novocanariensis

Novocanariensis is a Latin species epithet used in the scientific names of several organisms associated with the Canary Islands. It is not a taxon by itself; rather, it forms part of a species name when the describer wishes to indicate origin or discovery in the Canary Islands. The epithet derives from novus (new) and Canariensis (of the Canary Islands). In binomial nomenclature, novocanariensis should agree in gender with the genus name and is treated as a standard adjectival form.

The epithet novocanariensis appears across multiple taxonomic groups, including plants, invertebrates, and vertebrates, wherever a describer chose to reference the Canary Islands in the species name. Each occurrence represents a distinct species within its own genus, and the precise characteristics, ecology, and distribution are specific to that species rather than to the epithet itself.

Because novocanariensis is a species epithet rather than a standalone taxon, reliable information about its biology, habitat, and conservation status must be sought in the full article or species account for the particular organism bearing the name. The use of geographic epithets like novocanariensis is common in taxonomy to convey information about the origin or discovery of a species and does not imply any shared biological traits among all named organisms.