Cirolana mercuryi
Species of crustacean
| 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 organisms named after famous people (born 1900–1949)
References
- ^ a b 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. S2CID 86086908.
- ^ Mark Isaak (2008-12-29). "Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature".
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Freddie Mercury
- Discography
- Mr. Bad Guy
- Barcelona
- The Freddie Mercury Album
- The Solo Collection
- Lover of Life, Singer of Songs
- Messenger of the Gods: The Singles
- Never Boring
- "I Can Hear Music"
- "Love Kills"
- "I Was Born to Love You"
- "Made in Heaven"
- "Living on My Own"
- "Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow"
- "Time"
- "The Great Pretender"
- "Barcelona"
- "The Golden Boy"
- "In My Defence"
- Mercury: The Afterlife and Times of a Rock God (play)
- Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender (documentary)
- Bohemian Rhapsody (film)
- The Hectics
- Sour Milk Sea
- Smile
- Queen
- 17473 Freddiemercury
- The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
- Mercury Phoenix Trust
- Cirolana mercuryi
- Mercurana
- Heteragrion freddiemercuryi
- Logan Place
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