In biological nomenclature, organisms often receive scientific names that honor a person. A taxon (e.g. species or genus; plural: taxa) named in honor of another entity is an eponymous taxon, and names specifically honoring a person or persons are known as patronyms. Scientific names are generally formally published in peer-reviewed journal articles or larger monographs along with descriptions of the named taxa and ways to distinguish them from other taxa. Following rules of Latin grammar, species or subspecies names derived from a man's name often end in -i or -ii if named for an individual, and -orum if named for a group of men or mixed-sex group, such as a family. Similarly, those named for a woman often end in -ae, or -arum for two or more women.
This list includes organisms named after famous individuals or ensembles (including bands and comedy troupes), but excludes companies, institutions, ethnic groups or nationalities, and populated places. It does not include organisms named for fictional entities, for biologists or other natural scientists,[note 1] nor for associates or family members of researchers who are not otherwise notable. The scientific names are given as originally described (their basionyms): subsequent research may have placed species in different genera, or rendered them taxonomic synonyms of previously described taxa. Some of these names are unavailable in the zoological sense or illegitimate in the botanical sense due to senior homonyms already having the same name.
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Taxon | Type | Namesake | Notes | Taxon image | Namesake image | Ref |
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Abelopsocus Schmidt & New, 2008 | Barklouse | Abel Tasman | "The generic name is a combination of the name Abel, after the Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant Abel Tasman, and Psocus, a genus of Psocidae." | [1] | ||
Abelopsocus truganiniae Schmidt & New, 2008 | Barklouse | Truganini | "Named for Truganini, considered to be the last surviving full-blood indigenous person from Tasmania." This species is endemic to Tasmania. | [1] | ||
Abies borisii-regis Mattf. | Conifer | Boris III of Bulgaria | Known as Bulgarian fir, Macedonian fir or King Boris fir, this species, native to the Balkan peninsula, was described in 1925, during Tsar Boris III's reign in Bulgaria, and named in his honour. | [2][3] | ||
Ablerus grotiusi Girault, 1913 | Wasp | Hugo Grotius | [4] | |||
Ablerus longfellowi Girault, 1913 | Wasp | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | "This truly remarkable species is respectfully dedicated to Henry W. Longfellow, the poet." | [4] | ||
Acanthobothrium zimmeri Fyler, Caira & Jensen, 2009 | Tapeworm | Carl Zimmer | "named for Carl Zimmer who, through his colourful contributions to the popular literature, has done much to enhance the reputation of parasites." Zimmer wrote in his blog: "When I first discovered I was going to have a species named for me, I was overwhelmed by delusions of grandeur. But at [a] parasitology meeting, I was quickly brought back down to Earth. Fyler mentioned to another tapeworm expert that she was naming a species for me, and he said, “Yeah, I guess that makes sense. Acanthrobothrium is kind of tall and thin like you.” [...] I’m still grateful for Fyler’s gesture, and I still can’t help feeling some vaguely paternal pleasure at seeing how A. zimmeri helps scientists learn a little bit more about the diversity of life and how that diversity evolved." | [5][6] | ||
Acanthobunocephalus scruggsi Carvalho & Reis, 2020 | Catfish | Earl Scruggs | "Acanthobunocephalus scruggsi is named after Earl Scruggs, a prominent American banjo player known for popularizing a three-finger banjo picking style, also known as ‘‘Scruggs style,’’ which is characteristic of bluegrass music. The name of the species also makes an allusion to the common name given to aspredinid species in general (banjo catfishes), and the remarkable resemblance of the new species with this musical instrument." | [7][8] | ||
Acanthosquilla sirindhorn Naiyanetr, 1995 | Crustacean | Sirindhorn | Acanthosquilla sirindhorn is the junior synonym to Acanthosquilla derijardi | [9] | ||
Acisoma attenboroughi Mens et al. 2016 | Dragonfly | David Attenborough | For Attenborough's 90th birthday | [10] | ||
Actinopus anselmoi Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 | Spider | Phil Anselmo | "The specific name refers to musician Philip Hansen Anselmo, or Phil Anselmo, the main singer of Pantera, one of the most respected trash metal bands of the world." | [11] | ||
Actinopus cornelli Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 | Spider | Chris Cornell | "The specific name is a patronym honoring musician Chris Cornell, one of the founders of grunge music." | [11] | ||
Actinopus dioi Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 | Spider | Ronnie James Dio | "The specific name is in honor of musician Ronald James Padavona or Ronnie James Dio, one of Black Sabbath vocals, affiliated to several bands of heavy metal in addition to his solo career." | [11] | ||
Actinopus osbournei Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 | Spider | Ozzy Osbourne | "The specific name is in honor of musician John Michael Osbourne or Ozzy Osbourne, the founder of heavy metal, affiliated to a band called Black Sabbath, in addition to his solo career." | [11] | ||
Actinopus reznori Miglio, Pérez-Miles & Bonaldo, 2020 | Spider | Trent Reznor | "The specific name refers to musician and multi-instrumentalist Michael Trent Reznor, founder of industrial music, leader of the Nine Inch Nails and affiliated to many other bands, in addition to his producer career." | [11] | ||
Adaina atahualpa Gielis, 2011 | Moth | Atahualpa | [12] | |||
Aegomorphus wojtylai Hilszczanski & Bystrowski, 2005 | Beetle | Pope John Paul II | A Polish beetle, posthumously named for the Pope's birth name, Karol Wojtyła. | [13] | ||
Aegrotocatellus jaggeri † Adrain & Edgecombe, 1995 | Trilobite | Mick Jagger | Perirehaedulus richardsi was named concurrently to honor fellow Rolling Stones member Keith Richards. | [14] | ||
Aegrotocatellus nankerphelgeorum † Adrain & Edgecombe, 1995 | Trilobite | Nanker Phelge | Collective pseudonym used by members of The Rolling Stones. | [14] | ||
Aeschylia Girault, 1929 | Wasp | Aeschylus | [15] | |||
Aesopichthys † Poplin & Lund, 2000 | Fish | Aesop | [9] | |||
Agaporomorphus colberti Miller & Wheeler, 2008 | Beetle | Stephen Colbert | According to Quentin Wheeler, the scientist who discovered this diving beetle, he named it after Colbert because "Stephen shamelessly asked the science community to name something cooler than a spider to honor him. His top choices were a giant ant or a laser lion. While those would be cool species to discover, our research involves beetles, and they are 'way cooler' than a spider any day." | [16] | ||
Agathidium bushi Miller & Wheeler, 2005 | Beetle | George W. Bush | This beetle was also named by Quentin Wheeler, and President Bush was pleased with the gesture, even calling Wheeler to thank him for the honor. | [17][18] | ||
Agathidium cheneyi Miller & Wheeler, 2005 | Beetle | Dick Cheney | [17][18] | |||
Agathidium cortezi Miller & Wheeler, 2005 | Beetle | Hernán Cortés | "This species is named after the great Spanish explorer and conquistador Hernan Cortez [sic] who explored much of Mexico, conquered the local regime, and whose deeds and motivations remain somewhat controversial." This species is native to Oaxaca, Mexico. | [17] | ||
Agathidium pocahontasae Miller & Wheeler, 2005 | Beetle | Pocahontas | "This species is named pocahontasae after a county in [West] Virginia from which numerous type specimens were collected and after the young woman Pocahontas, who may have saved the struggling Jamestown Colony by marrying John Rolfe, thereby establishing a peace between Jamestown colonists and the tribes of Powhatan." | [17] | ||
Agathidium rumsfeldi Miller & Wheeler, 2005 | Beetle | Donald Rumsfeld | [17][18] | |||
Agave victoriae-reginae T.Moore | Flowering plant | Queen Victoria | [19] | |||
Agra catbellae Erwin, 2002 | Beetle | Catherine Bell | "The specific epithet, catbellae, is the Latinized genitive form of the combined name of the actress starring on the current TV program "JAG", Catherine Bell. These beetles share the forest with an elegant cat, the jaguar." | [20] | ||
Agra katewinsletae Erwin, 2002 | Beetle | Kate Winslet | "Her (Titanic) character did not go down with the ship, but we will not be able to say the same for this elegant canopy species, if all the rain forest is converted to pastures." | [20] | ||
Agra liv Erwin, 2002 | Beetle | Liv Tyler | "The existence of this species of elegant beetle is dependent upon the rainforest not undergoing an Armageddon". | [20] | ||
Agra schwarzeneggeri Erwin, 2002 | Beetle | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Named "in reference to the markedly developed (biceps-like) middle femora of the males of this species reminiscent of the actor's physique." | [20] | ||
Agyneta danielbelangeri Dupérré, 2013 | Spider | Daniel Bélanger | [21] | |||
Akihito Watson, Keith, & Marquet, 2007 | Fish | Akihito | [22] | |||
Albunea groeningi Boyko, 2002 | Crustacean | Matt Groening | "This species is named after Matt Groening, cartoonist and creator of the television program The Simpsons, to honor his extensive promotion of crustacean issues in the popular media. The Simpsons has exposed people to a diversity of crustacean species, including Lisa’s hermit crab, Patty and Selma’s hermit crab cleaning techniques, and, of course, ‘‘Pinchy’’ the lobster. The specific name is pronounced ‘‘gray-ningi.’’" | [23] | ||
Aleiodes cacuangoi Shimbori & Shaw, 2014 | Wasp | Dolores Cacuango | "named in honor to Dolores Cacuango, for her pioneering, outstanding brave efforts for the indigenous rights in Ecuador." This species is native to Ecuador. | [24] | ||
Aleiodes colberti Shimbori & Shaw, 2014 | Wasp | Stephen Colbert | [24] | |||
Aleiodes elleni Shimbori & Shaw, 2014 | Wasp | Ellen DeGeneres | [24] | |||
Aleiodes falloni Shimbori & Shaw, 2014 | Wasp | Jimmy Fallon | [24] | |||
Aleiodes frosti Shimbori & Shaw, 2014 | Wasp | Robert Frost | The patronym refers to Frost's The Road Not Taken: the larvae emerge from the host caterpillar in a way different from all other relatives. | [24] | ||
Aleiodes gaga Butcher et al., 2012 | Wasp | Lady Gaga | [25][26] | |||
Aleiodes kingmani Shimbori & Shaw, 2014 | Wasp | Eduardo Kingman | "named after Eduardo Kingman (Loja, February 23, 1913 – Quito, November 27, 1997), one of the greatest Ecuadorian artists, who dedicated his art to portray the indigenous people of Ecuador." This species is native to Ecuador. | [24] | ||
Aleiodes shakirae Shimbori & Shaw, 2014 | Wasp | Shakira | "Since parasitism by this species causes the host caterpillar to bend and twist its abdomen in various ways, and Shakira is also famous for her belly-dancing, the name seems particularly appropriate." | [24] | ||
Aleiodes stewarti Shimbori & Shaw, 2014 | Wasp | Jon Stewart | [24] | |||
Aligheria Girault, 1928 | Wasp | Dante Alighieri | [9] | |||
Aligherinia Girault, 1922 | Wasp | Dante Alighieri | [15] | |||
Allendia Noonan, 1974 | Beetle | Salvador Allende | "The genus is named for Salvador Allende, the late president of Chile, and is dedicated to his memory." This genus is native to Chile, and was named one year after Allende's death. | [27] | ||
Allobates algorei Barrio-Amorós & Santos, 2009 | Frog | Al Gore | "We name this species after the former American vice-president and Nobel Peace Laureate Al Gore to recognize his ecumenical efforts to alert the people of the planet about the global warming crisis. Amphibians are among the organisms most affected by this crisis, even without direct prosecution by humans. Concretely, the Andes of Venezuela [where this species is native from] have suffered an evident decimation of amphibian populations due to known and unknown causes." | [28] | ||
Alophophion mancocapaci Alvarado, 2014 | Wasp | Manco Cápac | "The species epithet mancocapaci refers to Manco Capac, the first ruler of the Tawantinsuyu." This, and all thirteen Alophophion species named after the thirteen Sapa Incas, were collected in Peru. | [29] | ||
Alophophion sinchirocai Alvarado, 2014 | Wasp | Sinchi Roca | "The species epithet sinchirocai refers to Sinchi Roca, the second ruler of the Tawantinsuyu." | [29] | ||
Alophophion lloqueyupanquii Alvarado, 2014 | Wasp | Lloque Yupanqui | "The species epithet lloqueyupanquii refers to Lloque Yupanqui, the third ruler of the Tawantinsuyu." | [29] | ||
Alophophion maytacapaci Alvarado, 2014 | Wasp | Mayta Cápac | "The species epithet maytacapaci refers to Mayta Capac, the fourth ruler of the Tawantinsuyu." | [29] | ||
Alophophion capacyupanquii Alvarado, 2014 | Wasp | Cápac Yupanqui | "The species epithet capacyupanquii refers to Cápac Yupanqui, the fifth ruler of the Tawantinsuyu." | [29] | ||
Alophophion incarocai Alvarado, 2014 | Wasp | Inca Roca | "The species epithet incarocai refers to Inca Roca, the sixth ruler of the Tawantinsuyu and first inca." | [29] | ||
Alophophion yahuarhuacaci Alvarado, 2014 | Wasp | Yawar Waqaq | "The species epithet yahuarhuacaci refers to Atahualpa [sic; likely an editing error, meant to say Yáhuar Huácac], the seventh ruler of the Tawantinsuyu and first inca [sic; likely an editing error, meant to say second inca, or be ommitted altogether]." | [29] | ||
Alophophion wiracochai Alvarado, 2014 | Wasp | Viracocha Inca | "The species epithet wiracochai refers to Wiracocha, the eighth ruler of the Tawantinsuyu." | [29] | ||
Alophophion pachacutii Alvarado, 2014 | Wasp | Pachacuti | "The species epithet pachacutii refers to Pachacuti, the ninth ruler of the Tawantinsuyu." | [29] | ||
Alophophion yupankii Alvarado, 2014 | Wasp | Topa Inca Yupanqui | "The species epithet yupankii refers to Túpaq Inka Yupanki, the tenth ruler of the Tawantinsuyu." | [29] | ||
Alophophion huaynacapaci Alvarado, 2014 | Wasp | Huayna Cápac | "The species epithet huaynacapac refers to Huayna Cápac, the eleventh ruler of the Tawantinsuyu." | [29] | ||
Alophophion huascari Alvarado, 2014 | Wasp | Huáscar | "The species epithet huascari refers to Huascar, the twelfth ruler of the Tawantinsuyu." | [29] | ||
Alophophion atahualpai Alvarado, 2014 | Wasp | Atahualpa | "The species epithet atahualpai refers to Atahualpa, the last ruler of the Tawantinsuyu." | [29] | ||
Alviniconcha strummeri Johnson et al., 2014 | Sea snail | Joe Strummer | "The name highlights the 'hardcore' nature of Alviniconcha snails, that inhabit the hottest, most acidic and most sulphidic microhabitats at Indo-Pacific hydrothermal vents. The name also recognizes the surface of Alviniconcha shells: the spiky periostracum resembles the fashion of punk rock bands." | [30] | ||
Amaurotoma zappa Plas, 1972 | Snail | Frank Zappa | [15] | |||
Amata gil Witt et al., 2007 | Moth | Gil Ofarim | [31] | |||
Ami bladesi Pérez-Miles, Gabriel & Gallon, 2008 | Spider | Rubén Blades | "The specific epithet is a patronym in honor of Ruben Blades (born 1948) a famous singer and composer from Panama." The holotype for this description of the species was collected in Colón Island, Panama. This species was subsequently synonymised with Neischnocolus panamanus Petrunkevitch, 1925. | [32][33] | ||
Ami yupanquii Pérez-Miles, Gabriel & Gallon, 2008 | Spider | Topa Inca Yupanqui | "The specific epithet is a patronym in honor of the Inca leader, Tupac Yupanqui, who unified the agricultural populations of Ecuador" The holotype for this species was collected near Puyo, Ecuador. This species was subsequently transferred to the genus Neischnocolus Petrunkevitch, 1925. | [32][33] | ||
