Cirolana mercuryi
| Cirolana mercuryi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Family: | Cirolanidae |
| Genus: | Cirolana |
| Species: | C. mercuryi |
| Binomial name | |
| Cirolana mercuryi Bruce, 2004 [1] | |
Cirolana mercuryi is a species of isopod found on coral reefs off Bawe Island, (Zanzibar, Tanzania) in East Africa and named for Freddie Mercury, "arguably Zanzibar's most famous popular musician and singer".[1][2]
See also
- List of animals named after celebrities
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Niel L. Bruce (2004). "Cirolana mercuryi sp. nov., a distinctive cirolanid isopod (Flabellifera) from the corals reefs of Zanzibar, East Africa". Crustaceana 76 (9): 1071–1081. doi:10.1163/156854003322753420.
- ↑ Mark Isaak (2008-12-29). "Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature".
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