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☆ Naming a species after a celebrity may do more harm than good
  + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +10 min
But it's very difficult to change a species' scientific name, and that can lead to regrets. The list of species named for celebrities is lengthy and includes everything from flies (Beyoncé) to lichen (Oprah Winfrey) to lizards (Lionel Messi). An eponym is a scientific species name based on a person, either real or fictional. AdvertisementAdvertisementUniversity of Oxford biologist Katie Blake and her co-authors found that species with celebrity names had almost three times as many page views on Wikipedia as non-famously monikered control species. AdvertisementAdvertisementSome examples include Adolf Hitler, Cecil Rhodes, and George Hibbert, all of whom have species named after them.
Persons: —, Taylor Swift, Leonardo DiCaprio, David Attenborough, Oprah Winfrey, Lionel Messi, Jimmy, Sericomyrmex radioheadi, Tarantobelus, roundworm, Jeff Daniels, Taylor Swift's millipede, Katie Blake, cuvier, Georges Cuvier, Andre Seale, Blake, Hitler, Christopher Bae, Adolf Hitler, Cecil Rhodes, George Hibbert, Sergio Pitamitz, Bae, Cecil John Rhodes, There's, heidelbergensis, CESAR MANSO, Rhodes, bodoensis, Bodo D'ar, Jimmy Buffett’s “, Hal Horowitz, Hibbert, George Rinhart, Stephen B, Heard, Charles Darwin's Barnacle, David Bowie's Spider Organizations: Service, Virginia Tech, University of Oxford, VW, Getty, University of Hawai'i, American Ornithological Society, NPR Locations: Mano, Slovenia, Africa, Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Right, Spain, AFP, Ethiopia
☆ Scientists named a new snail after Jimmy Buffet's song 'Margaritaville' because it doesn't move but is somehow bright yellow
  + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
The bright yellow snail inspired its name Cayo margarita — a nod to Jimmy Buffet's song "Margaritaville." Scientists aren't sure why the snail is so yellow but think it may be a defense mechanism. AdvertisementAdvertisementScientists discovered a mysterious new species of sea snail in the Florida Reef, and named it as a tribute to Jimmy Buffet's famous song "Margaritaville." The new species is called "Cayo margarita," according to a paper published by a group of scientists in Peer J journal. But, strangely, when fish approached the bright snail, they didn't eat it.
Persons: —, Jimmy Buffet's, Bieler, margarita Organizations: Service, CNN Locations: margarita, Florida, Cayo
☆ Cayo margarita: Newly discovered snail in Florida Keys is named after Jimmy Buffett song
  + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +5 min
CNN —The late singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett has an unsuspecting figure to add to his legacy — a newly discovered species of sea snail found in the Florida Reef. “This is a rather charismatic little snail that can show us how little we know about the biological diversity around us,” Bieler said. The little snail’s bright color caught researchers’ attention. The Cayo snails, however, are currently believed to be local and not invasive, Bieler said. “We’re seeing that these worm snails are making good use of this newly freed up real estate because the coral reefs are so stressed.”
Persons: Jimmy Buffett, Cayo, Buffett, Rüdiger Bieler, Jimmy Buffett’s, ” Bieler, “, Bieler, ” Organizations: CNN, Field Locations: Florida, Chicago, North America, Cayo
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