Lebbeus clarehanna
| Lebbeus clarehanna | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Hippolytidae |
| Genus: | Lebbeus |
| Species: | L. clarehanna |
| Binomial name | |
| Lebbeus clarehanna McCallum & Poore, 2010 [1] | |
Lebbeus clarehanna is a species of shrimp discovered in 2005 off the southwest coast of Australia. Former NBA player Luc Longley won the rights to name the shrimp in an eBay auction. He named the shrimp after his daughter, Clare Hanna Longley, as a birthday present to her.[2]
References
- ↑ Anna W. McCallum & Gary C. B. Poore (2010). "Two crested and colourful new species of Lebbeus (Crustacea: Caridea: Hippolytidae) from the continental margin of Western Australia" (PDF). Zootaxa 2372: 126–137.
- ↑ Bob Grant (2009). "Shrimpus eBayicus". The Scientist 23 (12): 19.
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