Amphinema rollinsi Widmer, 2007 | Jellyfish | Henry Rollins | "The species is named in honor of Henry Rollins, artist, activist, and philosopher. It is the best way I know to thank him for his much appreciated and noble United Service Organizations (USO) service." | [34] | ||
Amplaria adamsi Shear & Krejca, 2007 | Millipede | Ansel Adams | [35] | |||
Amplaria muiri Shear & Krejca, 2007 | Millipede | John Muir | [35] | |||
Anacroneuria carole Stark, 2004 | Stonefly | Carole King | [15] | |||
Anacroneuria taylori Stark, 2004 | Stonefly | James Taylor | [15] | |||
Anatoma tobeyoides Geiger & Jansen, 2004 | Sea snail | Mark Tobey | [15] | |||
Andrena hadfieldi Sheffield, 2020 | Bee | Chris Hadfield | "It is a privilege to name this new species after Canadian astronaut Col. Chris Hadfield for his many achievements as a pilot, astronaut, author, lecturer, and science educator. | [36] | ||
Andrena perahia Pisanty & Schechl, 2016 | Bee | Murray Perahia | [37] | |||
Anelosimus nelsoni Agnarsson, 2006 | Spider | Nelson Mandela | [38] | |||
Anelosimus pratchetti Agnarsson, 2012 | Spider | Terry Pratchett | Ingi Agnarsson named the species in 2012, calling Pratchett a "comic genius." | [39] | ||
Angeliconana Girault, 1922 | Wasp | Fra Angelico | [15] | |||
Anillinus docwatsoni Sokolov & Carlton, 2004 | Beetle | Doc Watson | "The species is named after Arthel ‘‘Doc’’ Watson, legendary bluegrass musician from North Carolina." This species is known from a single locality in Rutherford County, North Carolina. | [40] | ||
Anolis roosevelti Grant, 1931 | Lizard | Theodore Roosevelt, Jr | [41] | |||
Anomphalus jaggerius † Plas, 1972 | Sea snail | Mick Jagger | A fossil species from the Permian of Nevada, USA | [15] | ||
Anophthalmus hitleri Scheibel, 1933 | Beetle | Adolf Hitler | [42][43] | |||
Anostirus ataturki Platia & Gudenzi, 2000 | Beetle | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk | "The name of the new species pays tribute to Kemal Ataturk, the founding father of the modern Turkish republic; Atatürk University in Erzurum, where the specimens are deposited, is named after him." | [44] | ||
Anselmella Girault, 1925 | Wasp | Anselm of Canterbury | [15] | |||
Antechinus rosamondae Ride, 1964 | Marsupial mammal | Rosamund Clifford | [9] | |||
Anthemiella Girault, 1911 | Wasp | Anthemius of Tralles | [15] | |||
Aphelinus grotiusi Girault, 1913 | Wasp | Hugo Grotius | Subsequently transferred to the genus Centrodora. | [4][45] | ||
Aphonopelma hollyi Smith, 1995 | Spider | Buddy Holly | Discovered in Lubbock, Texas, birthplace of Holly. | [46] | ||
Aphonopelma johnnycashi Hamilton, Hendrixson, & Bond, 2016 | Spider | Johnny Cash | "This species can be found near the area of Folsom Prison in California, and like Cash's distinctive style of dress... mature males of this species are generally black in color." | [47] | ||
Apistogramma mendezi Römer, 1994 | Fish | Chico Mendes | [9] | |||
Aptostichus angelinajolieae Bond, 2008 | Spider | Angelina Jolie | Named in recognition of Jolie's work with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. | [48] | ||
Aptostichus barackobamai Bond, 2012 | Spider | Barack Obama | [49] | |||
Aptostichus bonoi Bond, 2012 | Spider | Bono | The species occurs in Joshua Tree National Park and was named in recognition of U2's 1987 album The Joshua Tree. | [49][50] | ||
Aptostichus chavezi Bond, 2012 | Spider | César Chávez | [49] | |||
Aptostichus dorothealangeae Bond, 2012 | Spider | Dorothea Lange | Found in California's agricultural Central Valley | [49] | ||
Aptostichus edwardabbeyi Bond, 2012 | Spider | Edward Abbey | [49] | |||
Aptostichus muiri Bond, 2012 | Spider | John Muir | The species occurs in Yosemite National Park, which Muir was instrumental in founding | [49] | ||
Aptostichus pennjillettei Bond, 2012 | Spider | Penn Jillette | Named for Jillette's "advocacy of freethinking and scientific skepticism" | [49] | ||
Aptostichus stephencolberti Bond & Stockman, 2008 | Spider | Stephen Colbert | "The specific epithet is a patronym, named in honor of Mr. Stephen Colbert. Mr. Colbert is a fellow citizen who truly has the courage of his convictions and is willing to undertake the very difficult and sometimes unpopular work of speaking out against those who have done irreparable harm to our country and the world through both action and inaction. He will be especially remembered [...] for his speech at the 2006 White House Correspondents Dinner." | [48] | ||
Archytas Jaennicke, 1867 | Fly | Archytas | [15] | |||
Arcticalymene cooki † Adrain & Edgecombe, 1997 | Trilobite | Paul Cook | One of five species concurrently named after the members of the Sex Pistols. | [51] | ||
Arcticalymene jonesi † Adrain & Edgecombe, 1997 | Trilobite | Steve Jones | One of five species concurrently named after the members of the Sex Pistols. | [51] | ||
Arcticalymene matlocki † Adrain & Edgecombe, 1997 | Trilobite | Glen Matlock | One of five species concurrently named after the members of the Sex Pistols. | [51] | ||
Arcticalymene rotteni † Adrain & Edgecombe, 1997 | Trilobite | Johnny Rotten | One of five species concurrently named after the members of the Sex Pistols. | [51] | ||
Arcticalymene viciousi † Adrain & Edgecombe, 1997 | Trilobite | Sid Vicious | One of five species concurrently named after the members of the Sex Pistols. | [51] | ||
Argentinala cristinae Petrulevičius & Gutiérrez, 2016 | Dragonfly | Cristina Fernández de Kirchner | [52] | |||
Argyrogrammana chicomendesi Gallard, 1995 | Butterfly | Chico Mendes | [53] | |||
Arianops carteri Carlton, 2008 | Beetle | Jimmy Carter | [54] | |||
Arianops clintoni Carlton, 2008 | Beetle | Bill Clinton | [54] | |||
Arianops gorei Carlton, 2008 | Beetle | Al Gore | [54] | |||
Arsinoitherium † Beadnell, 1902 | Embrithopod (an extinct order of mammals) | Arsinoe II | [9] | |||
Arthurdactylus conandoylei † Frey & Martill, 1994 | Pterosaur | Arthur Conan Doyle | Found in jungle similar to where The Lost World was set. | [9] | ||
Ascogaster lovelaceae Kittel, 2016 | Wasp | Ada Lovelace | Replacement name for Ascogaster breviventris Tobias, 2000, which was preoccupied by Ascogaster breviventris Granger, 1949. | [55] | ||
Aspidolobus sebastianpinerai Vidal, 2018 | Beetle | Sebastián Piñera | [56] | |||
Aspilota hypatiae Kittel, 2016 | Wasp | Hypatia | Replacement name for Aspilota parallela Fischer, 1976, which was preoccupied by Aspilota parallela Fischer, 1971. | [55] | ||
Astyanax kennedyi Géry, 1964 | Fish | John F. Kennedy | “In memory of the late President of the United States of America, John F. Kennedy.” | [57] | ||
Astyanax leonidas Azpelicueta, Casciotta & Almirón, 2002 | Fish | Leonidas I | "The specific epithet leonidas refers to the Spartan King Leonidas who heroically fought a million-man Persian army with only three hundred soldiers. The battle, in which Leonidas lost his life, took place in the narrow pass of Thermopylae. This epithet is dedicated to all the academic teachers of Argentina that stand in defense of a free and independent education." This species, endemic to rivers of northern Argentina, has been subsequently transferred to the genus Psalidodon. | [58][59] | ||
Barichneumon cariae Kittel, 2016 | Wasp | Artemisia II of Caria | Replacement name for Barichneumon rufipes (Habermehl, 1920), which had originally been described as Cratichneumon rupes Habermehl, 1920, but upon being transferred to the genus Barichneumon in 1965, became a junior homonym of Barichneumon rufipes (Cameron, 1907). | [55] | ||
Atoposoma arnoldi Girault, 1913 | Wasp | Matthew Arnold | Subsequently transferred to the genus Cirrospilus. | [4][60] | ||
Atoposoma gregi Girault, 1913 | Wasp | William Rathbone Greg | Subsequently transferred to the genus Cirrospilus. | [4][61] | ||
Atoposoma grotiusi Girault, 1913 | Wasp | Hugo Grotius | Subsequently transferred to the genus Cirrospilus. | [4][62] | ||
Atoposoma lanei Girault, 1913 | Wasp | Norman Angell | "Dedicated to Ralph Lane for his book The Great Illusion, A Study of the Relation of Military Power in Nations to their Economic and Social Advantage." Angell's full name was Ralph Norman Angell Lane, and he had sometimes published under the name Ralph Lane. This species was subsequently transferred to the genus Cirrospilus. | [4][63] | ||
Atoposoma mazzinini Girault, 1913 | Wasp | Giuseppe Mazzini | Subsequently transferred to the genus Cirrospilus. | [4][64] | ||
Attenborites † Droser et al., 2019 | Ediacaran biota | David Attenborough | [65][66] | |||
Attenborosaurus † Bakker, 1993 | Plesiosaur | David Attenborough | "in honor of the naturalist and filmmaker, whose childhood fascination with Liassic plesiosaurs sparked a brilliant career in scientific journalism." | [15] | ||
Attenborougharion Hyman & Köhler, 2017 | Snail | David Attenborough | [67] | |||
Aulacopleura andersoni † Adrain & Chatterton, 1995 | Trilobite | Glenn Anderson | One of thirteen Canadian species named, in a series of four papers, after members of the Edmonton Oilers team that won the 1990 Stanley Cup (See also species in genera Cyphaspis, Harpidella, Maurotarion, Otarion and Songkania). | [68] | ||
Aulacopleura ranfordi † Adrain & Chatterton, 1995 | Trilobite | Bill Ranford | One of thirteen Canadian species named, in a series of four papers, after members of the Edmonton Oilers team that won the 1990 Stanley Cup (See also species in genera Cyphaspis, Harpidella, Maurotarion, Otarion and Songkania). | [68] | ||
Australopicus nelsonmandelai † Manegold & Louchart, 2012 | Bird | Nelson Mandela | An extinct woodpecker from South Africa | [69][70] | ||
Autosilis annisettaekoppelae † Fanti & Damgaard, 2018 | Beetle | Annisette Koppel | A fossil soldier beetle found in Baltic amber from the Eocene of Kaliningrad Oblast. "This new species is named in honour of the Danish singer Annisette Koppel (born Hansen), in recognition of her long career." | [71] | ||
Avahi cleesei Thalmann & Geissmann, 2005 | Lemur | John Cleese | "Named in honor of British actor and comedian John Cleese for his promotion of conservation issues in movies such as Fierce Creatures [ Schepisi & Young, 1997] and documentaries such as Born to be Wild: Operation Lemur With John Cleese [Kershaw & Cleese, 1999].[...] Locally, these animals are called Dadintsifaky, which translates to ‘‘grandparent of the sifaky’’ (Propithecus). As a vernacular name in English, we propose Cleese’s woolly lemur or Bemaraha woolly lemur." Cleese said: "I was really touched, and indeed, honoured when Urs Thalmann told me they would like to name the lemur after me. I'm absurdly fond of the little creatures, and if I had to show any of my programmes to St Peter, upon my arrival at the Pearly Gates, I think I would show him my documentary made about them in Madagascar. I help with conservation a bit, here and there, and so will re-double my efforts for our furry friends." | [72][73] | ||
Avalanchurus simoni † Adrain & Edgecombe, 1997 | Trilobite | Paul Simon | [74] | |||
Avalanchurus garfunkeli † Adrain & Edgecombe, 1997 | Trilobite | Art Garfunkel | [74] | |||
Bachiana Strand, 1928 | Wasp | Johann Sebastian Bach | [15] | |||
Bachiana Girault, 1940 | Wasp | Johann Sebastian Bach | [15] | |||
Baeturia hardyi De Boer, 1986 | Cicada | Oliver Hardy | [9] | |||
Baeturia laureli De Boer, 1986 | Cicada | Stan Laurel | [9] | |||
Bagheera kiplingi Peckham & Peckham, 1896 | Spider | Rudyard Kipling | The genus name is derived from Bagheera, the black panther from Kipling's Jungle Book with the species name honoring Kipling himself. | [15] | ||
Baicalellia daftpunka Stephenson, Van Steenkiste & Leander, 2018 | Flatworm | Daft Punk | The flatworm has a helmet-shaped structure on the end of the penis, thus the species name refers to Daft Punk, an electronic music duo who wear helmets while performing publicly. | [75] | ||
Balboa Distant, 1893 | True bug | Vasco Núñez de Balboa | [15] | |||
Baracktrema obamai Roberts et al., 2016 | Fluke | Barack Obama | [76] | |||
Barbaturex morrisoni † Head et al., 2013 | Lizard | Jim Morrison | An extinct genus of lizards from the Eocene. | [77] | ||
Baru darrowi † Wilis et al., 1990 | Crocodile | Paul Darrow | An extinct crocodile from the Miocene of Australia. | [15] | ||
Bassocaecilius Schmidt & New, 2008 | Barklouse | George Bass | "The generic name is a combination of the name Bass, after the British naval surgeon and explorer George Bass, and Caecilius, a genus of Caeciliusidae." This genus is endemic to Tasmania. | [1] | ||
Bathyceradocus hawkingi Jażdżewska & Ziemkiewicz, 2019 | Crustacean | Stephen Hawking | "The species is named to commemorate Professor Stephen Hawking, The University of Cambridge, Cambridge, U.K., in appreciation of his great contribution to the popularisation of natural sciences, and to underline that the deep sea is as poorly known as the cosmos." | [78] | ||
Bathyurina curtisi † Adrain, Karim & Westrop, 2014 | Trilobite | Ian Curtis | One of four species concurrently named after the members of Joy Division. | [79] | ||
Bathyurina hooki † Adrain, Karim & Westrop, 2014 | Trilobite | Peter Hook | One of four species concurrently named after the members of Joy Division. | [79] | ||
Bathyurina morrisi † Adrain, Karim & Westrop, 2014 | Trilobite | Stephen Morris | One of four species concurrently named after the members of Joy Division. | [79] | ||
Bathyurina sumneri † Adrain, Karim & Westrop, 2014 | Trilobite | Bernard Sumner | One of four species concurrently named after the members of Joy Division. | [79] | ||
Bauhinia sirindhorniae K.Larsen & S.Larsen | Legume | Sirindhorn | [9] | |||
Beethovena Girault, 1932 | Wasp | Ludwig van Beethoven | [9] | |||
Bishopina mozarti Bonaduce et al. 1976 | Crustacean | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Subsequently synonymised with Neocyprideis timorensis (Fyan, 1916). | [9] | ||
Blakea attenboroughi Penneys | Flowering plant | David Attenborough | [80] | |||
Blancoa Huber, 2000 | Spider | Andrés Eloy Blanco | "The generic name honors the Venezuelan poet Andrés Eloy Blanco, author of Angelitos Negros." | [81] | ||
Blighia K. D. Koenig | Flowering plant | William Bligh | [9] | |||
Blixaea Gottschling, 2017 | Protist | Blixa Bargeld | [82] | |||
Bonnetina julesvernei Ortiz & Francke, 2017 | Spider | Jules Verne | "The specific name is a patronym in honour of Jules Verne (1828–1905), a French writer who is considered by many as the Father of Science Fiction. His tens of novels on travel, discovery, invention and history have inspired millions of children and teenagers worldwide (including both authors of this study) with his thirst for knowledge and discovery. | [83] | ||
Borealarges calei † Adrain, 1994 | Trilobite | John Cale | One of four species concurrently named in 1994 after the members of the 1965-1968 line-up of The Velvet Underground. | [84] | ||
Borealarges morrisoni † Adrain, 1994 | Trilobite | Sterling Morrison | One of four species concurrently named in 1994 after the members of the 1965-1968 line-up of The Velvet Underground. | [84] | ||
Borealarges nicoae † Adrain, 2003 | Trilobite | Nico | One of three species concurrently named in 2003 after members or collaborators of The Velvet Underground. | [85] | ||
Borealarges reedi † Adrain, 1994 | Trilobite | Lou Reed | One of four species concurrently named in 1994 after the members of the 1965-1968 line-up of The Velvet Underground. | [84] | ||
Borealarges tuckerae † Adrain, 1994 | Trilobite | Moe Tucker | One of four species concurrently named in 1994 after the members of the 1965-1968 line-up of The Velvet Underground. | [84] | ||
