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A number of species have been named after the COVID-19 pandemic. The names of the new species may refer to the virus itself, to the pandemic, to the lockdowns, or to something more intricate, such as the name of a person dead from the disease.

Animals

The land flatworm Humbertium covidum
The caddisfly Potamophylax coronavirus

(in alphabetical order of genera)

  • Achilia covidia Kurbatov, Cuccodoro & Sabella, 2021 (Insect, Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) - "the epithet of this new species refers to the COVID-19 pandemic and the periods of quarantine during which this study was carried out by the authors".[1]
  • Achilia quarantena Kurbatov, Cuccodoro & Sabella, 2021 (Insect, Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) - "the epithet of this new species refers to the COVID-19 pandemic and the periods of quarantine during which this study was carried out by the authors".[1]
  • Achilia pandemica Kurbatov, Cuccodoro & Sabella, 2021 (Insect, Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) - "the epithet of this new species refers to the COVID-19 pandemic and the periods of quarantine during which this study was carried out by the authors".[1]
  • Allorhogas quarentenus Joele, Zaldívar-Riverón & Penteado-Dias, 2021 (Insect, Hymenoptera, Braconidae) - "The name of this species refers to the COVID-19 pandemics with its subsequent undefined quarantine, which occurred while the authors were describing it".
  • Carinadelius medicus Ranjith, van Achterbergan Achterberg, Samartsev & Nasser, 2021 (Insect, Hymenoptera, Braconidae) - "Named after Friedrich Kasimir Medikus (1738 – 1808), a German physician and botanist. We dedicate this species with gratitude to all doctors and nurses for their timeless and uncompromising efforts to control COVID-19".
  • Cephalothrips corona Alavi & Minaei, 2021 (Insect, Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripidae) - "This article was prepared during the first author’s quarantine period due to his positive test for the Coronavirus diseases".
  • Coralliozetus clausus Hastings, 2021 - (Fish, Perciformes, Chaenopsidae) - "clausus from the Latin meaning "enclosed" or "having been shut off," in reference to the restricted distribution of this species, known only from Isla del Coco, Costa Rica. The name also refers to the isolation imposed on the author by the Covid-19 pandemic, providing an opportunity to complete the description of this species whose distinctiveness had been known for some time. The common name of "Pandemic Blenny" ("Tubícola Pandémica" in Spanish) is suggested in light of these difficult times".[2]
  • Corethrella menini Feijó, Picelli, Ríos-Velásquez & Pessoa, 2021 (Insect, Diptera, Corethrellidae) - "Corethrella menini sp. nov. is named in honor of Dr. Marcelo Menin as a tribute to his important work as a herpetologist, focused on ecology and biology of anurans. Marcelo was a professor of zoology who inspired dozens of zoology students, a beloved friend. He passed away too young during the COVID pandemic."[3]
  • Gigantometopus coronobtectus Kim, Taszakowski & Jung, 2021 (Insect, Hemiptera, Miridae) - "Coronobtectus from the name "coronavirus" and the Latin word obtectus, meaning covered, because the dark band on its frons resembles dark protective masks worn by people during the pandemic of Covid-19."
  • Humbertium covidum Justine, Gastineau, Gros, Gey, Ruzzier, Charles & Winsor, 2022 (Flatworm, Tricladida, Geoplanidae) - "the specific name covidum was chosen as homage to the numerous casualties worldwide of the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, a large part of this study was written during the lockdowns"[4]
  • Nisitrus rindu Robillard & Tan, 2021 (Insect, Orthoptera, Gryllidae) - "This species name refers to the word ʻrinduʼ, which means ʻloveʼ [verb] in Iban [a group of indigenous people from Borneo] language and ʻhome-sicknessʼ = ʻmissʼ [verb] in Bahasa Melayu (Malay language) and Indonesian. This new species is dedicated to the front-liners fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic who were far from their homes and loved ones during the early phase of the global pandemic (when the speciesʼ name was chosen)".[5]
  • Oxymorus johnprinei Borovec & Meregalli, 2020 (Insect, Coleoptera, Curculionidae) - named "in memory of the late John Prine (1946–2020), American folk singer and songwriter who sadly passed away due to covid-19 while the authors were completing the paper"[6]
  • Potamophylax coronavirus Ibrahimi, 2021 (Insect, Trichoptera, Limnephilidae) - named after the coronavirus[7]
  • Periclimenaeus karantina Park & De Grave, 2021 (Crustacean, Decapoda, Palaemonidae) - named after the quarantine[8]
  • Segestes nostosalgos Tan & Wahab, 2020 (Insect, Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae) - named after homecoming (nostos = homecoming in Greek) and pain (algos = pain, grief or distress in Greek). The authors wrote that "the species is dedicated to those who are far away from home during the Covid-19 pandemic and any difficult times".[9]
  • Sibogasyrinx clausura Kantor & Puillandre, 2021 (Mollusc, Conoidea, Cochlespiridae) - named "clausura" (noun in apposition), meaning ‘lockdown’, "with reference to the sanitary restrictions associated with SARS-COV-2 that prevailed over much of the World when this manuscript was finalized".[10]
  • Stethantyx covida Khalaim & Ruíz-Cancino, 2020 (Insect, Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) - "named after the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) because the taxon was described while the outbreak of this virus in Mexico."[11]
  • Thoonchus covidus Zograf, Pyvlyuk, Trebukhova & Li, 2020 (Nematode, Enchelidiidae) named after the disease[12]
  • Trigonopterus corona Narakusumo & Riedel, 2021 (Insect, Coleoptera, Curculionidae) - named after the coronavirus[13]
  • Typhlamphiascus medici Gómez, Corgosinho & Rivera-Sánchez, 2021 (Crustacean, Harpacticoida, Miraciidae) - "The specific epithet from the Latin ‘medicī’, ‘doctor’, ‘physician’, is dedicated in honour and to the memory of all physicians and health personnel for their self-sacrifice during the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic."

