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Celebrities With Animals Named For Them
Chaz Fletcher A list of organisms, including animals as well as plants, bacteria, etc., named for celebrities and other famous people (but excluding biologists, botanists and other scientists.)
Frequently when devising names for new species, scientists will fall back on famous people or historical figures who have inspired them over the years, or whose work in some way reflects an interest or relationship to that organism. (For example, one researcher named flies for Microsoft founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen, because of their contributions to Dipterology, the study of flies.)
This list is organized by the name of the celebrity and includes the full name of species commemorating or dedicated to them.
Frequently when devising names for new species, scientists will fall back on famous people or historical figures who have inspired them over the years, or whose work in some way reflects an interest or relationship to that organism. (For example, one researcher named flies for Microsoft founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen, because of their contributions to Dipterology, the study of flies.)
This list is organized by the name of the celebrity and includes the full name of species commemorating or dedicated to them.
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1943“ Aegrotocatellus jaggeri (trilobite), Anomphalus jaggerius „ - 2
Aesop
620“ Aesopichthys „ - 3
1807“ Ablerus longfellowi and Idiomacromerus longfellowi „ - 4
1964“ Agaporomorphus colberti (trapdoor spider) and Aptostichus stephencolberti (trapdoor spider) „ - 5
1946“ Agathidium bushi (beetle) „ - 6
1941“ Agathidium cheneyi (beetle) „ - 7 1932“ Agathidium rumsfeldi (beetle) „
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Darth Vader
“ Agathidium vaderi (beetle) „ - 9 1975“ Agra katewinsletae (carabid beetle) „
- 10 1977“ Agra liv (carabid beetle) „
- 11 1947“ Agra schwarzeneggeri (carabid beetle) „
- 12 1954“ Albunea groeningi (mole crab) „
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Dante Aligheri
“ Aligheria „ - 14 1940“ Amaurotoma zappa (mollusc), Phialella zappa (jellyfish), Pachygnatha zappa (orb-weaver spider), Vallaris zappai and Zappa (mudskipper goby) „
- 15 1946“ Anhanguera spielbergi (Pterosaur) „
- 16 1889“ Anophthalmus hitleri (blind cave beetle) „
- 17 1975“ Aptostichus angelinajolieae (trapdoor spider) „
- 18 1956“ Arcticalymene cooki (Trilobite) „
- 19 1955“ Arcticalymene jonesi (Trilobite) „
- 20 1956“ Arcticalymene matlocki (Trilobite) „
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Johnny Rotten
“ Arcticalymene rotteni (Trilobite) „ - 22 1957“ Arcticalymene viciousi (Trilobite) „
- 23 1859“ Arthurdactylus conandoylei (pterodactyloid pterosaur) „
- 24 1926“ Attenborosaurus (plesiosaur), Zaglossus attenboroughi (Zaglossus), Nepenthes attenboroughii (insectivorous pitcher plant) and Blakea attenboroughii (plant) „
- 25 1939“ Avahi cleesei (woolly lemur) „
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Celebrities With Animals Named For Them at 3/22/2012 3:07 AM