Borealarges warholi † Adrain, 2003 | Trilobite | Andy Warhol | One of three species concurrently named in 2003 after members or collaborators of The Velvet Underground. | [85] | ||
Borealarges yulei † Adrain, 2003 | Trilobite | Doug Yule | One of three species concurrently named in 2003 after members or collaborators of The Velvet Underground. | [85] | ||
Borrowella Girault, 1923 | Wasp | George Borrow | [15] | |||
Boudiennyia Girault, 1937 | Wasp | Semyon Budyonny | [15] | |||
Brachypanorpa sacajawea Byers, 1990 | Scorpionfly | Sacajawea | [15] | |||
Brezinacantha tolis Thuy et al., 2018 | Brittle star | Sakis Tolis and Themis Tolis | Named after two of the members of Rotting Christ to "honour their unorthodox yet powerful approach to music" | [86] | ||
Buddhaites Diener 1895 | Ammonite | Buddha | ||||
Bumba lennoni Pérez-Miles et al., 2014 | Spider | John Lennon | "The specific name is patronymic in honor of John Winston Lennon (1940–1980), the legendary creator of The Beatles, who contributed to make this world a gentler place." | [87] | ||
Burmomiles blixenae † Fanti & Damgaard, 2019 | Beetle | Karen Blixen | A fossil soldier beetle found in Burmese amber from the Cretaceous of Hukawng Valley. "In memory of the Danish author and writer Karen Christenze von Blixen-Finecke (born Dinesen; 17 April 1885 - 7 September 1962). [Dedication] that the actress Ghita Nørby suggested to us." (the authors had previously named another beetle after Nørby). | [88] | ||
Bufonaria borisbeckeri Parth, 1996 | Sea snail | Boris Becker | [9] | |||
Bushiella (Jugaria) beatlesi Rzhavsky, 1993 | Polychaete worm | The Beatles | "named after the musical rock group "The Beatles", whose songs were my early inspiration." | [89] | ||
Bythaelurus bachi Weigmann et al., 2016 | Shark | Johann Sebastian Bach | "The new species is named in honor of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), a musical genius and one of the greatest composers of all time." | [90] | ||
Bythaelurus stewarti Weigmann, Kaschner & Thiel, 2018 | Shark | Rob Stewart | "The new species is named after the late filmmaker and shark conservationist Rob Stewart, who inspired the second author and stimulated her interest in sharks" | [91] | ||
Bythaelurus vivaldii Weigmann & Kaschner, 2017 | Shark | Antonio Vivaldi | "The new species is named in honor of Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741), a genius composer of [the] Baroque era, to express its relationship to Bythaelurus bachi, named after sublime genius Johann Sebastian Bach." | [92] | ||
Cacomorphocerus bentifabrici † Fanti & Damgaard, 2018 | Beetle | Bent Fabric | A fossil soldier beetle found in Baltic amber from the Eocene of Kaliningrad Oblast. "This new species is named in honour of the Danish musician Bent Fabricius-Bjerre, internationally known as Bent Fabric, in recognition of his career as a pianist and composer." | [71] | ||
Cacomorphocerus madseni † Fanti & Damgaard, 2018 | Beetle | Svend Åge Madsen | A fossil soldier beetle found in Baltic amber from the Eocene of Kaliningrad Oblast. "This new species is named in honour of the Danish novelist Svend Åge Madsen, in recognition of his writings." | [71] | ||
Caerostris tinamaze Gregorič, 2015 | Spider | Tina Maze | "named in honour of Tine Maze, Slovenian skier who won Crystal globe with 2414 points" | [93] | ||
Caligula Moore, 1862 | Moth | Caligula | [15] | |||
Callicebus bernhardi van Roosmalen et al., 2002 | Monkey | Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld | [94] | |||
Caloplaca obamae Knudsen | Lichen | Barack Obama | "for his support of science and scientific education." | [95] | ||
Calponia harrisonfordi Platnick, 1993 | Spider | Harrison Ford | [15] | |||
Campoletis bingenae Kittel, 2016 | Wasp | Hildegard of Bingen | Replacement name for Campoletis imperfecta (Viereck, 1925), which had originally been described as Sagaritis imperfectus Viereck, 1925, and was transferred to the genus Campoletis in 1945; when Omorgus imperfectus Kokujev, 1915 was transferred to the same genus in 1965, becoming Campoletis imperfecta (Kokujev, 1915), Campoletis imperfecta (Viereck, 1925) became a junior homonym. | [55] | ||
Camponotus (Dinomyrmex) ashokai Karmaly & Narendran, 2006 | Ant | Ashoka | [96] | |||
Campsicnemus charliechaplini Evenhuis, 1996 | Fly | Charlie Chaplin | This fly dies with its midlegs in a bandy-legged position.[97] | [15] | ||
Cancer diogenes Linnaeus, 1758 | Crustacean | Diogenes of Sinope | [9] | |||
Cannopilus picassoi † H.Stradner 1961 | Algae | Pablo Picasso | A fossil Dictyochophyceae algae from the late Cenozoic. It has since been moved to genus Caryocha or Halicalyptra (sources vary). | [98][99] | ||
Cantharis kviumi † Fanti & Damgaard, 2020 | Beetle | Michael Kvium | A fossil soldier beetle found in Baltic amber from the Eocene of Kaliningrad Oblast. "Named in honor of the Danish artist Michael Otto Albert Kvium (Horsens, 15 November 1955)." | [100] | ||
Cantharis mikkelsenorum † Fanti & Damgaard, 2018 | Beetle | Lars Mikkelsen and Mads Mikkelsen | A fossil soldier beetle found in Baltic amber from the Eocene of Kaliningrad Oblast. "This new species is named in honour of the Danish actors Lars Dittmann Mikkelsen and Mads Dittmann Mikkelsen, in recognition of their contribution to the television, theatre and film industries." | [71] | ||
Captaincookia N.Hallé | Flowering plant | James Cook | Captaincookia is synonym for Ixora | [15] | ||
Carlyleia Girault, 1916 | Wasp | Thomas Carlyle | [9] | |||
Carmenelectra Evenhuis, 2002 | Fly | Carmen Electra | [101] | |||
Carnegiea Britton & Rose | Cactus | Andrew Carnegie | [102] | |||
Cedrorestes crichtoni † Gilpin et al., 2007 | Dinosaur | Michael Crichton | [15] | |||
Cephalonomia pinkfloydi Ward, 2013 | Wasp | Pink Floyd | A bethylid wasp from New Zealand | [103] | ||
Ceratoneuronomyia arnoldi Girault, 1913 | Wasp | Matthew Arnold | Subsequently transferred to the genus Tetrastichus. | [4][104] | ||
Ceratoneuropsis poincarei Girault, 1913 | Wasp | Henri Poincaré | [4] | |||
Cervellaea coheni Borovec & Meregalli, 2021 | Weevil | Leonard Cohen | "During our 2016 expedition, the extraordinary artist Leonard Cohen (1934–2016) passed away, and we wish to name this species after him." | [105] | ||
Cervus roosevelti Merriam, 1897 | Deer | Theodore Roosevelt | [9] | |||
Charops cavendishae Kittel, 2016 | Wasp | Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Replacement name for Charops ater (Szépligeti, 1910), which had originally been described as Agrypon atrum Szépligeti, 1910, but upon being transferred to the genus Charops in 1961, became a junior homonym of Charops ater Szépligeti, 1908. | [55] | ||
Cheguevaria Kazantsev, 2006 | Beetle | Che Guevara | [106] | |||
Cherax snowden Lukhaup, Panteleit & Schrimpf, 2015 | Crustacean | Edward Snowden | [107] | |||
Cherokeea attakullakulla Quinter & Sullivan, 2014 | Moth | Attakullakulla | [108] | |||
Chibchea thunbergae Huber, 2020 | Spider | Greta Thunberg | "This species is dedicated to Greta Thunberg for her courageous fight against human-induced climate change, defying the resistance of many, including some of the most powerful yet ignorant political leaders of the world." | [109] | ||
Chipetaia † Rasmussen, 1996 | Primate | Chipeta | [110] | |||
Chirostoma diazi Jordan & Snyder, 1899 | Fish | Porfirio Díaz | "Named for Porfirio Díaz, the honored President of the Republic of Mexico, in recognition of his interest in the progress of science." Subsequently synonymized with Chirostoma sphyraena. | [111] | ||
Chirotica dumeeae Kittel, 2016 | Wasp | Jeanne Dumée | Replacement name for Chirotica orientalis Kanhekar, 1989, which was preoccupied by Chirotica orientalis Horstmann, 1983. | [55] | ||
Chirotica eimmartae Kittel, 2016 | Wasp | Maria Clara Eimmart | Replacement name for Chirotica nigriventris Townes, 1983, which was preoccupied by Chirotica nigriventris Horstmann, 1983. | [55] | ||
Chriacus metocometi † Van Valen, 1978 | Arctocyonia (an extinct order of mammals) | Metacomet | [112] | |||
Chriacus oconostotae † Van Valen, 1978 | Arctocyonia (an extinct order of mammals) | Oconostota | [112] | |||
Chtonobdella tanae Tessler et al., 2016 | Leech | Amy Tan | [113][114] | |||
Cirolana mercuryi Bruce, 2004 | Crustacean | Freddie Mercury | East African isopod named for "arguably Zanzibar's most famous popular musician and singer." | [15] | ||
Cladomyrma sirindhornae Jaitrong et al., 2013 | Ant | Sirindhorn | [115] | |||
Claudius Cope, 1865 | Turtle | Claudius | [15] | |||
Cleopatrodon † Bown & Simons, 1987 | Ptolemaiidan (an extinct order of mammals) | Cleopatra VII | [9] | |||
Closterocerus zangwilli Girault, 1913 | Wasp | Israel Zangwill | "Dedicated to Israel Zangwill for his tragedy The War God." | [4] | ||
Colemanus Fisher, 2015 | Wasp | Ronnie Coleman | "Named for bodybuilder Ronnie Coleman, who was famous for his back; referring to the robust and sculptured nature of the mesosomal dorsum." | [116] | ||
Coloborhynchus spielbergi † Veldmeijer, 2003 | Pterosaur | Steven Spielberg | It has since been moved to the genus Maaradactylus. | [117] | ||
Confucius Distant, 1907 | True bug | Confucius | [15] | |||
Confuciusornis sanctus † Hou et al., 1995 | Bird | Confucius | An extinct, early bird. The name means "holy Confucius' bird". | [15] | ||
Conobregma bradpitti Quicke & Butcher, 2016 | Wasp | Brad Pitt | "Named after the senior author's favourite film actor Brad Pitt, whose poster adorned the wall of her laboratory during her doctoral studies." | [118] | ||
Cortinarius jonimitchelliae H.Lindstr., Dima, Kytöv., Liimat. & Niskanen, 2016 | Mushroom | Joni Mitchell | "The epithet is in honor of the Canadian singersongwriter Joni Mitchell. She has written many songs for the protection of nature. Her most famous album “Blue” suits well for the color of this species." | [119] | ||
Corynopuntia guccinii D.Donati | Cactus | Francesco Guccini | [120] | |||
Cotesia parthenayae Kittel, 2016 | Wasp | Catherine de Parthenay | Proposed as replacement name for Cotesia nonagriae (Viereck, 1913), which had been originally described as Apanteles (Stenopleura) nonagriae Viereck, 1913, but, upon being transferred to the genus Cotesia, had become a junior homonym of Cotesia nonagriae (Olliff, 1893). However, Cotesia nonagriae (Viereck, 1913) has been found to be a junior synonym of Cotesia flavipes Cameron 1891, making Kittel's replacement name unnecessary. | [55][121] | ||
Cowperia Girault, 1919 | Wasp | William Cowper | [15] | |||
Craspedotropis gretathunbergae Schilthuizen et al., 2019 | Snail | Greta Thunberg | The name was chosen in recognition of Thunberg's much-publicized climate activism, and because this species is particularly vulnerable to climate change. | [122] | ||
Crichtonsaurus † Dong, 2002 | Dinosaur | Michael Crichton | [15] | |||
Crikey steveirwini Stanisic, 2009 | Snail | Steve Irwin | [15] | |||
Crocidura attila Dollman, 1915 | Shrew | Attila | [9] | |||
Cryptocercus garciai Burnside et al., 1999 | Cockroach | Jerry Garcia | [15] | |||
Cryptus bryanae Kittel, 2016 | Wasp | Margaret Bryan | Replacement name for Cryptus intermedius Ratzeburg, 1852, which was preoccupied by Cryptus intermedius Schiødte, 1839. | [55] | ||
Ctenocheloides attenboroughi Anker, 2010 | Crustacean | David Attenborough | [15] | |||
Ctenomys fochi Thomas, 1919 | Rodent | Ferdinand Foch | [123] | |||
Ctenus monaghani Jäger, 2013 | Spider | Dominic Monaghan | [124] | |||
Cuspicephalus scarfi † Martill & Etches, 2013 | Pterosaur | Gerald Scarfe | "After artist/cartoonist Gerald Scarfe whose vicious caricatures mostly have very pointy noses." The generic name Cuspicephalus is derived from cuspis, Latin for "point", after the animal's pointed rostrum, and Latinised Greek cephalus for "head". | [125] | ||
Cycladophora goetheana Haeckel 1887 | Protist | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe | [9] | |||
Cyclocephala casanova Ratcliffe & Cave, 2009 | Beetle | Casanova | [15] | |||
Cyclocephala freudi Endrödi, 1963 | Beetle | Sigmund Freud | [15] | |||
Cyclocephala rorschachoides Ratcliffe, 1992 | Beetle | Hermann Rorschach | [15] | |||
Cylindroiulus julesvernei Reboleira & Enghoff, 2014 | Millipede | Jules Verne | "The new species is dedicated to French author Jules Vernes [sic] (1828–1905) on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the publication of his inspirational book Voyage au centre de la Terre (Journey to the Center of the Earth)." This is a troglobiont species known only from the São Vicente Caves in Madeira, Portugal. | [126] | ||
Cyphaspis buchbergeri † Adrain & Chatterton, 1996 | Trilobite | Kelly Buchberger | One of thirteen Canadian species named, in a series of four papers, after members of the Edmonton Oilers team that won the 1990 Stanley Cup (See also species in genera Aulacopleura, Harpidella, Maurotarion, Otarion and Songkania). | [127] | ||
Cyphaspis lowei † Adrain & Chatterton, 1996 | Trilobite | Kevin Lowe | One of thirteen Canadian species named, in a series of four papers, after members of the Edmonton Oilers team that won the 1990 Stanley Cup (See also species in genera Aulacopleura, Harpidella, Maurotarion, Otarion and Songkania). | [127] | ||
Cyphaspis mactavishi † Adrain & Chatterton, 1996 | Trilobite | Craig MacTavish | One of thirteen Canadian species named, in a series of four papers, after members of the Edmonton Oilers team that won the 1990 Stanley Cup (See also species in genera Aulacopleura, Harpidella, Maurotarion, Otarion and Songkania). | [127] | ||
Cyphaspis munii † Adrain & Chatterton, 1996 | Trilobite | Craig Muni | One of thirteen Canadian species named, in a series of four papers, after members of the Edmonton Oilers team that won the 1990 Stanley Cup (See also species in genera Aulacopleura, Harpidella, Maurotarion, Otarion and Songkania). | [127] | ||
Cystomastacoides nicolepeelerae Quicke, 2013 | Wasp | Nicole D. Peeler | A favorite author of the lead biologist, who also named a species after fictional Beatrix Kiddo | [128] | ||
Dahlibruchus nezahualcoyotli Romero Nápoles & Romero Ramírez, 2011 | Beetle | Nezahualcoyotl | "The specific epithet refers to Acolmiztli Nezahualcóyotl (1402-1472), King of Tezcoco, known commonly as the Poet King." This species is native to Mexico, and the holotype was found in Texcotzingo, the royal gardens of Nezahualcoyotl. | [129] | ||
Daisya obriani Anderson, 2003 | Weevil | Patrick O'Brian | A species of weevil named for the author of the Aubrey-Maturin books. | [130] | ||
Daptolestes leei Robinson, Li & Yeates, 2020 | Fly | Stan Lee | "Stan Lee's fly [...] shares his characteristic sunglasses and white moustache". In the same paper, other species were named after Marvel comics characters, such as "Thor's fly" Daptolestes bronteflavus (meaning ""blond thunder"), "Loki's fly" Daptolestes illusiolautus (meaning "elegant deception"), "Black Widow's fly" Daptolestes feminategus (meaning "woman wearing leather"), and "Deadpool's fly" Humorolethalis sergius ("[The generic name] sounds like lethal humour and is derived from the Latin words humorosus, meaning wet or moist, and lethalis meaning dead") | [131][132][133] | ||
Darwinilus sedarisi Chatzimanolis, 2014 | Beetle | David Sedaris | Honors Sedaris, "as an appreciation for his fascination with the natural world." | [134] | ||
Dasyurus spartacus Van Dyck, 1987 | Marsupial mammal | Spartacus | [9] | |||
Davincia Girault, 1924 | Wasp | Leonardo da Vinci | [15] | |||
Deltapliomera eppersoni † McAdams, Adrain & Karim, 2018 | Trilobite | John Epperson | [135] | |||
Deltapliomera inglei † McAdams, Adrain & Karim, 2018 | Trilobite | Lady Bunny | Named after Lady Bunny's birth name, Jon Ingle. | [135] | ||
Deltapliomera heimbergi † McAdams, Adrain & Karim, 2018 | Trilobite | Miss Understood | Named after Miss Understood's birth name, Alex Heimberg. | [135] | ||
