Bob Marley Gets Caribbean Crustacean Named In His Honor
Written by Vegetarian Star on July 12th, 2012 in Animal Issues, Male Musicians, Male Singers, Research + Science.
Creatures and the famous go together like vegan cookies and soy milk.
The latest in the other than human living kingdom to be paired with a celebrity name is a crustacean named Gnathia marleyi, named after the late Bob Marley.
“I named this species, which is truly a natural wonder, after Marley because of my respect and admiration for Marley’s music,” Paul Sikkel, an assistant professor of marine ecology at Arkansas State University, said in a statement.
“Plus, this species is as uniquely Caribbean as was Marley.”
Add the rastafarian Gnathia marleyi to the rocking Johnny Marr‘s Sarracenia Johnny Marr and you’d probably make a pretty good demo tape.
Unlike both the musicians, however, both Gnarly marley and Sarracenia are blood-sucking meat eaters.
Photo: Eddie Malin/Creative Commons
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