The genus name Codonosiga is a Nomen illegitimum, an illegitimate name. The accepted name is Codosiga , Codonosiga is a synonym of this accepted name.
The genus is included in the family Codonosigidae within the class Choanoflagellata.
Etymology The genus name derives from two ancient Greek words, "" () meaning bell, and "" () meaning silent. The name means silent bell.
Taxonomy The genus was first described, in 1866, by US naturalist Henry James-Clark, using the name Codosiga. In 1878 the German zoologist Samuel Friedrich Stein (also Friedrich von Stein) introduced the genus name Codonosiga.
The earlier name, Codosiga, has priority, and is the accepted name. The later name, Codonosiga, is an illegitimate name, and is recognised as a synonym of the accepted name.
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External links
Codonosiga at AlgaeBase