Deltapliomera humphriesi † McAdams, Adrain & Karim, 2018 | Trilobite | Barry Humphries | [135] | |||
Demosthenesia A.C.Sm. | Flowering plant | Demosthenes | [136] | |||
Dendrobium victoriae-reginae Loher | Orchid | Queen Victoria | [137] | |||
Dendrophorbium chopinii Montesinos | Flowering plant | Frédéric Chopin | A species of arbuscular Senecioneae from the Andes of North Peru | [138] | ||
Dendropsophus ozzyi Orrico et al., 2014 | Frog | Ozzy Osbourne | [139] | |||
Depressizona exorum Geiger, 2003 | Sea snail | The Ex | [15] | |||
Descampsia Risbec, 1955 | Wasp | Jean-Baptiste Descamps | [15] | |||
Descampsina Mesnil, 1956 | Fly | Jean-Baptiste Descamps | [15] | |||
Desis bobmarleyi Baehr et al., 2017 | Spider | Bob Marley | "we describe a new intertidal species from tropical Queensland and name it after Bob Marley, whose song "High Tide or Low Tide" inspired us as it lives in a "high tide low tide" habitat." The common name "Bob Marley’s Intertidal Spider" was proposed. | [140] | ||
Desmopachria barackobamai Makhan, 2015 | Beetle | Barack Obama | A diving beetle from French Guiana | [141] | ||
Diadegma chateletae Kittel, 2016 | Wasp | Émilie du Châtelet | Replacement name for Diadegma truncatum (Viereck, 1925), which had originally been described as Campoplex (Hyposoter) truncatus Viereck, 1925, but upon being transferred to the genus Diadegma in 1979, became a junior homonym of Diadegma truncatum (Thomson, 1887). | [55] | ||
Diadegma meitnerae Kittel, 2016 | Wasp | Lise Meitner | Replacement name for Diadegma simile (Pfankuch, 1914), which had originally been described as Angitia similis Pfankuch, 1914, but upon being transferred to the genus Diadegma in 1997, became a junior homonym of Diadegma simile (Brèthes, 1913). | [55] | ||
Diamphipnoa colberti Stark, 2008 | Stonefly | Stephen Colbert | "I am pleased to honor an entertaining, provocative, former American presidential candidate, Stephen Colbert, of The Colbert Report with this patronym." | [142] | ||
Dicranogmus wynni † Adrain, 2003 | Trilobite | Steve Wynn | [85] | |||
Dicrotendipes thanatogratus Epler, 1987 | Fly | Grateful Dead | Thanatos is Greek for "death" and Gratus is Latin for grateful. | [15] | ||
Diolcogaster ichiroi Fernandez-Triana, 2018 | Wasp | Ichiro Suzuki | [143] | |||
Diplodocus carnegii † Hatcher, 1901 | Dinosaur | Andrew Carnegie | ||||
Djupedalia † Knutsen et al., 2012 | Plesiosaur | Øystein Djupedal | [144] | |||
Dokimocephalus blacki † Westrop, Waskiewicz Poole & Adrain, 2010 | Trilobite | Lewis Black | [145] | |||
Dokimocephalus oliveri † Westrop, Waskiewicz Poole & Adrain, 2010 | Trilobite | John Oliver | [145] | |||
Dokimocephalus stewarti † Westrop, Waskiewicz Poole & Adrain, 2010 | Trilobite | Jon Stewart | [145] | |||
Doronomyrmex pocahontas Buschinger, 1979 | Ant | Pocahontas | [146] | |||
Draculoides bramstokeri Harvey & Humphreys, 1995 | Schizomid | Bram Stoker | [9] | |||
Dudleya hendrixii S.McCabe & Dodero | Flowering plant | Jimi Hendrix | Discoverer Mark Dodero said to have been listening to Hendrix's "Voodoo Child" when he first saw it, near Colonet, Baja California, Mexico. | [147] | ||
Dusona franklinae Kittel, 2016 | Wasp | Rosalind Franklin | Replacement name for Dusona nigritibialis (Gupta & Gupta, 1976), which had originally been described as Kartika nigritibialis Gupta & Gupta, 1976, but upon being transferred to the genus Dusona in 1997, became a junior homonym of Dusona nigritibialis (Viereck, 1926). | [55] | ||
Echiniscus madonnae Michalczyk & Kaczmarek, 2006 | Tardigrade | Madonna | [148] | |||
Ectopsocus sprenti Schmidt & New, 2008 | Barklouse | James Sprent | "Named for James Sprent, an early surveyor and explorer in Tasmania." This species is endemic to Tasmania. | [1] | ||
Effigia okeeffeae † Nesbitt & Norell, 2006 | Archosaur | Georgia O'Keeffe | From the Triassic period. Closest living relatives are the crocodilians | [15] | ||
Electroneuria ronwoodi † Sroka, Staniczek & Kondratieff, 2018 | Stonefly | Ronnie Wood | One of two genera and seven species of fossil stoneflies found in Burmese amber from the Cretaceous of Hukawng Valley, and named concurrently in 2018 after The Rolling Stones and its members on the occasion of Mick Jagger’s 75th birthday (see also species in the genera Lapisperla, Largusoperla and Petroperla). "Burmese amber is one of the oldest resins with insect inclusions, and stoneflies are one of the oldest pterygote lineages. What lies closer at hand than to link fossil stoneflies in ancient stones with the Rolling Stones and to name the new species after the members of the oldest and greatest Rock ‘n’ Roll Band in the world. The [...] new family and genera are named after ‘the Stones,’ and all present and former members of the Rolling Stones are honoured with their own species.[...] The name of this immature specimen refers to Ronnie Wood, guitar player of the Rolling Stones since 1975, and youngest member of the Rolling Stones." | [149] | ||
Electrophorus voltai de Santana et al., 2019 | Electric eel | Alessandro Volta | Capable of discharges of up to 860 V, this species is the strongest bioelectricity generator known to science. | [150] | ||
Electrotettix attenboroughi Heads et al., 2014 | Grasshopper | David Attenborough | [151] | |||
Eleutherodactylus amadeus Hedges et al., 1987 | Frog | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | [152] | |||
Eleutherodactylus simonbolivari Wiens & Coloma, 1992 | Frog | Simón Bolívar | [152] | |||
Ellipsodon witkoi † Van Valen, 1978 | Condylarth (an extinct order of mammals) | Sitting Bull | A fossil mammal from the Paleocene of New Mexico, named after Crazy Horse's Lakota name, Tasunke Witko. Subsequently synonymised with Ellipsodon grangeri Wilson 1956. | [112] | ||
Ellipsodon yotankae † Van Valen, 1978 | Condylarth (an extinct order of mammals) | Sitting Bull | A fossil mammal from the Paleocene of New Mexico, named after Sitting Bull's Lakota name, Tatanka Yotanka. | [112] | ||
Elseya irwini Cann, 1997 | Turtle | Steve Irwin | [15] | |||
Elysia manriquei Ortea & Moro, 2009 | Sea slug | César Manrique | [15] | |||
Emersonella Girault, 1916 | Wasp | Ralph Waldo Emerson | [9] | |||
Emersonia Girault, 1933 | Wasp | Ralph Waldo Emerson | [15] | |||
Emersonopsis Girault 1917 | Wasp | Ralph Waldo Emerson | [15] | |||
Entedonomorpha renani Girault, 1913 | Wasp | Ernest Renan | Subsequently transferred to the genus Deutereulophus. | [4][153] | ||
Enyalioides binzayedi Venegas et al., 2013 | Lizard | Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | [154] | |||
Epirhyssa shaka Rousse & Van Noort, 2014 | Wasp | Shaka Zulu | [155] | |||
Epitetrastichus longfellowi Girault, 1913 | Wasp | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | Subsequently synonymised with Aprostocetus hagenowii (Ratzeburg, 1852) | [4][156][157] | ||
Equus grevyi Oustalet, 1882 | Zebra | Jules Grévy | [9] | |||
Eridanula susannaebierae † Fanti & Damgaard, 2018 | Beetle | Susanne Bier | A fossil soldier beetle found in Baltic amber from the Eocene of Kaliningrad Oblast. "This new species is named in honour of the Danish film director Susanne Bier, to thank her for her films and to recognize her for the awards she has earned." | [71] | ||
Eristalis alleni Thompson, 1997 | Fly | Paul Allen | [15] | |||
Eristalis gatesi Thompson, 1997 | Fly | Bill Gates | [15] | |||
Ernstmayria venizelosi Ćurčić, Dimitrijević & Trichas, 2007 | Pseudoscorpion | Eleftherios Venizelos | "After the name of Eleftherios Venizelos, a noted Cretan humanist and politician." This species is endemic to the island of Crete, Greece. | [158] | ||
Eruga gutfreundi Gauld, 1991 | Wasp | John Gutfreund | [159] | |||
Etheostoma clinton Mayden & Layman, 2012 | Fish | Bill Clinton | [160][161] | |||
Etheostoma faulkneri Sterling & Warren 2020 | Fish | William Faulkner | "We have named the species Etheostoma faulkneri to honor the great writer and Nobel Laureate William C. Faulkner (1897–1962), a native of the Oxford, Mississippi area who was also an avid hunter and fisher. The landscape was an important theme in many of his works, and the actions of his characters were often influenced by the lands and streams surrounding his fictional Jefferson, Mississippi, including the Yocona River, which he renamed the Yoknapatawpha." This species is endemic to headwater streams of the Yocona River watershed. The authors gave it the common name "Yoknapatawpha darter" (using not the Yocona River's current name, but Faulkner's version of it). | [162] | ||
Etheostoma gore Layman & Mayden | Fish | Al Gore | [160][161] | |||
Etheostoma jimmycarter Layman & Mayden | Fish | Jimmy Carter | [160][161] | |||
Etheostoma obama Mayden & Layman, 2012 | Fish | Barack Obama | [160][161] | |||
Etheostoma teddyroosevelt Layman & Mayden | Fish | Theodore Roosevelt | [160][161] | |||
Etmopterus benchleyi Vásquez et al., 2015 | Shark | Peter Benchley | "The species is named in honor of Peter Benchley, author of Jaws and subsequently an avid shark conservationist. His legacy, the Benchley Awards, recognizes outstanding achievements in ocean conservation. In line with Mr. Benchley’s outreach efforts, the privilege of deciding a common name for this species was bestowed upon four young shark enthusiasts, ages 8 to 14, and relatives of the first author (VEV). The suggested common name, the Ninja Lanternshark, refers to the uniform black coloration and reduced photophore complement used as concealment in this species, somewhat reminiscent of the typical outfit and stealthy behavior of a Japanese ninja." | [163] | ||
Eucteniza panchovillai Bond & Godwin, 2013 | Spider | Pancho Villa | Discovered in San Juan del Rio, Durango, birthplace of Villa | [164] | ||
Euderomyia carlylei Girault, 1913 | Wasp | Thomas Carlyle | Subsequently transferred to the genus Omphale. | [4][165] | ||
Eudorcas thomsonii Günther, 1884 | Gazelle | Joseph Thomson | [166] | |||
Eulaema quadragintanovem Nemésio & Ferrari, 2012 | Bee | Ronaldinho | ‘Quadraginta novem’ means forty-nine, the number of Ronaldinho’s T-shirt at Clube Atlético Mineiro, his late team in Brazil. Ronaldinho chose the number 49 as homage to his mother, born in 1949. | [167] | ||
Eulophus agathyllus Walker, 1846 | wasp | Agathyllus | [168] | |||
Eupatorium L. | Flowering plant | Mithridates VI Eupator | Named in honor of Mithridates VI Eupator, 132-63 B.C., ancient king of Pontus, who reportedly discovered the medicinal uses for some Eupatorium species plants. | [169][170] | ||
Euphorbia regis-jubae Webb & Berthel. | Flowering plant | Juba II | [9] | |||
Europatitan eastwoodi † Torcida Fernández-Baldor et al., 2017 | Dinosaur | Clint Eastwood | A sauropod dinosaur from the Cretaceous of northern Castile and León, Spain, estimated to have been around 27 metres long. "Dedicated to US actor Clint Eastwood, the protagonist of the film “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”, which was partially filmed near Salas de los Infantes." (where the fossil remains were found) | [171][172] | ||
Eurycea junaluska Sever et al., 1976 | Salamander | Junaluska | [173] | |||
Evagetes bengurioni Wolf, 1988 | Wasp | David Ben-Gurion | "David Ben Gurion (1886-1973) rendered great services in matters of international understanding." The holotype for the species was found in Israel, state of which Ben-Gurion was primary national founder and first Prime Minister. | [174] | ||
Evarcha brinki Haddad & Wesołowska, 2011 | Spider | André Brink | [175] | |||
Evita Capps, 1943 | Moth | Eva Perón | [15] | |||
Exetastes cornaroae Kittel, 2016 | Wasp | Elena Cornaro Piscopia | Replacement name for Exetastes rufiventris Meyer, 1929, which had become a junior homonym when Banchus rufiventris Brullé, 1846 was transferred to the genus Exetastes in 1966, becoming Exetastes rufiventris (Brullé, 1846). | [55] | ||
Exetastes crousae Kittel, 2016 | Wasp | Marie Crous | Replacement name for Exetastes longipes Uchida, 1928, which had become a junior homonym when Campoplex longipes Smith, 1878 was transferred to the genus Exetastes in 1961, becoming Exetastes longipes (Smith, 1878). | [55] | ||
Felis margarita Loche, 1858 | Cat | Jean Auguste Margueritte | [176] | |||
Fernandocrambus chopinellus Błeszyński, 1967 | Moth | Frédéric Chopin | [9] | |||
Finlayia Girault 1934 | Wasp | George Finlay | [15] | |||
Filistata maguirei Marusik & Zamani, 2015 | Spider | Tobey Maguire | Maguire starred in three Spider-Man films. | [177] | ||
Filistatinella kahloae Magalhaes & Ramírez, 2017 | Spider | Frida Kahlo | This species is native to Mexico. | [178] | ||
Frammia bachae † Adrain & Edgecombe, 1997 | Trilobite | Barbara Bach | One of five species concurrently named in 1997 after people connected to The Beatles (See also Struszia). | [74] | ||
Franklinia W.Bartram ex Marshall | Flowering plant | Benjamin Franklin | [9] | |||
Froudeana Girault, 1928 | Wasp | James Anthony Froude | Subsequently synonymised with Omphalodipara. | [15] | ||
Funkotriplogynium iagobadius Seeman & Walter, 1997 | Mite | James Brown | Iago is "James" and badius is "brown" in Latin. | [15][179] | ||
Gabrius tolkieni Schillhammer, 1997 | Beetle | J. R. R. Tolkien | [15] | |||
Gaga Pryer et al. | Fern | Lady Gaga | "named in honor of the American pop singer-songwriter-performer Lady Gaga, for her articulate and fervent defense of equality and individual expression in today’s society. Because Lady Gaga speaks to the need for humanity to celebrate broad differences within its own species, we hereby provide her with a scientific namesake that characterizes the struggle to understand the intricate biology underlying cryptic patterns of diversity. Because public funding supports basic research, this naming honor allows us to acknowledge the confluence between science and public interests, and to make our findings more accessible and relevant to the diversity of individuals who fund our work. The name Gaga also echoes one of the molecular synapomorphies that characterizes the genus. At nucleotide positions 598–601 in the matK gene alignment, all Gaga species have “GAGA”, a sequence pattern not seen at this site in any other cheilanthoid fern sampled". Concurrently with the genus, two species were described: Gaga germanotta, named for Lady Gaga's parents Cynthia and Joe Germanotta, and Gaga monstraparva, Latin for "little monster" | [180] | ||
Gagadon † Stucky & Covert, 2014 | Even-toed ungulate | Lady Gaga | The type species is named Gagadon minimonstrum. | [181] | ||
Ganaspidium didionae Buffington, 2010 | Wasp | Joan Didion | The wasp's range includes deserts of the American Southwest, setting of several of Didion's works. | [182] | ||
Ganaspidium flemingi Buffington, 2010 | Wasp | Ian Fleming | The holotype was collected in the Bahamas, where Fleming was a "long time resident". | [182] | ||
Gazella bilkis † Groves & Lay, 1985 | Gazelle | Queen of Sheba | "Bilkis or Bilqis is the name given to the Queen of Sheba in Arabic writings. [...] The kingdom of Sheba corresponded approximately with the modern Republic of North Yemen [the type locality] [...]. The name thus commemorates both the legendary beauty of the Queen of Sheba and the geographic location of her realm." | [183] | ||
Gelis nightingalae Kittel, 2016 | Wasp | Florence Nightingale | Replacement name for Gelis stigmaticus (Hedwig, 1961), which had originally been described as Pezomachus stigmaticus Hedwig, 1961, but upon being transferred to the genus Gelis in 1997, became a junior homonym of Gelis stigmaticus (Zetterstedt, 1838). | [55] | ||
Gelis noetherae Kittel, 2016 | Wasp | Emmy Noether | Replacement name for Gelis longipes (Rudow, 1917), which had originally been described as Pezomachus longipes Rudow, 1917, but upon being transferred to the genus Gelis in 1944, became a junior homonym of Gelis longipes (Strickland, 1912). | [55] | ||
