Codonosiga
| Codonosiga | |
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| Codonosiga botrytis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Obazoa |
| Clade: | Opisthokonta |
| Class: | Choanoflagellata |
| Order: | Craspedida |
| Family: | Codonosigidae |
| Genus: | Codonosiga F.Stein, 1878[1] |
| Type species | |
| C. pulcherrima | |
| Species[2] | |
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20 species
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| Synonyms[3] | |

- Flagellum
- Food particles
- Plasma collar
- Cell nucleus
- Food vacuole
- Attached to the substrate
The genus name Codonosiga F.Stein, 1878[1] is a Nomen illegitimum, an illegitimate name.[4] The accepted name is Codosiga H.J.Clark, 1866,[5] Codonosiga is a synonym of this accepted name.
The genus is included in the family Codonosigidae within the class Choanoflagellata.
Etymology
[edit]The genus name derives from two ancient Greek words, "κώδων" (kṓdōn) meaning bell, and "σιγή" (sigḗ) meaning silent. The name means silent bell.[6]
Taxonomy
[edit]The genus was first described, in 1866, by US naturalist Henry James-Clark,[b] using the name Codosiga.[5] 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
[edit]- ↑ As Codonosiga is an illegitimate name,[4] it has generally been accepted as a synonym of the accepted name, Codosiga.[3] To avoid identifying Codonosiga as a synonym of itself, it has been necessary to incorrectly identify Codosiga as a synonym of Codonosiga
- ↑ Born Henry James Clark he changed his name to the hyphenated Henry James-Clark
References
[edit]- 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.
- 1 2 "Codosiga H.J.Clark, 1868". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Codosiga". Open Tree of Life. Archived from the original on 21 February 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
Synonym(s): Codonosiga
- 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
- 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.
- ↑ "Codosiga (Choanoflagellate)". UNH Center for Freshwater Biology. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020.
Name derivation: "Silent Bell" — Bell Kodonion silent -sige (Greek)
External links
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Data related to Codosiga at Wikispecies
Media related to Codonosiga at Wikimedia Commons- Codonosiga at AlgaeBase
