WoRMS taxon details
Scottoecia Angel, 2012
596804 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:596804)
accepted
Genus
- Species Scottoecia arabica Angel, 2012
- Species Scottoecia crosnieri (Poulsen, 1969)
- Species Scottoecia darcythompsoni (Scott, 1909)
- Species Scottoecia foveolata (Deevey, 1968)
- Species Scottoecia subrufa (Angel, 1970)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Angel, M. (2010). Scottoecia - a new genus of halocyprid ostracod, with the description of Scottoecia arabica nov. sp. and the redescription of Bathyconchoecia darcythompsoni (Scott, 1909). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3254: 32-54., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2012/f/z03254p054f.pdf [details] Available for editors
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Etymology The name is derived from “Scott” in honour of Thomas Scott who described the first species, and “-oecia” from the...
Etymology The name is derived from “Scott” in honour of Thomas Scott who described the first species, and “-oecia” from the Greek word “οικοσ” meaning house, from which the terms ecology and economy have been derived; this ending has become standard for many halocyprid genera. [details]
Brandão, S. N.; Antonietto, L. S.; Pereira, J. S.; Pereira, S. G. G.; Sá, H. A. B.; Praxedes, R. A.; Sabater, L. M., Santos, S.G.; Karanovic, I. (2025). World Ostracoda Database. Scottoecia Angel, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596804 on 2025-09-17
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Nomenclature
original description
Angel, M. (2010). Scottoecia - a new genus of halocyprid ostracod, with the description of Scottoecia arabica nov. sp. and the redescription of Bathyconchoecia darcythompsoni (Scott, 1909). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3254: 32-54., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2012/f/z03254p054f.pdf [details] Available for editors
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Etymology The name is derived from “Scott” in honour of Thomas Scott who described the first species, and “-oecia” from the Greek word “οικοσ” meaning house, from which the terms ecology and economy have been derived; this ending has become standard for many halocyprid genera. [details]