Bob Marley Has Caribbean Sea Creature Named After Him
07/12/2012
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(Gibson) Bob Marley has joined a list of famous people, including Elvis Presley and Beyonce, who have had creatures named after them. Paul Sikkel, a marine biologist at Arkansas State University, has named a small parasite Gnathia marleyi. It's a crustacean blood feeder that infests fish in coral reefs, according to NME."I named this species, which is truly a natural wonder, after Marley because of my respect and admiration for Marley's music," Sikkel said. "Plus, this species is as uniquely Caribbean as Marley." The parasite is comparable to a tick or a mosquito, said Sikkel. In case you were wondering, there's a a horse fly named for Beyonce and a wasp named for Elvis. more on this story
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