hydrellensis

Hydrellensis is a Latin adjectival species epithet used in the scientific names of several organisms across different taxa. In botanical and zoological nomenclature, -ensis denotes origin or association with a place, person, or genus, and hydrell- serves as the root that the describer attached to a given genus. Hydrellensis is not a taxon by itself; rather, it appears as the second part of a binomial name (or trinomial in subspecies) to indicate a characteristic related to origin or homage, depending on the source.

Usage and scope: The epithet hydrellensis appears in multiple, unrelated lineages, with each occurrence referring to a unique species described by a particular author. Because it is a descriptive epithet rather than a rank or clade, there is no single diagnostic concept shared by all hydrellensis-bearing taxa.

Nomenclatural status: The precise spelling and validity of hydrellensis in any given binomial depend on the date of description and compliance with the relevant nomenclatural code (ICZN for animals, ICN for plants, IPNI/Index Fungorum for fungi, etc.). Researchers should consult current taxonomic databases to identify active combinations and synonyms.

See also: binomial nomenclature; species epithet; Latin in taxonomy.

References: Taxonomic databases such as ITIS, GBIF, IPNI, Index Fungorum, and ZooBank provide records for individual species that carry the epithet hydrellensis.