Gentiana L. | Flowering plant | Gentius | [9] | |||
Gibberula adzubae Ortea, 2015 | Sea snail | Caddy Adzuba | One of 21 sea snails of the genus Gibberula concurrently named after female winners of the Prince of Asturias Awards.[note 2] "Named in honour of Congolese lawyer Caddy Adzuba (Bukavu, 1981), laureate of the 2014 Prince of Asturias Award for Concord, an activist for women's rights, children's rights and freedom of the press in her country." | [184] | ||
Gibberula atwoodae Ortea, 2015 | Sea snail | Margaret Atwood | One of 21 sea snails of the genus Gibberula concurrently named after female winners of the Prince of Asturias Awards. "Named in honour of Margaret Atwood (Ottawa, Canada, 1939), winner of the 2008 Prince of Asturias Award for Literature, prolific poet, novelist, literary critic and political activist, with a prominent role in organisations such as Amnesty International and BirdLife International, of which she is Honorary President. The Handmaid's Tale (1985) is her most acclaimed work." | [184] | ||
Gibberula betancourtae Ortea, 2015 | Sea snail | Ingrid Betancourt | One of 21 sea snails of the genus Gibberula concurrently named after female winners of the Prince of Asturias Awards. "Named in honour of Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt (Bogotá, Colombia, 1961), who was awarded the 2008 Prince of Asturias Award for Concord in recognition of her struggle in defence of human rights and against terrorist violence. In the same year she was awarded the French Legion of Honour." | [184] | ||
Gibberula boulmerkae Ortea, 2015 | Sea snail | Hassiba Boulmerka | One of 21 sea snails of the genus Gibberula concurrently named after female winners of the Prince of Asturias Awards. "Named in honour of middle-distance runner Hassiba Boulmerka (Constantine, Algeria, 1968), winner of the 1995 Prince of Asturias Award for Sports, winner of her country's first gold medal at the Olympic Games (Barcelona 92) and a tireless fighter for women's rights." | [184] | ||
Gibberula delarrochae Ortea, 2015 | Sea snail | Alicia de Larrocha | One of 21 sea snails of the genus Gibberula concurrently named after female winners of the Prince of Asturias Awards. "Named in honour of pianist Alicia de Larrocha (Barcelona, Spain, 1923-2009), winner of the 1994 Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts, renowned for her masterly interpretations of works by Spanish composers such as Manuel de Falla, Isaac Albéniz and Enrique Granados." | [184] | ||
Gibberula grafae Ortea, 2015 | Sea snail | Steffi Graf | One of 21 sea snails of the genus Gibberula concurrently named after female winners of the Prince of Asturias Awards. "Named in honour of tennis player Steffi Graf (Mannheim, Germany, 1969), winner of the 1999 Prince of Asturias Award for Sports, winner of 22 Grand Slam tournaments, including seven at Wimbledon and six at Roland Garros." | [184] | ||
Gibberula hendricksae Ortea, 2015 | Sea snail | Barbara Hendricks | One of 21 sea snails of the genus Gibberula concurrently named after female winners of the Prince of Asturias Awards. "Named in honour of opera singer Barbara Hendricks (Arkansas, USA, 1948 - Sweden), winner of the Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts in 2000, honorary ambassador for life of UNHCR, with which she collaborated for 15 years in support of refugees; she was distinguished by François Mitterrand in 1992 with the Legion of Honour of the French Republic." | [184] | ||
Gibberula isinbayevae Ortea, 2015 | Sea snail | Yelena Isinbayeva | One of 21 sea snails of the genus Gibberula concurrently named after female winners of the Prince of Asturias Awards. "Named in honour of athlete Yelena Isinbayeva (Volvograd, Russia, 1961), winner of the 2009 Prince of Asturias Award for Sports; specialist in the pole vault, she was the first woman to surpass the height of 5 m. Gold medallist at the Athens Olympic Games (2004), she broke the World record 18 times." | [184] | ||
Gibberula leibovitzae Ortea, 2015 | Sea snail | Annie Leibovitz | One of 21 sea snails of the genus Gibberula concurrently named after female winners of the Prince of Asturias Awards. "Named in honour of American photographer Anna Lou Leibovitz (Waterbury, 1949), winner of the 2013 Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities, known mainly for her portraits of celebrities, she was the first woman to have her work exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC." | [184] | ||
Gibberula lessingae Ortea, 2015 | Sea snail | Doris Lessing | One of 21 sea snails of the genus Gibberula concurrently named after female winners of the Prince of Asturias Awards. "Named in honour of British writer Doris Lessing (Kermanshah, Iran 1919 - London, 2013), winner of the 2001 Prince of Asturias Award for Literature; author of works such as the Children of Violence series and The Golden Notebook, considered the Bible of feminism, she was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2007." | [184] | ||
Gibberula martingaiteae Ortea, 2015 | Sea snail | Carmen Martín Gaite | One of 21 sea snails of the genus Gibberula concurrently named after female winners of the Prince of Asturias Awards. "Named in honour of writer Carmen Martín Gaite (Salamanca, Spain, 1925-2000), winner of the 1988 Prince of Asturias Award for Literature, shared with Galician poet José Ángel Valente (1929-2000); she was the first woman to win the Spanish National Literature Prize (1978) for El cuarto de atrás and received the National Literature Prize in 1994 [again] for her work as a whole." | [184] | ||
Gibberula navratilovae Ortea, 2015 | Sea snail | Martina Navratilova | One of 21 sea snails of the genus Gibberula concurrently named after female winners of the Prince of Asturias Awards. "Named in honour of Czech-born American tennis player Martina Navratilova (Prague, Czech Republic, 1956), distinguished in 1994 with the Prince of Asturias Award for Sports, number one in the women's world ranking (1982-87) and winner of tournaments such as Wimbledon, eight times, and Roland Garros, twice." | [184] | ||
Gibberula nussbaumae Ortea, 2015 | Sea snail | Martha Nussbaum | One of 21 sea snails of the genus Gibberula concurrently named after female winners of the Prince of Asturias Awards. "Named in honour of American philosopher Martha C. Nussbaum (New York, 1947), distinguished in 2012 with the Prince of Asturias Award for Social Sciences, for making philosophy a more solid, more humane and less moribund activity than in previous decades, thanks to works such as Hiding from Humanity: Disgust, Shame, and the Law, where she makes a profound study of emotions." | [184] | ||
Gibberula pignonae Ortea, 2015 | Sea snail | Nélida Piñon | One of 21 sea snails of the genus Gibberula concurrently named after female winners of the Prince of Asturias Awards. "Named in honour of Nélida Piñón (Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1937), laureate of the 2005 Prince of Asturias Award for Literature; a staunch defender of human rights and author of works such as A república dos sonhos (1984), O pão de cada dia (1996) and Vozes do deserto (2004), written with an exciting artistic narrative, based on reality, memory, fantasy and dreams." | [184] | ||
Gibberula rachmaninovi Kellner, 2003 | Sea snail | Sergei Rachmaninoff | "named after the great Russian composer and pianist Sergei Rachmaninov [sic]". This species was subsequently synonymised with Volvarina sauliae (Sowerby II, 1846). | [185][186] | ||
Gibberula robinsonae Ortea, 2015 | Sea snail | Mary Robinson | One of 21 sea snails of the genus Gibberula concurrently named after female winners of the Prince of Asturias Awards. "Named in honour of Mary Robinson (Ballina, Ireland, 1927), winner of the 2006 Prince of Asturias Award for Social Sciences, she was the first woman to become President of the Republic of Ireland (1990-1997), later becoming UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (1997-2002). She holds honorary doctorates from 31 universities around the world." | [184] | ||
Gibberula rowlingae Ortea, 2015 | Sea snail | J. K. Rowling | One of 21 sea snails of the genus Gibberula concurrently named after female winners of the Prince of Asturias Awards. "Named in honour of British writer Joanne Kathlenn Rowling (Yate, 1965), winner of the 2003 Prince of Asturias Award for Concord, creator of the Harry Potter book series, a literary phenomenon with more than 500 million copies sold. In 2000 she was made an official Dame of the British Empire and in 2008 a Dame of the Legion of Honour of the French Republic." | [184] | ||
Gibberula sassenae Ortea, 2015 | Sea snail | Saskia Sassen | One of 21 sea snails of the genus Gibberula concurrently named after female winners of the Prince of Asturias Awards. "Named in honour of Dutch sociologist Saskia Sassen (The Hague, 1949), distinguished in 2013 with the Prince of Asturias Award for Social Sciences for her contributions to the understanding of the phenomenon of globalisation and urban sociology with publications such as The Global City (1991)." | [184] | ||
Gibberula veilae Ortea, 2015 | Sea snail | Simone Veil | One of 21 sea snails of the genus Gibberula concurrently named after female winners of the Prince of Asturias Awards. "Named in honour of French politician Simone Veil (Nice, 1927), winner of the 2005 Prince of Asturias Award for International Cooperation, for embodying the ideals and achievements of a united Europe. President of the European Parliament from 1979 to 1982, her honours include Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (France) and the Charlemagne Prize (Germany, 1981)." | [184] | ||
Gibberula zambranoae Ortea, 2015 | Sea snail | María Zambrano | One of 21 sea snails of the genus Gibberula concurrently named after female winners of the Prince of Asturias Awards. "Named in honour of philosopher María Zambrano (Vélez-Málaga, Spain, 1904-1991), exile and neighbour of Calzada, Havana, between 1948 and 1953 [where the zoologist who named this species had established his base of operations], winner of the 1981 Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities, author of works such as Claros del bosque or De la aurora, where her philosophical proposal takes on a mystical air." | [184] | ||
Gladiatoria crowei † Adrain, McAdams & Westrop 2011 | Trilobite | Russell Crowe | One of five trilobites of the genus Gladiatoria concurrently named after cast members of the 2000 film Gladiator. | [187] | ||
Gladiatoria harrisi † Adrain, McAdams & Westrop 2011 | Trilobite | Richard Harris | One of five trilobites of the genus Gladiatoria concurrently named after cast members of the 2000 film Gladiator. | [187] | ||
Gladiatoria nielsenae † Adrain, McAdams & Westrop 2011 | Trilobite | Connie Nielsen | One of five trilobites of the genus Gladiatoria concurrently named after cast members of the 2000 film Gladiator. | [187] | ||
Gladiatoria phoenixi † Adrain, McAdams & Westrop 2011 | Trilobite | Joaquin Phoenix | One of five trilobites of the genus Gladiatoria concurrently named after cast members of the 2000 film Gladiator. | [187] | ||
Gladiatoria reedi † Adrain, McAdams & Westrop 2011 | Trilobite | Oliver Reed | One of five trilobites of the genus Gladiatoria concurrently named after cast members of the 2000 film Gladiator. | [187] | ||
Gnathia beethoveni Paul & Menzies, 1971 | Crustacean | Ludwig van Beethoven | [9] | |||
Gnathia marleyi Farquharson et al., 2012 | Crustacean | Bob Marley | [188] | |||
Godiva Macnae, 1954 | Sea slug | Lady Godiva | [9] | |||
Goetheana Girault, 1920 | Wasp | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe | [9] | |||
Goetheana shakespearei Girault, 1920 | Wasp | William Shakespeare | [9] | |||
Goethella Girault, 1928 | Wasp | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe | [15] | |||
Goniacodon hiawathae † Van Valen, 1978 | Mesonychid (an extinct order of mammals) | Hiawatha | [112] | |||
Goniozus musae Ward, 2013 | Wasp | Muse | A bethylid wasp from New Zealand. "This species is named after the music band, Muse. [The name] also refers to 'musings' over the placement of this species." | [103] | ||
Gorbiscape gorbachevi Zamani & Marusik, 2020 | Spider | Mikhail Gorbachev | "The species is named after Mikhail S. Gorbachev, the first [sic] and last president of the Soviet Union, on the occasion of his 89th birthday (02 March 2020)." | [189][190] | ||
Gounodia Girault, 1940 | Wasp | Charles Gounod | [15] | |||
Grantanna Girault, 1939 | Wasp | Ulysses S. Grant | This genus was subsequently synonymised with Ufens Girault, 1911 | [191][192] | ||
Gravicalymene bakeri † Smith & Ebach, 2020 | Trilobite | Tom Baker | [193][194] | |||
Greeffiella beatlei Lorenzen, 1969 | Roundworm | The Beatles | [15] | |||
Grimaldichthys profundissimus Roule, 1913 | Fish | Albert I, Prince of Monaco | The prince was born Albert Grimaldi | [9] | ||
Grimalditeuthis Joubin, 1898 | Squid | Albert I, Prince of Monaco | [9] | |||
Grotiusella Girault, 1913 | Wasp | Hugo Grotius | Subsequently synonymised with the genus Eulophinusia Girault, 1913. | [4][195] | ||
Grotiusomyia Girault, 1917 | Wasp | Hugo Grotius | [15] | |||
Grouvellinus leonardodicaprioi Freitag, Pangantihon & Njunjić, 2018 | Beetle | Leonardo DiCaprio | [196] | |||
Gyrolasella channingi Girault, 1913 | Wasp | William Ellery Channing | "Respectfully dedicated to William E. Channing for his Discourses on War." Subsequently transferred to the name Cirrospilus channingianus. | [4][197] | ||
Gyrolasomyia washingtoni Girault, 1913 | Wasp | Booker T. Washington | [4] | |||
Halimuraena shakai Winterbottom, 1978 | Fish | Shaka | "Named for the Zulu king, Shaka, who raised his people from a small tribe to a powerful nation. The hastate body of the new species is a perhaps fanciful reminder of the short stabbing spear or "iklwa" which Shaka developed and used with such devastating effect." This species was found in Sodwana Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. | [198] | ||
Hannibalia Girault, 1928 | Thrip | Hannibal | [15] | |||
Hapalopus aldanus West, 2000 | Spider | Alan Alda | [199] | |||
Haplochromis nyererei Witte-Maas & Witte, 1985 | Fish | Julius Nyerere | [9] | |||
Harpagus Vigors, 1824 | Bird | Harpagus | [9] | |||
Harpidella greggi † Adrain & Chatterton, 1995 | Trilobite | Randy Gregg | One of thirteen Canadian species named, in a series of four papers, after members of the Edmonton Oilers team that won the 1990 Stanley Cup (See also species in genera Aulacopleura, Cyphaspis, Maurotarion, Otarion and Songkania). | [200] | ||
Harpidella kurrii † Adrain & Chatterton, 1995 | Trilobite | Jari Kurri | One of thirteen Canadian species named, in a series of four papers, after members of the Edmonton Oilers team that won the 1990 Stanley Cup (See also species in genera Aulacopleura, Cyphaspis, Maurotarion, Otarion and Songkania). | [200] | ||
Harpidella tikkaneni † Adrain & Chatterton, 1995 | Trilobite | Esa Tikkanen | One of thirteen Canadian species named, in a series of four papers, after members of the Edmonton Oilers team that won the 1990 Stanley Cup (See also species in genera Aulacopleura, Cyphaspis, Maurotarion, Otarion and Songkania). | [200] | ||
Harriotta raleighana Goode & T. H. Bean, 1895 | Chimaera | Sir Walter Raleigh | The narrownose chimaera, found in temperate seas worldwide, at depths between 200 and 2,600 m. Its length is between 1.0 and 1.5 m, including a long, tapering snout and a long, filamentous tail. "This species is named in honor of Sir Walter Raleigh, philosopher and explorer, by whom the first English scientific expedition was sent to the New World." | [201] | ||