Fungi

The parasitic fungus Laboulbenia quarantenae

(in alphabetical order of genera)

Plants

(in alphabetical order of genera)

  • Hypnea corona Huisman & Petrocelli, 2021 (Algae, Gigartinales, Cystocloniaceae) - the authors wrote: "The epithet is from the Latin corona (a crown) and refers to crown-like appearance of the propagules. This epithet was selected prior to the 2020/2021 pandemic, but its use can also serve as a reminder of this difficult period".[17]

References

  1. ^ a b c Sergey A. Kurbatov; Giulio Cuccodoro; Giorgio Sabella (2021). "A revision of the Chilean Brachyglutini – Part 7. Revision of Achilia Reitter, 1890: A. cosmoptera species group (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae)". Revue suisse de Zoologie. 128 (1): 135–156. doi:10.35929/RSZ.0041. ISSN 0035-418X. Wikidata Q106591672.
  2. ^ Philip A. Hastings (5 February 2021). "The Pandemic Blenny, Coralliozetus clausus, a new species of tube blenny endemic to Isla del Coco, Costa Rica (Teleostei: Chaenopsidae)". Zootaxa. 4926 (2): 296–300. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.4926.2.10. ISSN 1175-5334. Wikidata Q106507237.
  3. ^ Jessica Feijó Almeida; Amanda Maria Picelli; Adriane Costa Ramires; Heliana Christy Matos Belchior; Eric Fabrício Marialva; Hannah Inêz Monteiro Moreira Lima; Claudia María Ríos-Velásquez; Felipe Arley Costa Pessoa (23 November 2021). "Description of three new species of frog–biting midges (Diptera: Corethrellidae) from the Central Brazilian Amazon". European Journal of Taxonomy. 778 (1): 148–166. doi:10.5852/EJT.2021.778.1577. ISSN 2118-9773. Wikidata Q110667582.
  4. ^ Justine, Jean-Lou; Gastineau, Romain; Gros, Pierre; Gey, Delphine; Ruzzier, Enrico; Charles, Laurent; Winsor, Leigh (2022-02-01). "Hammerhead flatworms (Platyhelminthes, Geoplanidae, Bipaliinae): mitochondrial genomes and description of two new species from France, Italy, and Mayotte". PeerJ. 10: e12725. doi:10.7717/peerj.12725. ISSN 2167-8359. S2CID 246512511.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) Open access icon
  5. ^ Ming Kai Tan; Rodzay bin Haji Abdul Wahab; Razy Japir; Authur Y.C. Chung; Tony Robillard (28 July 2021). "Revision of the cricket genus Nisitrus Saussure (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Eneopterinae) and descriptions of five new species". European Journal of Taxonomy. 761: 1–75. doi:10.5852/EJT.2021.761.1449. ISSN 2118-9773. Wikidata Q110666800.
  6. ^ Borovec, Roman; Meregalli, Massimo (2020-11-16). "Oxymorus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae: Oosomini), a new genus with nine new species from South Africa". European Journal of Entomology. 117. Biology Centre, AS CR: 442–462. doi:10.14411/eje.2020.048. ISSN 1210-5759. S2CID 228851813.
  7. ^ Ibrahimi, Halil; Bilalli, Astrit; Vitecek, Simon; Pauls, Steffen; Erzinger, Felicitas; Gashi, Agim; Grapci Kotori, Linda; Geci, Donard; Musliu, Milaim; Kasumaj, Edison (7 April 2021). Paprocki, Henrique (ed.). "Potamophylax coronavirus sp. n. (Trichoptera: Limnephilidae), a new species from Bjeshkët e Nemuna National Park in the Republic of Kosovo, with molecular and ecological notes". Biodiversity Data Journal. 9: e64486. doi:10.3897/BDJ.9.e64486. eISSN 1314-2828. PMC 8046748. PMID 33867804.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  8. ^ Park JH, De Grave S. 2021. Two new species and a further country record of the caridean shrimp genus Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 1915 from Korea (Decapoda: Palaemonidae). Zool Stud 60:01. doi:10.6620/ZS.2021.60-01.
