an illegitimate name. The accepted name is Codosiga H.J.Clark, 1866, 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.

Taxonomy

The genus was first described, in 1866, by US naturalist Henry James-Clark, using the name Codosiga. In 1878 the German zoologist Samuel Friedrich Stein (also Friedrich von Stein) introduced the genus name Codonosiga.

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

  1. ↑ As Codonosiga is an illegitimate name, it has generally been accepted as a synonym of the accepted name, Codosiga. To avoid identifying Codonosiga as a synonym of itself, it has been necessary to incorrectly identify Codosiga as a synonym of Codonosiga
  2. ↑ Born Henry James Clark he changed his name to the hyphenated Henry James-Clark

References

  1. 1 2 3 Stein, Friedrich Ritter von (1878). Der Organismus der Infusionsthiere: nach eigenen Forschungen in systematischer Reihenfolge bearbeitet [The Organism of Infusoria: Arranged in Systematic Order Based on Original Research] (in German). Vol. 3. Leipzig: Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann (published 1859). pp. X, 3, Tafel VIII & IX. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.3933. OCLC 7484833. Retrieved 21 July 2026 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. 1 2 "Codosiga H.J.Clark, 1868". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Codosiga". Open Tree of Life. Archived from the original on 21 February 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2026. Synonym(s): Codonosiga
  4. 1 2 Molinari-Novoa, Eduardo Antonio (29 March 2025). "Codonosiga F.Stein, 1878, nom. illeg.". AlgaeBase. Galway: National University of Ireland. Retrieved 21 July 2026. This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Codosiga
  5. 1 2 James-Clark, Henry (20 June 1866). "Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History". Biodiversity Heritage Library. Boston: William Wood & Co (published 1868). pp. 16–17. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Codosiga (Choanoflagellate)". UNH Center for Freshwater Biology. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Name derivation: "Silent Bell" — Bell Kodonion silent -sige (Greek)