If you discovered a species, what would you name it?

[Minty]

Basically as the title says. Would you name it after yourself? Your kids? Would you use Latin words to describe its appearance?

 

[Nightstalker47]

Locale.

 

[Minty]

Locale.

Such as A. montreali?

 

[Hoxter]

I'd look for some troll name that seems rather normal but I'd be the only one who knows the real meaning behind it.

 

[Nightstalker47]

Such as A. montreali?

Basically yeah( A sp. Montreal), until it gets a proper description.

 

[Vanessa]

That's actually tougher to answer than I thought. Maybe I would choose naming it after myself, but more likely I would name it after someone I admire.

 

[spookyvibes]

I probably would use Latin to describe its appearance. Either that, or name it after someone I look up to. I don't think I'd want to name it after myself.

 

[The Seraph]

I would name it after a Mexica deity, just to see people try to pronounce Brachypelma tlahuizcalpantecuhtli or Aphonopelma itzpapalotlcihuatl.

 

[Vanisher]

If i dicoverd a new Pterinochilus i would name it Pterinochilus olandiata

Olandia is the latin name on Öland, where i live

 

[Liquifin]

I would name it after something weak or little to make the little guys feel special. I don't like naming things after powerful or well known people and things. Because it gives too much credit for the big well known figures and nothing for the little guys.

I stand on the side of the lower folk.

 

[Patherophis]

Just note:
One can't name species after themself.
(Technicaly can, as it is not official rule and name would still be valid, but it is respected unwritten rule and breaking it is considered very unethical and wrong.)
It also woldn't make so much sense, as in zoology names are always used in full form containing author and year (eg. Brachypelma emilia (White, 1856)), so one's name is there anyway.

Have fun

PS: I would prefer name refering to some characteristic feature of animal. These are the best names IMO.

 

[TownesVanZandt]

If i dicoverd a new Pterinochilus i would name it Pterinochilus olandiata

Olandia is the latin name on Öland, where i live

But Pterinochilus is masculine and Olandia/Oelandia feminine. It would be Pterinochilus oelandicus in Latin.

 

[Vanisher]

Ok. Olandicus

 

[Rigor Mortis]

I'd go for the obvious choice of species name johnentwistle, à la Heteropoda davidbowie. C'mon I get it, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, but John Entwistle is the rock 'n' roll patron saint of spiders! Someone ought to mega immortalise him with a spider's name.

 

[nicodimus22]

Phormictopus charlesbarkley

 

[MintyWood826]

A book character maybe?

 

[Chris LXXIX]

Definitely 'Schtolteheim Reinbach VI'

 

[dord]

Something to beat this.

 

[basin79]

Handlus notformeicus

 

[Patherophis]

But Pterinochilus is masculine and Olandia/Oelandia feminine. It would be Pterinochilus oelandicus in Latin.

There are several apropriate ways to form geographical name, allongside olandicus, olandiensis/olandensis and olandiae would also be correct in this situation.