Urvillei

Urvillei is a species epithet used in biological nomenclature. It is not a standalone taxon; rather, it appears as the second part of binomial names across various genera to honor Jules Dumont d'Urville, a 19th-century French explorer. The epithet is formed by adding the Latin masculine suffix -i to the surname Urville, yielding urvillei. In botanical and zoological names, epithets derived from personal names are common; urvillei is typically used for male honorees, while feminine forms such as urvilleae may appear when grammatically appropriate in the genus name.

Because urvillei occurs in many unrelated taxa, there is no single species designated by the epithet alone. Each species with this epithet is a distinct organism identified by its full binomial name (for example, Genus urvillei). The distribution of the epithet reflects historical exploration and specimen collection, particularly during the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Notable points: The same epithet can appear in many different genera; the epithet does not imply relatedness among species. For precise identification, the full genus and species name must be consulted.

See also: Eponym in taxonomy; Binomial nomenclature; Jules Dumont d'Urville.