Table 2.

Ten longest species epithets (based on number of letters) in our dataset

Species name	Higher taxon	Length of species epithet	Reference
Rhabdias pseudosphaerocephala	Nematode	20	Kuzmin et al. (2007)
Hamatopeduncularia longiangusticirrata	Monogenean	19	Soo & Tan (2021)
Rhadinorhynchus dorsoventrospinosus	Acanthocephalan	19	Amin et al. (2011)
Paratrajectura longcementglandatus	Acanthocephalan	19	Amin et al. (2018)
Aenigmatrema undecimtentaculatum	Trematode	19	Corner et al. (2020)
Gyrocerviceanseris passamaquoddyensis	Monogenean	18	Cone et al. (2010)
Pseudocapillaria novaecaledoniensis	Nematode	18	Moravec & Justine (2010)
Bicentenariella puertopizarroensis	Monogenean	18	Cruces et al. (2021)
Neomultitestis aspidogastriformis	Trematode	18	Bray & Cribb (2003)
Ichthyofilaria novaecaledoniensis	Nematode	18	Moravec & Justine (2009)