Cirolana mercuryi

Cirolana mercuryi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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 after Freddie Mercury, who was "[A]rguably Zanzibar's most famous popular musician and singer".[1][2]

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References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Mark Isaak (2008-12-29). "Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature".