Yükselii

Yükselii is a Latinized species epithet used in biological nomenclature to honor a person bearing the Turkish surname Yüksel. It does not refer to a standalone organism or concept but serves as the second part of a binomial name in various taxonomic groups, including plants, animals, and microorganisms.

In zoological, botanical, and microbiological naming practices, the suffix -ii indicates a patronym, honoring a male individual whose surname is Yüksel (or a variant such as Yuksel when diacritics are not used). The epithet is always written in lowercase, and its exact spelling is determined by the original publication describing the taxon. Transliterations from Turkish may produce related spellings, such as yukselii or yukseli, depending on the author and the code followed.

Yükselii is thus not a single taxon but a type of honorific epithet applied across taxa to acknowledge a contributor, collector, or other person associated with the discovery or study of the organism. To determine the specific person honored and the taxon bearing the name, one should consult the original species description or the authoritative taxonomic database entry for the name.