Hongsoonwoonella zoysiae gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Stappiaceae isolated from a tidal mudflat

Lee, Soon Dong; Kim, Sung-Min; Yang, Hong; Byeon, Yeong-Sik; Kim, In Seop

doi:10.1007/s00203-020-02083-8

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“…The epithet in Geobacter daltonii [20] was also formed as if the person being honoured was male, but in fact the person (Dava Dalton) was female. Hongsoonwoonella zoysiae [21] contains an epithet formed as if the person honoured were a woman, when in fact it was a man (Karl von Zois).…”

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The gender gap in names of prokaryotes honouring persons

Freese,

Giner-Pérez,

Oren

et al. 2023

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

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The aim of this study is to analyse prokaryotic names which honour persons, eponyms, from a gender perspective. Data were retrieved from the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature. Excluding new combinations, the etymologies of 23 315 unique names at the rank of genus, species and subspecies were analysed. A total of 2018 (8.7 %) names honour persons (eponyms), for which the development of the female share over time was further investigated. Women started to be honoured very recently (1947) compared to men (1823). Moreover, only 14.8 % of all prokaryotic eponyms refer to females. This ratio has hardly improved since 1947, although the number of women whose contributions to microbiology could have been recognized has increased over time. In contrast, about 50 % of prokaryotic names derived from mythological characters refer to females. To reduce this gender gap, we encourage authors proposing new taxon names to honour female scientists who can serve as role models for new generations.

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