Pronunciation and useage of scientific names

[pik01]

here is a resource on pronouncing bichir names: http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showpost.php?p=814114&postcount=3

I was close!

according to that thread...

A species name that ends with two 'i's (like weeksii) would be pronounced with the first 'i' sounding like a long 'e' and the second 'i' as a long 'i'....hence - 'weeks-ee-eye'.

bridgesii should then be pronounced brid-jess-ee-ai right? If so, I've been saying it wrong from the start (brid-jess-ee)

 

[H3D]

bridgesii should then be pronounced brid-jess-ee-ai right? If so, I've been saying it wrong from the start (brid-jess-ee)

BRIJ-zee-eye

 

[msjinkzd]

bridge-ezz-ee-eye, lol...just call them snails

 

[H3D]

Proper usage is Pomacea bridgesii diffusa. diffusa is the subspecies not the species. For that matter some believe that this is not even the proper name for the aquarium species. It is believed that they are Pomacea bridgesii effusa.

IMO refering to them as Pomacea bridgesii is probably best way to describe them.

Did some in depth research and the correct term is Pomacea diffusa as they have been classified as their own species. However there is still the question of whether or not the snails we keep are a bridgesii subspecies Pomacea bridgesii effusa or even their own species.

 

[Flaringshutter]

I say
Pom-ay-shuh bridge-es-ee
Ah-sew-lean spick-see
Nee-right

and I try never to say canas' full name, as it sounds like I'm propositioning someone.... haha!

Pom-ay-shuh Can-uh-lick-you-lotta

 

[vampie]

and I try never to say canas' full name, as it sounds like I'm propositioning someone.... haha!

Pom-ay-shuh Can-uh-lick-you-lotta

Sure does sound that way. :lol:

 

[The Zigman]

I just point ans say " i want that!"

hey... it works for me!

 

[paperdragon]

Ok, I say them as pom-ay-see-ya bridge-ess-ee, near-ite...and the others I just leave it at spick-see, and cay-na.

 

[H3D]

Bridge is one syllable.

Bridge-si-i

BRIJ-zee-eye

 

[fishorama]

gads zooks--no wonder my LFS can't understand my pronunciation but I live in the land of "soft" R (say ah!) & (horrors) they say "play-co" wereas I'm a "pleh-co" kinda girl. (I'll go with mister-ee snail but I don't have any ATM)