Harryhausenia † Boyko, 2004 | Crustacean | Ray Harryhausen | A genus of extict crabs from the Oligocene of Italy. "Named for the great dynamator of fantasy film, Ray Harryhausen, in recognition of his long career during which he brought the imaginary to life on the screen."[202] | [202] | ||
Heckethornia ballionae † McAdams & Adrain, 2009 | Trilobite | Siouxsie Sioux | Named after Sioux's birth name, Susan Ballion. | [203] | ||
Heckethornia bowiei † McAdams & Adrain, 2009 | Trilobite | David Bowie | [203] | |||
Heckethornia hyndeae † McAdams & Adrain, 2009 | Trilobite | Chrissie Hynde | [203] | |||
Heckethornia morrisseyi † McAdams & Adrain, 2009 | Trilobite | Steven Morrissey | [203] | |||
Heckethornia numani † McAdams & Adrain, 2009 | Trilobite | Gary Numan | [203] | |||
Heckethornia smithi † McAdams & Adrain, 2009 | Trilobite | Robert Smith | [203] | |||
Heleioporus eyrei Gray, 1845 | Frog | Edward John Eyre | [152] | |||
Heliosorex roosevelti Heller, 1910 | Shrew | Theodore Roosevelt | [9] | |||
Hellinsia aguilerai Gielis, 2011 | Moth | Jaime Roldós Aguilera | [12] | |||
Hellinsia alfaroi Gielis, 2011 | Moth | Eloy Alfaro | [12] | |||
Hellinsia benalcazari Gielis, 2011 | Moth | Sebastián de Belalcázar | [12] | |||
Hellinsia huayna Gielis, 2011 | Moth | Huayna Capac | [12] | |||
Hellinsia morenoi Gielis, 2011 | Moth | Gabriel García Moreno | [12] | |||
Hellinsia orellanai Gielis, 2011 | Moth | Francisco de Orellana | [12] | |||
Hellinsia pizarroi Gielis, 2011 | Moth | Francisco Pizarro | [12] | |||
Hellinsia ruminahuii Gielis, 2011 | Moth | Rumiñawi | [12] | |||
Hellinsia sucrei Gielis, 2011 | Moth | Antonio José de Sucre | [12] | |||
Hellinsia tupaci Gielis, 2011 | Moth | Topa Inca Yupanqui | [12] | |||
Hemiandrus jacinda Trewick, 2021 | Wētā | Jacinda Ardern | [204] | |||
Hendrixella † Bannikov & Carnevale, 2009 | Fish | Jimi Hendrix | A genus of fossil percoid fish from the Eocene. | [205] | ||
Herodotia Girault 1931 | Wasp | Herodotus | [15] | |||
Herpele fulleri Alcock, 1904 | Caecilian | Bampfylde Fuller | [152] | |||
Hesperia hobomok Harris, 1862 | Butterfly | Hobomok | [15] | |||
Heteropoda davidbowie Jäger, 2008 | Spider | David Bowie | [206][207] | |||
Heteropoda ninahagen Jäger, 2008 | Spider | Nina Hagen | [206][207] | |||
Heteragrion brianmayi Lencioni, 2013 | Damselfly | Brian May | One of four Heteragrion species named after members of the band Queen | [208] | ||
Heteragrion freddiemercuryi Lencioni, 2013 | Damselfly | Freddie Mercury | One of four Heteragrion species named after members of the band Queen | [208] | ||
Heteragrion johndeaconi Lencioni, 2013 | Damselfly | John Deacon | One of four Heteragrion species named after members of the band Queen | [208] | ||
Heteragrion rogertaylori Lencioni, 2013 | Damselfly | Roger Taylor | One of four Heteragrion species named after members of the band Queen | [208] | ||
Heterospilus reagani Marsh, 2013 | Wasp | Ronald Reagan | [209] | |||
Heterospilus washingtoni Marsh, 2013 | Wasp | George Washington | [209] | |||
Heterospilus xerxes Marsh, 2013 | Wasp | Xerxes | [209] | |||
Hieracium attenboroughianum T.C.G.Rich | Flowering plant | David Attenborough | "I decided to name this special little plant after David Attenborough as he inspired me to study ecology when I was 17. This is a personal thank you for the years of fascination he has given me going to different places to search for new things." Only living species from Britain to be named after David Attenborough. | [210][211] | ||
Homeryon Galil, 2000 | Crustacean | Homer | [212] | |||
Horaglanis abdulkalami Babu 2012 | Fish | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam | [213] | |||
Houdinia Hoare, Dugdale & Watts, 2006 | Moth | Harry Houdini | "The genus is named after the renowned escapologist Harry Houdini (1874–1926). The name alludes not only to the remarkable metamorphosis of the attenuate larva and the adult’s escape from the tight confines of the Sporadanthus stem, but also to the manner in which the species itself escaped detection by entomologists for so long." | [214] | ||
Hycleus marcipoli Pan & Bologna, 2014 | Beetle | Marco Polo | [215] | |||
Hydrolagus trolli Didier & Séret, 2002 | Fish | Ray Troll | [216] | |||
Hydroscapha redfordi Maier et al., 2010 | Beetle | Robert Redford | [15] | |||
Hyla stingi Kaplan, 1994 | Frog | Sting | Colombian tree frog named in recognition of Sting's work for the rain forest. | [15] | ||
Hyloscirtus princecharlesi Coloma et al., 2012 | Frog | Charles, Prince of Wales | [217] | |||
Hyrokybe lightfooti † Adrain, 1998 | Trilobite | Gordon Lightfoot | [218] | |||
Hyrokybe mitchellae † Adrain, 1998 | Trilobite | Joni Mitchell | [218] | |||
Hyrokybe youngi † Adrain, 1998 | Trilobite | Neil Young | [218] | |||
Hystricurus zanderi † Adrain, Westrop, Karim & Landing 2014 | Trilobite | Robin Zander | [219] | |||
Ibexaspis coadyi † McAdams, Adrain & Karim, 2018 | Trilobite | Sharon Needles | Named after Needles's birth name, Aaron Coady. | [135] | ||
Ibexaspis leuppi † McAdams, Adrain & Karim, 2018 | Trilobite | Miss Coco Peru | Named after Peru's birth name, Clinton Leupp. | [135] | ||
Ibexaspis rupauli † McAdams, Adrain & Karim, 2018 | Trilobite | RuPaul | [135] | |||
Ibexicurus parsonsi † Adrain et al., 2003 | Trilobite | Gram Parsons | [220] | |||
Ibyka † J.E. Skog & H.P. Banks | Plant | Ibycus | [15] | |||
Ichneumon adairae Kittel, 2016 | Wasp | Eleanor Adair | Replacement name for Ichneumon nanus Ratzeburg, 1848, which was preoccupied by Ichneumon nanus Cuvier, 1833. | [55] | ||
Ichneumon cunitzae Kittel, 2016 | Wasp | Maria Cunitz | Replacement name for Ichneumon impressus Gmelin, 1790: 2704, which was preoccupied by Ichneumon impressus Gmelin, 1790: 2698. | [55] | ||
Ichneumon goeppertae Kittel, 2016 | Wasp | Maria Goeppert Mayer | Replacement name for Ichneumon denticulator Thunberg, 1822, which was preoccupied by Ichneumon denticulator Müller, 1776. | [55] | ||
Ichneumon hodgkinae Kittel, 2016 | Wasp | Dorothy Hodgkin | Replacement name for Ichneumon punctulatus Pfeffer, 1913, which was preoccupied by Ichneumon punctulatus Geoffroy, 1785. | [55] | ||
Ichneumon potterae Kittel, 2016 | Wasp | Beatrix Potter | Replacement name for Ichneumon vittatus Gmelin, 1790, which was preoccupied by Ichneumon vittatus Geoffroy, 1785. | [55] | ||
Ichneumon vandenbrandeae Kittel, 2016 | Wasp | Jacoba van den Brande | Replacement name for Ichneumon lateralis Kriechbaumer, 1887, which was preoccupied by Ichneumon lateralis Cuvier, 1833. | [55] | ||
Ichneumon vaughanae Kittel, 2016 | Wasp | Dorothy Vaughan | Replacement name for Ichneumon bipunctatus Cuvier, 1833, which was preoccupied by Ichneumon bipunctatus Gmelin, 1790. | [55] | ||
Ichneumon yalowae Kittel, 2016 | Wasp | Rosalyn Yalow | Replacement name for Ichneumon varius Gmelin, 1790, which was preoccupied by Ichneumon varius Pontoppidan, 1763. | [55] | ||
Idiogramma elbakyanae Khalaim, 2017 | Wasp | Alexandra Elbakyan | "named in honour of ... creator of the web-site Sci-Hub, in recognition of her contribution to making scientific knowledge available for all researchers" | [221] | ||
Idiomacromerus longfellowi Girault, 1917 | Wasp | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | [9] | |||
Idris elba Talamas, 2019 | Wasp | Idris Elba | In explaining the etymology of the name, the authors merely wrote: “The epithet ‘elba’ is an arbitrary combination of letters that is to be treated as a noun in apposition.” In a statement, Talamas elaborated on the choice, noting that were the species to be explicitly named after Idris Elba, it would then be a patronym, and thus, following Latin grammar rules, the wasp would have to be called Idris elbai. Treating the specific epithet as merely “an arbitrary combination of letters”, however, avoided this grammar issue. Talamas also said that this wasp "might prove to be a Heimdall-like "protector" for many crops", because it parasitises the eggs of the painted bug, Bagrada hilaris, which is considered a major pest in North America. Elba plays Heimdall, protector of the Bifröst bridge, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | [222][223][224] | ||
Ilomantis ginsburgae Brannoch & Svenson, 2016 | Mantis | Ruth Bader Ginsburg | [225] | |||
Inacayalestes Petrulevičius, 2015 | Damselfly | Inacayal | [226] | |||
Inbiocystiscus tanialeonae Ortea & Espinosa, 2016 | Sea snail | Tania León | "Named in honour of Cuban conductor and composer Tania León (Havana, 1943), to whom the fifth edition of the festival Musiciennes en Guadeloupe et Martinique was dedicated (May 2016), the same year in which the scientific expedition Martinique-2016 took place." | [227] | ||
Intelcystiscus teresacarrenoae Ortea & Espinosa, 2016 | Sea snail | Teresa Carreño | "Named in honour of Teresa Carreño (1853-1917), the illustrious Venezuelan pianist and composer, [...] to whom the first edition of the Musiciennes en Guadeloupe festival paid tribute." The species was found in Guadeloupe, during an expedition that took place at the same time as the aforementioned music festival in the islands. | [227] | ||
Ipomoea kahloae Gonz.-Martínez, Lozada-Pérez & Rios-Carr. | Flowering plant | Frida Kahlo | "The specific epithet of this species honors the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo (1907–1954), one of the most influential Latin American artists of the 20th century. Frida Kahlo, besides being a painter, participated in many cultural, academic and political activities and was a social activist. Kahlo revived the roots of Mexican popular art and became a cultural reference point for the people of Mexico and its national identity." Originally described as Ipomoea kahloiae, subsequently amended. | [228] | ||
Ischnothyreus gigeri Richard, 2016 | Spider | H. R. Giger | "The specific name is a patronym in honor of the Swiss artist Hansruedi Giger (February 5, 1940–May 12, 2014)." | [229] | ||
Ixchela panchovillai Valdez-Mondragón, 2020 | Spider | Pancho Villa | "This species is dedicated to Doroteo Arango Arámbula, better known as “Francisco Villa”, “Pancho Villa”, or “Centauro del Norte”; a famous Mexican revolutionary who fought during the Mexican Revolution (1910-1917) in the North of Mexico." This species is native to Mexico. | [230] | ||
Ixchela zapatai Valdez-Mondragón, 2020 | Spider | Emiliano Zapata | "This species is dedicated to Emiliano Zapata Salazar, better known as “Emiliano Zapata, el Caudillo del Sur”, a famous Mexican revolutionary who fought during the Mexican Revolution (1910-1917) in the Central-South region of Mexico." This species is native to Mexico. | [230] | ||
Jaggermeryx † Miller et al., 2014 | Even-toed ungulate | Mick Jagger | A whippomorph from the Miocene, related to hippopotamuses and whales. | [231] | ||
Japewiella dollypartoniana J.L. Allen et al. | Lichen | Dolly Parton | "named in honor of Dolly Parton ... Parton rose to stardom ... in the mountains of eastern Tennessee on the edge of the Great Smoky Mountains where this species grows abundantly" | [232] | ||
Jawharia † Seiffert et al., 2007 | Afrosoricidan mammal | Jawhar al-Siqilli | [233] | |||
Jeffersonia Barton | Flowering plant | Thomas Jefferson | [9] | |||
Jenghizkhan † Olshevsky, 1995 | Dinosaur | Genghis Khan | [9] | |||
Jotus karllagerfeldi Baehr, Schubert, & Harms, 2019 | Spider | Karl Lagerfeld | "This species is a black and white spider which looked like Karl Lagerfeld and his signature look, as the spider has large black eyes, which reminded of his sunglasses and its black and white front legs were reminiscent of Lagerfeld’s kent collar and handgloves." | [234] | ||
Jubaea Kunth | Palm | Juba II | [9] | |||
Juratelacrima ballingi † Fanti & Damgaard, 2018 | Beetle | Erik Balling | A fossil soldier beetle found in Baltic amber from the Eocene of Kaliningrad Oblast. "This new species is named in memory of the Danish film and TV director Erik Balling (Nyborg, 29 November 1924 - Gentofte, 19 November 2005)." | [71] | ||
Kalloprion kilmisteri Eriksson, 2006 | Polychaete worm | Lemmy Kilmister | [235] | |||
Karaops pilkingtoni Crews & Harvey, 2011 | Spider | Karl Pilkington | [236] | |||
Keatsia Girault 1928 | Wasp | John Keats | [9] | |||
Kerevata clarksoni Butcher & Quicke, 2014 | Wasp | Jeremy Clarkson | One of three species named after the hosts of Top Gear | [237] | ||
Kerevata hammondi Butcher & Quicke, 2014 | Wasp | Richard Hammond | One of three species named after the hosts of Top Gear | [237] | ||
Kerevata jamesmayi Butcher & Quicke, 2014 | Wasp | James May | One of three species named after the hosts of Top Gear | [237] | ||
Kerygmachela kierkegaardi † Budd, 1993 | Arthropod | Søren Kierkegaard | An early arthropod from the Cambrian period. The fossils were found in Greenland and are housed at the University of Copenhagen Geological Museum. | [238] | ||
Khamul tolkeini Gates, 2008 | Wasp | J. R. R. Tolkien | The generic name Khamul is "named for the only Nazgl [sic] specifically named by J. R. R. Tolkein [sic], Khaml [sic], the Shadow of the East (aka Black Easterling)" | [239] | ||
Kruschevia Flower, 1961 | Worm | Nikita Khrushchev | Named by Rousseau H. Flower to show his dislike of the Soviet Premier. | [240][241] | ||
Kingnites diamondi † Eriksson et al., 2012 | Polychaete worm | King Diamond | A fossil annelid worm from the Silurian of Baltoscandia. "Named [...] after King Diamond for musical inspiration during the course of this study." | [242] | ||
Kirchnerala Petrulevicius & Gutiérrez, 2016 | Dragonfly | Néstor Kirchner | [52] | |||
Kootenichela deppi † Legg, 2013 | Arthropod | Johnny Depp | An early arthropod from the Cambrian period. It was named after Depp for his role in Edward Scissorhands, because of the shape of its claws. | [243] | ||
Kora corallina Simone, 2012 | Snail | Cora Coralina | [244] | |||
Kuskaella bajerae † Fanti & Damgaard, 2018 | Beetle | Matilde Bajer | A fossil soldier beetle found in Baltic amber from the Eocene of Kaliningrad Oblast. "This new species is named in memory of the Danish women's rights activist and pacifist Pauline Matilde Theodora Bajer (Frederikseg - Herlufmagle Sogn, 4 January 1840 - Copenhagen, 4 March 1934)." | [71] | ||
Kwazulusaurus shakai † Maisch, 2002 | Dicynodont | Shaka | "After King Shaka Zulu (c. 1787-1828), leader of the Zulu nation." A fossil lystrosaurid from the Late Permian of South Africa. The only known specimen was found in KwaZulu-Natal. | [245] | ||
Lactobacillus curieae Lei, Sun, Xie & Wei, 2013 | Bacterium | Marie Curie | A lactic acid bacterium isolated from stinky tofu brine in China. "named after Marie Curie, a role model for female scientists." | [246] | ||
Lamennaisia Girault, 1922 | Wasp | Hugues Felicité Robert de Lamennais | [15] | |||
Lamprolia victoriae Finsch, 1874 | Bird | Victoria, Princess Royal | "I have great pleasure in naming this most remarkable and brilliant new species Lamprolia victoriae, in honour of Her Imperial and Royal Highness Victoria, Crown-Princess of the German Empire and of Prussia." Known as the Taveuni silktail, this bird is endemic to the island of Taveuni in Fiji. | [247] | ||
Lapisperla † Sroka, Staniczek & Kondratieff, 2018 | Stonefly | The Rolling Stones | One of two genera and seven species of fossil stoneflies found in Burmese amber from the Cretaceous of Hukawng Valley, and named concurrently in 2018 after The Rolling Stones and its members on the occasion of Mick Jagger’s 75th birthday (see also species in the genera Electroneuria, Largusoperla and Petroperla). "Burmese amber is one of the oldest resins with insect inclusions, and stoneflies are one of the oldest pterygote lineages. What lies closer at hand than to link fossil stoneflies in ancient stones with the Rolling Stones and to name the new species after the members of the oldest and greatest Rock ‘n’ Roll Band in the world. The [...] new family and genera are named after ‘the Stones,’ and all present and former members of the Rolling Stones are honoured with their own species.[...] The first part of the name refers to the Rolling Stones and is derived from Latin ‘lapis,’ meaning ‘stone,’ the suffix ‘perla’ refers to the stonefly genus Perla." | [149] | ||
