Cirolana mercuryi

Cirolana mercuryi
Scientific 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]}

See also

• List of organisms named after famous people (born 1900–1949)

References

1. 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".