Use of Cappadocia Name in Binomial Nomenclature

Abstract

In binominal nomenclature, the second name is the descriptive name, and it is also common use to determine place names to describe the distribution area of the species or the place where it was first identified (type locality). Cappadocia is the name given to a large area in Central Anatolia. In ancient times, a wide area from the Black Sea to the north, Adana to the south, Elazig to the east and Konya to the west was called Cappadocia. History BC Many civilizations ruled in the Cappadocia region, which dates back to 7000 BC, and has been an important area throughout history. For this reason, it has been chosen as the descriptive name of many species. There are 65 taxa belonging to 36 families, which are validly named Cappadocia. They consist of 1 bacteria, 42 (three varieties, six subspecies and 33 species) plants, one fungus, 14 insects (3 subspecies and 8 species), one fish and two reptiles (one species and its subspecies). The most preferred descriptive names are cappadocica (31 taxa), followed by cappadocicum (16 taxa), cappadocicus (10 taxa), cappadocia (three taxa), cappadocius (two taxa), and cappadoca, cappadociae and cappadociensis (one taxon in each). According to the Turkish names of the species, it is seen that the names given by the traditional names are used for some of them. However, peri- and baca- prefixes are used in Turkishized names, referring to the fairy chimneys, which are the symbol of Cappadocia.