  9. ^ Tan, Ming Kai; Whahab, R. B. H. A. (2020-07-02). "New taxa and notes on palm and false-leaf katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Mecopodinae, Sexavaini; Pseudophyllinae, Cymatomerini) from Brunei Darussalam". Zootaxa. 4808 (2). Magnolia Press: 301–316. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4808.2.4. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 33055977. S2CID 222821628.
  10. ^ Kantor, Yuri I.; Puillandre, Nicolas (2021-09-28). "Rare, deep-water and similar: revision of Sibogasyrinx (Conoidea: Cochlespiridae)". European Journal of Taxonomy (773). Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle: 19–60. doi:10.5852/ejt.2021.773.1509. ISSN 2118-9773. S2CID 244236952. Open access icon
  11. ^ Khalaim, Andrey I.; Ruíz-Cancino, Enrique (2020-10-07). "Contribution to the taxonomy of Mexican Tersilochinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), with descriptions of five new species". ZooKeys (974). Pensoft Publishers: 1–21. doi:10.3897/zookeys.974.54536. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 7560507. PMID 33117061. Open access icon
  12. ^ Zograf, J. K.; Pavlyuk, O.N.; Trebukhova, Y.A.; Li, B. (2020-09-02). "New species of Thoonchus (Enoplida, Enchelidiidae) from the Yellow Sea and redescription of T. giganticus Belogurova et al., 1986". Zootaxa. 4845 (2). Magnolia Press: 239–252. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4845.2.5. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 33056773. S2CID 222839266.
  13. ^ Raden Pramesa Narakusumo; Alexander Riedel (22 October 2021). "Twenty-eight new species of Trigonopterus Fauvel (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) from Central Sulawesi". ZooKeys. 1065: 29–79. doi:10.3897/ZOOKEYS.1065.71680. ISSN 1313-2989. Wikidata Q110698144.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  14. ^ Samarakoon, Milan C.; Promputtha, Itthayakorn; Liu, Jian-Kui (Jack) (2021-02-10). "Dendrostoma covidicola sp. nov. (Erythrogloeaceae, Diaporthales) on Fagus sylvatica from Sichuan Province, China". Phytotaxa. 483 (2). Magnolia Press: 85–94. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.483.2.1. ISSN 1179-3163. S2CID 233944435.
  15. ^ Crous, P.W.; et al. (2020-06-29). "Fungal Planet description sheets: 1042–1111". Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi. 44 (1). Naturalis Biodiversity Center: 301–459. doi:10.3767/persoonia.2020.44.11. ISSN 0031-5850. PMC 7567971. PMID 33116344.
  16. ^ Haelewaters, Danny; Kesel, André De (2020-07-30). "Checklist of thallus-forming Laboulbeniomycetes from Belgium and the Netherlands, including Hesperomyces halyziae and Laboulbenia quarantenae spp. nov". MycoKeys. 71: 23–86. doi:10.3897/mycokeys.71.53421. ISSN 1314-4049. PMC 7410850. PMID 32831551.
  17. ^ Huisman, John M.; D'Archino, Roberta; Nelson, Wendy; Boo, Sung Min; Petrocelli, Antonella (2021-07-01). "Cryptic cryptogam revealed: Hypnea corona (Gigartinales: Cystocloniaceae), a new red algal species described from the Hypnea cornuta complex". Pacific Science. 75 (2). doi:10.2984/75.2.8. ISSN 0030-8870. S2CID 235699655.

External links

Haelewaters, Danny (2 February 2021). "New species named after COVID-19". Retrieved 29 January 2022.

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