Tanakaella

Translingual

Etymology

From Japanese 田(た)中(なか) (tanaka) + -ella (diminutive suffix). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “who is this genus named after?”)

Coined by botanist Hiroshi Itono in 1977.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: tə-nä′-kə-ĕ′-lə
    • (US) IPA(key): /təˌnɑ.kəˈ(ʔ)ɛ.lə/
    • Rhymes: -ɛlə

Proper noun

Tanakaella f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Wrangeliaceae – certain red algae.

See also

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