Re: USAGE: (Mis)Naming a Language
| From: | John Quijada <jq_ithkuil@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, October 29, 2004, 23:03 |
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B. Garcia wrote:
>Oh and here's a small list of amusing taxonomic names...:
>Chaos chaos (Linnaeus), 1758 (a protozoan)
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I've actually seen Chaos chaos before; it is the largest protozoan in
existence, a huge amoeba that grows up to 5000 microns (half a millimeter)
in length and is visible to the naked eye. They love to hang out on the
underside of lillypads and look like a tiny spec of clear jelly. Under the
microscope they are the BLOB incarnate, eating up any other protozoan in
their path! Chaos chaos goes by several other names as well, including
Chaos carolinensis, Pelomyxa carolinensis, and Amoeba carolinensis.