carnegiei
Carnegiei is a Latinized species epithet used in the scientific names of various organisms to honor individuals bearing the Carnegie surname, notably Andrew Carnegie or the Carnegie Institution. In zoological and botanical nomenclature, epithets are appended to genus names to form a binomial or trinomial name.
The form carnegiei follows the standard Latin genitive convention for masculine honorees, effectively meaning “of Carnegie.”
As with other eponymous epithets, the use of carnegiei should be cited to the original description of
For detailed instances, researchers consult taxonomic databases such as ZooBank, Index Fungorum, Plants of the World
See also: Eponym (biology), Genitive in taxonomic nomenclature, List of organisms named after people.