[Taxacom] Code enquiry

[Simon Tillier]

   D'Urville, in French, translates into "of Urville" in English,  
which in Latin is declined as a genitive, ie durvillae because  
"Urville" is feminine (like "villa") - actually it could (should?)  
have been "urvillae".

   Simon Tillier

   > -----Message d'origine----- > De :  
taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu  
[mailto:taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu] De la part de > John Steel  
 > Envoyé : jeudi 12 novembre 2009 04:09 > À :  
taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu > Objet : [Taxacom] Code enuiry > > Could  
someone explain the ICBN to me regarding the -aea ending of the genus,  
 > Durvillaea, after the explorer D'Urville?  I would have though that  
a simple > -a would be correct. > > Thanks for your time,  John Steel  
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