Taxonomic name for Eskaloyt's biosphere

[rancke]

I've brought up this question before, although I can't remember if I've done here on CotI. In any case I didn't get an answer that worked for me, so I'm hoping no one will mind me taking another stab at it.

I've long assumed that when Terrans first made it to other worlds, the taxonomers added a new taxonomic rank in between that of 'Life' and 'Domain' and called it 'Sphere' (from 'biosphere'). An organism belonged to the sphere of the world on which its ancestors originally evolved. So if a species was transplanted from Terra to Dingir and established itself there, it would have become native to Dingir, but it would still belong to Sphere Terra, and so would any species it eventually evolved into.

The Terran scientists found that a lot of species had been transplanted between worlds. The mysterious precursors collectively known as the Ancients had done it a lot, and the Vilani had done more (For instance, the Vilani had found coffee on a nearby world and taken it with them to every world where they could make it grow [NB! Non-canon]) and so had every other starfaring species after it had gotten jump drive..

The scientists found that two spheres in particular were very widespread. One was, of course, Sphere Terra. But the other one (from Eskaloyt, the lost Droyne homeworld), was from a world they couldn't identify.

So the problem I have is to figure out what name they would have given to this unknown sphere. Not Sphere Droynia, because back then they didn't have a clue about Droyne or their homeworld. Sphere <Unknown>? Sphere <Mysterious>? Sphere <Everywhere>? (I'm using < > to indicate a latinized form of the English word).

Any suggestions? Preferably with a latinized version included, as my own Latin is very weak.


Hans

 

[Dragoner]

There is already domain and then life above kingdom by this chart, though life looks superfluous- I would suggest world, or Mundus(i) in latin, so something from earth would be mundus terra, etc. .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_(biology)

 

[rancke]

There is already domain and then life above kingdom by this chart, though life looks superfluous-

Thank you. I'll amend the original post. You're right about 'Life'. I think 'Sphere' would come below that but above 'Domain'.

I would suggest world, or Mundus(i) in latin, so something from earth would be mundus terra, etc. .

I like 'sphere', so I think I'll stick to that.


Hans

 

[aramis]

I would suggest "multasaecula" "from many worlds" (thanks google translate)...

 

[Dragoner]

I like 'sphere', so I think I'll stick to that.


Hans

You might want to check to make sure it isn't already used.

 

[E.D.Quibell]

So the problem I have is to figure out what name they would have given to this unknown sphere. Not Sphere Droynia, because back then they didn't have a clue about Droyne or their homeworld. Sphere <Unknown>? Sphere <Mysterious>? Sphere <Everywhere>? (I'm using < > to indicate a latinized form of the English word).

Any suggestions? Preferably with a latinized version included, as my own Latin is very weak.

It would most likely to have been named after the scientist who identified that the speciese were all of the same "sphere" and not from there respective planets.

They only other thing to say about it would be; that if you could identify the mysterius "sphere" then you would know that the Dryone would be apart of that "sphere" as well.

So they either know that the Dryone and the speciese of their homeworld are one and wide spread (which isn't too much of a streach) and can't id the world, or they haven't discovered the "sphere" yet.

Best regards,

Ewan

 

[BytePro]

I like Sphere Ignotus (for unknown) for uncategorized 'spheres' in general.

Sphere Similis (for resembles) might be for a suspected sphere if it is the only one.

Ewan I think has the right of it - if one researcher in particular was vocal about their 'discovery' or otherwise renown. That leaves open a lot of nice sounding latin names. Another thing to consider is a grouping by common physical or social traits apparently unique to an interstellar species, since this is what will likely be the strongest indicator of common ancestry.