Lapisperla keithrichardsi † Sroka, Staniczek & Kondratieff, 2018 | Stonefly | Keith Richards | One of two genera and seven species of fossil stoneflies found in Burmese amber from the Cretaceous of Hukawng Valley, and named concurrently in 2018 after The Rolling Stones and its members on the occasion of Mick Jagger’s 75th birthday (see also species in the genera Electroneuria, Largusoperla and Petroperla). "The name refers to Keith Richards, founding member and guitar player of the Rolling Stones, master of the ancient art of weaving." | [149] | ||
Largusoperla billwymani † Sroka, Staniczek & Kondratieff, 2018 | Stonefly | Bill Wyman | One of two genera and seven species of fossil stoneflies found in Burmese amber from the Cretaceous of Hukawng Valley, and named concurrently in 2018 after The Rolling Stones and its members on the occasion of Mick Jagger’s 75th birthday (see also species in the genera Electroneuria, Lapisperla and Petroperla). "The name refers to Bill Wyman, former bass player of the Rolling Stones until 1991." | [149] | ||
Largusoperla brianjonesi † Sroka, Staniczek & Kondratieff, 2018 | Stonefly | Brian Jones | One of two genera and seven species of fossil stoneflies found in Burmese amber from the Cretaceous of Hukawng Valley, and named concurrently in 2018 after The Rolling Stones and its members on the occasion of Mick Jagger’s 75th birthday (see also species in the genera Electroneuria, Lapisperla and Petroperla). "The name refers to Brian Jones, founding member and former guitar player of the Rolling Stones until 1969." | [149] | ||
Largusoperla charliewattsi † Sroka, Staniczek & Kondratieff, 2018 | Stonefly | Charlie Watts | One of two genera and seven species of fossil stoneflies found in Burmese amber from the Cretaceous of Hukawng Valley, and named concurrently in 2018 after The Rolling Stones and its members on the occasion of Mick Jagger’s 75th birthday (see also species in the genera Electroneuria, Lapisperla and Petroperla). "The name refers to Charlie Watts, drummer of the Rolling Stones, which is most adequate in regard of the pronounced drumming apparatus of the new species." | [149] | ||
Largusoperla micktaylori † Sroka, Staniczek & Kondratieff, 2018 | Stonefly | Mick Taylor | One of two genera and seven species of fossil stoneflies found in Burmese amber from the Cretaceous of Hukawng Valley, and named concurrently in 2018 after The Rolling Stones and its members on the occasion of Mick Jagger’s 75th birthday (see also species in the genera Electroneuria, Lapisperla and Petroperla). "The name refers to Mick Taylor, guitar player of the Rolling Stones between 1969 and 1975 with unmatched virtuosity and dexterity, which is reflected by the fingerlike, three-lobed subgenital plate of the new species." | [149] | ||
Lasioglossum obamai Genaro, 2016 | Bee | Barack Obama | [248] | |||
Lathrolestes fiedleri Reshchikov, 2015 | Wasp | Arkady Fiedler | [249] | |||
Lavadamia joplinae † Adrain et al., 2003 | Trilobite | Janis Joplin | [220] | |||
Lavajatus moroi Simone, 2018 | Snail | Sérgio Moro | [250] | |||
Legionella shakespearei Verma et al. 1992 | Bacterium | William Shakespeare | Isolated from Stratford-upon-Avon, birthplace of Shakespeare | [251] | ||
Lemmysuchus † Johnson, Young et al., 2017 | Reptile | Lemmy Kilmister | A fossil thalattosuchian from the Jurassic. Its name means "Lemmy's crocodile". It is the second species to be named after Lemmy Kilmister, after the polychaete Kalloprion kilmisteri | [252] | ||
Lemureops kilbeyi † McAdams & Adrain, 2009 | Trilobite | Steve Kilbey | One of four species concurrently named after the members of the 1981-1990 line-up of The Church. | [253] | ||
Lemureops koppesi † McAdams & Adrain, 2009 | Trilobite | Peter Koppes | One of four species concurrently named after the members of the 1981-1990 line-up of The Church. | [253] | ||
Lemureops ploogi † McAdams & Adrain, 2009 | Trilobite | Richard Ploog | One of four species concurrently named after the members of the 1981-1990 line-up of The Church. | [253] | ||
Lemureops willsonpiperi † McAdams & Adrain, 2009 | Trilobite | Marty Willson-Piper | One of four species concurrently named after the members of the 1981-1990 line-up of The Church. | [253] | ||
Leninia † Fischer et al., 2013 | Ichthyosaur | Vladimir Lenin | "The museum where [the type specimen] is housed is located within the Lenin Memorial and Lenin school complex in Ulyanovsk; accordingly, the generic name reflects the geohistorical location of the find." | [254] | ||
Leonardo Błeszyński, 1965 | Moth | Leonardo da Vinci | [255] | |||
Leonardo avicennae Bassi, 1990 | Moth | Avicenna | [256] | |||
Leonardo davincii Błeszyński, 1965 | Moth | Leonardo da Vinci | [255] | |||
Lepidoteuthis grimaldii Joubin, 1895 | Squid | Albert I, Prince of Monaco | The prince was born Albert Grimaldi. | [9] | ||
Lepinotus huoni Schmidt & New, 2008 | Barklouse | Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec | This species is endemic to Tasmania, which Huon de Kermadec explored. | [1] | ||
Lepithrix freudi Schein, 1959 | Beetle | Sigmund Freud | [15] | |||
Leucothoe eltoni Thomas, 2015 | Crustacean | Elton John | "In reference to the large shoe-like first gnathopod of this species and the oversize boots Elton John wore as the local pinball champion in the movie Tommy." | [257] | ||
Leucothoe tolkieni Vinogradov, 1990 | Crustacean | J. R. R. Tolkien | [258] | |||
Leviathan melvillei † Lambert et al., 2010 | Whale | Herman Melville | An extinct whale: Melville is the author of Moby Dick. | [15] | ||
Librelula maradoniana † Petrulevičius, 2020 | Damselfly | Diego Maradona | A fossil species from the Palaeocene. | [259] | ||
Lincolna Girault, 1940 | Wasp | Abraham Lincoln | [260] | |||
Lincolnanna Girault, 1939 | Wasp | Abraham Lincoln | This genus was subsequently synonymised with Pterisemoppa Girault, 1933. | [191][261] | ||
Litarachna lopezae Pešić et al., 2014 | Mite | Jennifer Lopez | An aquatic mite from Puerto Rico | [262][263] | ||
Litokoala dicksmithi † Black et al., 2013 | Marsupial mammal | Dick Smith | An extinct koala named for Smith's financial support of paleontological research | [264] | ||
Litomylus osceolae † Van Valen, 1978 | Condylarth (an extinct order of mammals) | Osceola | A fossil mammal from the Paleocene of New Mexico. Subsequently transferred to the genus Hemithlaeus. | [112] | ||
Liturgusa algorei Svenson, 2014 | Mantis | Al Gore | Named for Gore's "environmental activism including his efforts to raise public awareness of global climate change."[265] | [265] | ||
Liturgusa fossetti Svenson, 2014 | Mantis | Steve Fossett | Named for Fossett's "inspirational dedication to adventure and exploration."[265] | [265] | ||
Liturgusa krattorum Svenson, 2014 | Mantis | Kratt brothers | Named for the "hosts and creators of Kratts' Creatures and Wild Kratts... which provide children with entertaining programming focused on animal biology presented with accurate information." | [265] | ||
Litzicurus shawi † Adrain, McAdams & Westrop, 2009 | Trilobite | Robert Shaw | [266] | |||
Lontra weiri † Prassack, 2016 | Otter | Bob Weir | "Etymology — Old English, ‘wer,’ a structure used to trap fish, derivative of root of werian to ‘dam up.’ A specific epithet with dual etymology: weiri reflects the riverine habitat and piscivorous diet of river otters; it also honors Grateful Dead guitarist, Bob Weir, in celebration of the band’s 50th anniversary." | [267] | ||
Loureedia Miller et al., 2012 | Spider | Lou Reed | "Named for Lou Reed, leader of the rock band The Velvet Underground from 1965–1970"; Loureedia is a genus of velvet spiders. | [268][269] | ||
Loureedia phoenixi Zamani & Marusik, 2020 | Spider | Joaquin Phoenix | "The new species is named after the American actor, producer and animal rights activist Joaquin Phoenix in recognition of his praised portrayal of the title character in the 2019 movie “Joker” and as a reference to the male abdominal pattern of the new species, which resembles the famous facial makeup of this character." | [270][271] | ||
Loxosomatoides sirindhornae Wood, 2005 | Entoproct | Sirindhorn | [9] | |||
Lutheria Girault, 1919 | Wasp | Martin Luther | Replaced by nomen novum Lutherisca. | [15] | ||
Mackenziurus ceejayi † Adrain & Edgecombe, 1997 | Trilobite | C. J. Ramone | [74] | |||
Mackenziurus deedeei † Adrain & Edgecombe, 1997 | Trilobite | Dee Dee Ramone | [74] | |||
Mackenziurus joeyi † Adrain & Edgecombe, 1997 | Trilobite | Joey Ramone | One of four species concurrently named in 1997 after members of The Ramones. | [74] | ||
Mackenziurus johnnyi † Adrain & Edgecombe, 1997 | Trilobite | Johnny Ramone | One of four species concurrently named in 1997 after members of The Ramones. | [74] | ||
Macrobrachium sirindhorn Naiyanetr, 2001 | Crustacean | Sirindhorn | [9] | |||
Macrocarpaea dies-viridis J.R. Grant, 2007 | Flowering plant | Green Day | "Dies-viridis" is Latin for "green day" | [15] | ||
Magellanana Girault, 1939 | Wasp | Ferdinand Magellan | This genus was subsequently synonymised with Epiblatticida Girault, 1915. | [191][272] | ||
Magnolia sirindhorniae Nooteboom & Chalermglin | Flowering plant | Sirindhorn | [9] | |||
Maguimithrax Klompmaker et al., 2015 | Crustacean | Tobey Maguire | A genus of spider crab. Maguire starred in three Spider-Man films. | [273] | ||
Maldybulakia angusi † Edgecombe 1998 | Myriapod | Angus Young | An Australian fossil myriapod | [274] | ||
Maldybulakia malcolmi † Edgecomb, 1998 | Myriapod | Malcolm Young | An Australian fossil myriapod | [274] | ||
Malthinus rifbjergi † Fanti & Damgaard, 2018 | Beetle | Klaus Rifbjerg | A fossil soldier beetle found in Baltic amber from the Eocene of Kaliningrad Oblast. "This new species is named in memory of the Danish writer Klaus Rifbjerg (Copenhagen, 15 December 1931 - Copenhagen, 4 April 2015)." | [71] | ||
Malthodes henningseni † Fanti & Damgaard, 2018 | Beetle | Poul Henningsen | A fossil soldier beetle found in Baltic amber from the Eocene of Kaliningrad Oblast. "This new species is named in memory of the Danish author, critic, architect and designer Poul Henningsen (Ordrup, 9 September 1894 - Hillerød, 31 January 1967), in recognition of his cultural contributions." | [71] | ||
Malthodes moellehavei † Fanti & Damgaard, 2018 | Beetle | Johannes Møllehave | A fossil soldier beetle found in Baltic amber from the Eocene of Kaliningrad Oblast. "This new species is named in honour of the Danish priest, author and lecturer Johannes Volf Møllehave, to thank him for his work and to further recognize him for the awards that he has earned." | [71] | ||
Mammuthus jeffersonii † Osborn, 1922 | Mammoth | Thomas Jefferson | [9] | |||
Mandelia Valdés & Gosliner, 1999 | Sea slug | Nelson Mandela | [9][275] | |||
Mantimalthinus bartholini † Fanti & Damgaard, 2019 | Beetle | Thomas Bartholin | A fossil soldier beetle found in Baltic amber from the Eocene of Kaliningrad Oblast. "In memory of the Danish physician, mathematician and theologian Thomas Bartholin (Malmö - Scania, 20 October 1616 - Copenhagen, 4 December 1680). He theorized that amber had to come from conifers and that it had been hardened in seawater. He was therefore also one of the pioneers of Danish amber research." | [88] | ||
Maoripsocus pedderi Schmidt & New, 2008 | Barklouse | John Pedder | This species is endemic to Tasmania, where Pedder was the first Chief Justice. | [1] | ||
Maoripsocus wedgei Schmidt & New, 2008 | Barklouse | John Helder Wedge | This species is endemic to Tasmania, where Wedge was a surveyor, explorer and politician. | [1] | ||
Maotherium † Rougier et al., 2003 | Symmetrodont (an extinct order of mammals) | Mao Zedong | [9] | |||
Marshiella lettermani Shaw, 2000 | Wasp | David Letterman | [276] | |||
Martesia tolkieni Kennedy, 1974 | Clam | J. R. R. Tolkien | [15] | |||
Masiakasaurus knopfleri † Sampson et al., 2001 | Dinosaur | Mark Knopfler | [9] | |||
Mastophora dizzydeani Eberhard, 1981 | Spider | Dizzy Dean | The spider uses a sticky ball on the end of a thread to catch its prey. | [9] | ||
Marxella Girault, 1932 | Wasp | Karl Marx | [15] | |||
Marxiana Girault, 1932 | Wasp | Karl Marx | [15] | |||
Materpiscis attenboroughi † Long et al., 2008 | Fish | David Attenborough | [80] | |||
Maurotarion messieri † Adrain & Chatterton, 1995 | Trilobite | Mark Messier | One of thirteen Canadian species named, in a series of four papers, after members of the Edmonton Oilers team that won the 1990 Stanley Cup (See also species in genera Aulacopleura, Cyphaspis, Harpidella, Otarion and Songkania). | [200] | ||
Maxillaria gorbatschowii Vásquez, Dodson & Ibisch, 2001 | Orchid | Mikhail Gorbachev | "This species is named in honor of Mikhail Gorbachev for his contribution to world peace and to nature conservation as president of Green Cross International." | [277] | ||
Mayopyge zapata † Adrain & Fortey 1997 | Trilobite | Emiliano Zapata | "The pygidial spines droop in the style of a moustache." | [278] | ||
Mecodema jacinda Seldon & Buckley, 2019 | Beetle | Jacinda Ardern | ||||
Meenoplus roddenberryi Hoch & Naranjo, 2012 | True bug | Gene Roddenberry | [279] | |||
Megachile chomskyi Sheffield, 2013 | Bee | Noam Chomsky | Named after Chomsky for "his many academic achievements and contributions as a linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, political critic, activist and global champion of human rights and freedoms." | [280] | ||
Megapropodiphora arnoldi Brown, 2018 | fly | Arnold Schwarzenegger | World's smallest known fly species. | [15][281] | ||
Megalonyx jeffersonii Desmarest, 1822 | Ground sloth | Thomas Jefferson | [9] | |||
Megaselia mithridatesi Hash, 2014 | Fly | Mithridates VI Eupator | [282] | |||
Megarhogas aspasiae Kittel, 2016 | Wasp | Aspasia | Replacement name for Megarhogas maculipennis Chen & He, 1997, which was preoccupied by Megarhogas maculipennis (Cameron, 1905). | [55] | ||
Menura alberti Bonaparte, 1850 | Bird | Albert, Prince Consort | [283] | |||
Meoneura swifti Stuke, 2016 | Fly | Jonathan Swift | A tiny fly. Swift "demonstrated in... Gulliver's Travels, that small individuals might be very important." | [284] | ||
Mercurana Abraham et al., 2013 | Frog | Freddie Mercury | [285] | |||
Mesochorus agnesiae Kittel, 2016 | Wasp | Maria Gaetana Agnesi | Replacement name for Mesochorus turgidus Kusigemati, 1985, which was preoccupied by Mesochorus turgidus Dasch, 1974. | [55] | ||
Mesochorus elionae Kittel, 2016 | Wasp | Gertrude B. Elion | Replacement name for Mesochorus niger (Dasch, 1974), which had originally been described as Piestetron nigrum Dasch, 1974, and was transferred to the genus Mesochorus in 1993; when Plectochorus niger Kusigemati, 1967 was transferred to the same genus in 1997, becoming Mesochorus niger (Kusigemati, 1967), Mesochorus niger (Dasch, 1974) became a junior homonym. | [55] | ||
Mesochorus leviae Kittel, 2016 | Wasp | Rita Levi-Montalcini | Replacement name for Mesochorus inflatus Schwenke, 1999, which was preoccupied by Mesochorus inflatus Dasch, 1971. | [55] | ||
Mesoparapylocheles michaeljacksoni † Fraaije et al., 2012 | Crustacean | Michael Jackson | A fossil species of hermit crab from the Cretaceous of northern Spain. | [286] | ||
Mesosticta davidattenboroughi † Zheng et al., 2017 | Damselfly | David Attenborough | An extinct damselfly from the Cretaceous period, found fossilised in amber in the Hukawng Valley of Kachin State, Myanmar. | [287] | ||
Metabowmania braggi † Adrain & Westrop, 2007 | Trilobite | Billy Bragg | [288] | |||
Metallactus dicaprioi Sassi, 2019 | Beetle | Leonardo DiCaprio | "The species is named after Leonardo Di Caprio, a popular American actor, also known for his constant commitment to the preservation and conservation of biodiversity." | [289] | ||
Metallichneumon neurospastarchus Wahl & Sime, 2002 | Wasp | Metallica | A parasitic wasp. The genus name honors the band, while neurospastarchus ("ruler of puppets" in Greek) alludes to "the weak and mindless nature" of hosts, and the album Master of Puppets. | [290] | ||
Microchilo elgrecoi Błeszyński, 1966 | Moth | El Greco | [9] | |||
Microchilo murilloi Błeszyński, 1966 | Moth | Bartolomé Esteban Murillo | [9] | |||
Microleo attenboroughi † Gillespie, Archer & Hand 2016 | Marsupial mammal | David Attenborough | A fossil species of small predator from the Early Miocene of Australia | [291][292] | ||
Microplitis kovalevskayae Kittel, 2016 | Wasp | Sofya Kovalevskaya | Proposed as replacement name for Microplitis bicoloratus Chen, 2004, which was preoccupied by Microplitis bicoloratus Xu & He, 2003. However, it was later found that Microplitis bicoloratus Chen, 2004 is a junior synonym of Microplitis prodeniae Rao & Kurian, 1950, making Kittel's replacement name unnecessary. | [55][121] | ||
Milesdavis † Lieberman, 1994 | Trilobite | Miles Davis | Subsequently synonymized with Hedstroemia | [293] | ||
Millardaspis knoxi † McAdams, Adrain & Karim, 2018 | Trilobite | The Lady Chablis | Named after The Lady Chablis's birth name, Benjamin Knox. | [135] | ||
Millardaspis milsteadi † McAdams, Adrain & Karim, 2018 | Trilobite | Divine | Named after Divine's birth name, Glenn Milstead. | [135] | ||
Mimatuta makpialutae † Van Valen, 1978 | Condylarth (an extinct order of mammals) | Red Cloud | A fossil mammal from the Paleocene of Wyoming, named after Red Cloud's Lakota name, Makhapialuta. | [112] | ||
Mirina confucius Zolotuhin & Witt, 2000 | Moth | Confucius | ||||
Misumessus dicaprioi Edwards, 2017 | Spider | Leonardo DiCaprio | "This species is named in honor of Leonardo DiCaprio, for his efforts to raise awareness about global warming." | [294][295] | ||
Monomorium kidman Sparks, 2014) | Ant | Nicole Kidman | [296] | |||
Montypythonoides † | Snake | Monty Python | An extinct species from the Miocene, subsequently synonymized with Morelia[297] | [298] | ||
Mozartella Girault 1926 | Wasp | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | [9] | |||
Mozartella beethoveni Girault 1926 | Wasp | Ludwig van Beethoven | Type species of Mozartella | [9] | ||
Munidopsis mandelai Macpherson et al., 2014 | Crustacean | Nelson Mandela | [299] | |||
Muntiacus rooseveltorum Osgood, 1932 | Deer | Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and Kermit Roosevelt | [300][301] | |||
Myotis attenboroughi Moratelli et al., 2017 | Bat | David Attenborough | "We describe M. attenboroughi in honor of Sir David Frederick Attenborough. His pioneering and tireless work has been a great contribution to the diffusion of knowledge of the natural world and natural sciences, and has inspired generations of wildlife biologists, naturalists, and filmmakers interested in the natural world. We suggest the vernacular name “Sir David Attenborough’s Myotis.”" | [302] | ||
Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi Bond & Platnick, 2007 | Spider | Neil Young | "I really enjoy his music and have had a great appreciation of him as an activist for peace and justice," (discoverer Jason) Bond said of Young. | [15][303] | ||
Myzomela irianawidodoae Prawiradilaga et al., 2017 | Bird | Iriana Joko Widodo | Named after the first lady of Indonesia at the time due to her great interest in the country's nature. | [304] | ||
Naarda uthanti Tóth & Ronkay, 2015 | Moth | U Thant | This species is native to Burma/Myanmar. | [305] | ||
Nabokovia Hemming, 1960 | Butterfly | Vladimir Nabokov | A nomen novum for a genus Nabokov previously named | [15] | ||
Namalycastis jaya Magesh et al., 2012 | Polychaete worm | J Jayalalithaa | Named in recognition of Dr.J. Jayalalithaa's contributions towards education for the People of Tamil Nadu, India (especially for impoverished people). | [306] | ||
Nanocthulhu lovecrafti Buffington, 2012 | Wasp | H. P. Lovecraft | The genus name invokes Lovecraft's character Cthulhu | [307] | ||
Napoleonaea P.Beauv. | Water lily | Napoleon | Palisot de Beauvois named the type species Napoleonaea imperialis | [9] | ||
Neacomys vargasllosai Hurtado & Pacheco, 2017 | Rodent | Mario Vargas Llosa | "Dedicated in tribute to Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian writer and Nobel Prize winner in Literature 2011. Mario Vargas Llosa was born in Arequipa, Peru (as did N. Hurtado), and lived in Bolivia (as the current range of N. vargasllosai) the first years of his childhood until he returned back to Peru. He studied Laws in the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, alma mater of V. Pacheco and N. Hurtado" | [308][309] | ||
Neanthes roosevelti Hartman, 1939 | Polychaete worm | Franklin D. Roosevelt | [9] | |||
Nebularia kamehameha (Pilsbry, 1921) | Sea snail | King Kamehameha I | [9] | |||
Nelloptodes gretae Darby, 2019 | Beetle | Greta Thunberg | Darby said he chose the name because he was "immensely impressed" by the Swedish teenager's environmental campaigning. By naming the beetle after Ms Thunberg, he said, he "wanted to acknowledge her outstanding contribution in raising awareness of environmental issues". | [310] | ||
Neomegamphopus roosevelti Shoemaker, 1942 | Crustacean | Franklin D. Roosevelt | [260][311] | |||
Neopalpa donaldtrumpi Nazari, 2017 | Moth | Donald Trump | Named due to the resemblance of scales on the head of the moth to Trump's hairstyle | [312][313] | ||
Neoperla teresa Stark, 2008 | Stonefly | Teresa Heinz | [15] | |||
Nepenthes attenboroughii A.S.Rob. et al. | Flowering plant | David Attenborough | "We have chosen to name this species after broadcaster and naturalist, Sir David Attenborough, whose outstanding television documentaries have made the world’s natural history accessible and understandable to millions. As a keen enthusiast of the genus and a patron of Philippine conservation efforts, it is fitting that this spectacular new species be dedicated to him on the occasion of his 80th birthday". Known as Attenborough's pitcher plant, it is a montane species of carnivorous pitcher plant endemic to the island of Palawan in the Philippines and characterised by its large and distinctive bell-shaped pitchers and narrow, upright lid. In 2010, the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University selected N. attenboroughii as one of the "top 10 new species described in 2009".[314][315] It later appeared on the 2012 list of the world's 100 most threatened species.[316] | [80][317] | ||
Neruda Turner, 1976 | Butterfly | Pablo Neruda | A subgenus of the genus Heliconius. "In continuance of [the] tradition [of using names associated with poetry and the arts for the genus Heliconius], and recalling that the butterflies are South American, the new subgenus is named after the author of Alturas de Macchu Picchu, Veinte Poemas de Amor, Residencia en la Tierra etc. Señor Pablo Neruda graciously consented to the use of his name, although sadly he did not live to see this paper written." | [318][319] | ||
Nerudia Huber, 2000 | Spider | Pablo Neruda | [81] | |||
Noergaardia † Fanti & Damgaard, 2018 | Beetle | Lise Nørgaard | A genus of fossil soldier beetles found in Baltic amber from the Eocene of Kaliningrad Oblast. "This genus is named in honour of the Danish author, journalist, debater and scriptwriter Lise Nørgaard [...] as congratulation for her 100th birthday (1917-2017) and in honour of her decades of contributions to the Danish cultural treasure chest. She is a pioneer in consumer journalism, has fought for women’s rights and equality and, with her strong personality, has influenced and impacted Danish culture." | [71] | ||
Norasaphus monroeae † Fortey & Shergold, 1984 | Trilobite | Marilyn Monroe | Trilobite with an hourglass shaped glabella. | [15] | ||
Notiospathius johnlennoni De Jesús-Bonilla et al., 2011 | Wasp | John Lennon | In honor of the 30th anniversary of Lennon's death | [320] | ||
Nyctalus joffrei Thomas, 1915 | Bat | Joseph Joffre | "The species is named in honour of General Joffre, Commander-in-Chief of the French Army." This species was named during World War I, in which Joffre was an important figure. Known as Joffre's pipistrelle, it has since been moved to the genus Mirostrellus. It is found in Southeast Asia, from Nepal to Vietnam. | [321][322][323] | ||
Nystalus obamai Whitney et al., 2013 | Bird | Barack Obama | [324] | |||
Obamadon † Longrich et al., 2013 | Lizard | Barack Obama | An extinct genus of lizards from the Cretaceous. | [325] | ||
Ogyges handali Cano, 2014 | Beetle | Schafik Handal | "Named in honor of Commander Dr. Schafik Handal, officially recognized as “Hijo Meritísimo de la Ciudad de San Salvador” ["Meritorious Son of the City of San Salvador"] and “Honor al Mérito Centroamericano” ["Central American Merit Honor"], for his efforts in favor of the peace in Central America." | [326] | ||
Ogyges menchuae Cano, 2014 | Beetle | Rigoberta Menchú | "Named in honor of the Nobel Prize winner, Dr. Rigoberta Menchú, who was born in Laj Chimel." All the specimens used to describe this species were collected from forests near Laj Chimel, Guatemala. | [326] | ||
Ogyges sandinoi Cano, 2014 | Beetle | Augusto César Sandino | "The name of this species is in honor of Augusto César Sandino, a Nicaraguan hero, born in the Segovia Mountains." All the specimens used to describe this species were collected from a mountain in Nueva Segovia Department, Nicaragua. Sandino was actually born further South, but it was in Las Segovias that he started recruiting his army. | [326] | ||
Ogyges toriyamai Cano, 2014 | Beetle | Akira Toriyama | "Named after Akira Toriyama, the Japanese artist creator of the manga and anime series “Dragon Ball”." Another species was concurrently named Ogyges mutenroshii, after the character Master Roshi from this series. | [326] | ||
Ootetrastichus grotiusi Girault, 1913 | Wasp | Hugo Grotius | Subsequently transferred to the genus Aprostocetus. | [4][327] | ||
Opheliminus longfellowi Girault, 1913 | Wasp | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | Subsequently transferred to the genus Sympiesis. | [4][328] | ||
Ophelosia mcglashani Berry, 1995 | Wasp | Don McGlashan | [329] | |||
Ophiohamus georgemartini O'Hara & Harding, 2015 | Brittle star | George R. R. Martin | [330][331] | |||
Ophichthus bonaparti Kaup, 1856 | Snake Eel | Napoleon III | [9] | |||
Orcus frommi Łączyński, 2012 | Ladybird | Erich Fromm | "This species is dedicated to the memory of Erich Fromm, a twentieth century humanistic philosopher and founder of humanistic psychoanalysis." | [332] | ||
Orcus nietzschei Łączyński, 2012 | Ladybird | Friedrich Nietzsche | "This species is dedicated to the memory of a great German philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche, who devoted his life to understanding the nature of will and morality." | [332] | ||
Orcus popperi Łączyński, 2012 | Ladybird | Karl Popper | "This species is dedicated to the memory of Karl Popper who devoted his life to the study and development of the broad field of philosophy of science." | [332] | ||
Orectochilus orbisonorum Miller et al., 2008 | Beetle | Roy Orbison and his widow Barbara Orbison | Whirligig beetle from India. | [15] | ||
Ornismya anna Lesson, 1829 | Bird | Anna Masséna, Duchess of Rivoli | This species has since been moved to the genus Calypte. | [324] | ||
Ornithoptera alexandrae Rothschild, 1907 | Butterfly | Alexandra of Denmark | [9] | |||
Orsonwelles Hormiga, 2002 | Spider | Orson Welles | Many of the species are named after elements from Welles' films. | [333] | ||
Otacilia loriot Jäger & Wunderlich, 2012 | Spider | Loriot | [334] | |||
Otarion beukeboomi † Adrain & Chatterton, 1994 | Trilobite | Jeff Beukeboom | One of thirteen Canadian species named, in a series of four papers, after members of the Edmonton Oilers team that won the 1990 Stanley Cup (See also species in genera Aulacopleura, Cyphaspis, Harpidella, Maurotarion and Songkania). | [335] | ||
Otarion huddyi † Adrain & Chatterton, 1994 | Trilobite | Charlie Huddy | One of thirteen Canadian species named, in a series of four papers, after members of the Edmonton Oilers team that won the 1990 Stanley Cup (See also species in genera Aulacopleura, Cyphaspis, Harpidella, Maurotarion and Songkania). | [335] | ||
Ovidia Meisn. | Flowering plant | Ovid | [15] | |||
Ovidia Girault, 1924 | Wasp | Ovid | ||||
Oxyacodon josephi † Van Valen, 1978 | Condylarth (an extinct order of mammals) | Chief Joseph | A fossil mammal from the Paleocene of Wyoming. Subsequently transferred to the genus Hemithlaeus. | [112] | ||
Oxyacodon tecumsae † Van Valen, 1978 | Colugo | Tecumseh | A fossil mammal from the Paleocene of New Mexico. Originally classified as a condylarth, subsequently synonymised with Mixodectes malaris, a primitive colugo or flying lemur. | [112] | ||
Pachygnatha zappa Bosmans & Bosselaers, 1994 | Spider | Frank Zappa | An orb-weaver spider, it has a black marking under its abdomen curiously reminiscent of Frank Zappa's mustache. | [15] | ||
Pachyrhinosaurus perotorum † Hanelt et al., 2012 | Dinosaur | Ross Perot and family | "In recognition of members of the Perot family (Margot and H. Ross Perot and their children), who have demonstrated a long history of supporting science and science education for the public." | [336] | ||
Palmanura goyai Palacios-Vargas & Simón-Benito, 2009 | Springtail | Francisco de Goya | [337] | |||
Palmanura hieronimus Palacios-Vargas & Simón-Benito, 2009 | Springtail | Hieronymus Bosch | [337] | |||
Palmnickeneoceras ejersboi † Fanti & Damgaard, 2018 | Beetle | Jakob Ejersbo | A fossil soldier beetle found in Baltic amber from the Eocene of Kaliningrad Oblast. " The species is named in memory of the Danish journalist and writer Jakob Ejersbo (Rødovre, 6 April 1968, Aalborg, 10 July 2008)" | [71] | ||
Pamphila confucius Felder & Felder, 1862 | Butterfly | Confucius | ||||
Papasula abbotti costelloi Steadman et al., 1988 | Bird | Lou Costello | An allusion to Abbott and Costello, however the patronym abbotti honors William Louis Abbott, not Bud Abbott. | [9][338] | ||
Parayoungia mclaughlini † Adrain, 1998 | Trilobite | Murray McLauchlan | McLauchlan's surname was misspelt in the paper where the species was described and named. | [218] | ||
Papilio montezuma Westwood, 1842 | Butterfly | Moctezuma II | [9] | |||
Paradonea presleyi Miller et al., 2012 | Spider | Elvis Presley | "A patronymic in honor of Elvis Aaron Presley, king of rock and roll and subject of innumerable black velvet paintings." Paradonea presleyi is a species of velvet spider. | [268] | ||
Paragordius obamai Hanelt et al., 2012 | Horsehair worm | Barack Obama | [339] | |||
Paragorgia jamesi Herrera & Shank, 2016 | Coral | James Rodríguez | "Named in honor of James David Rodríguez Rubio, arguably the best Colombian professional football (soccer) player in history." | [340] | ||
Parakoldinioidia akerfeldti † Westrop & Adrain, 2014 | Trilobite | Mikael Åkerfeldt | One of five species concurrently named after members of Opeth. | [341] | ||
Parakoldinioidia akessoni † Westrop & Adrain, 2014 | Trilobite | Fredrik Åkesson | One of five species concurrently named after members of Opeth. | [341] | ||
Parakoldinioidia lindgreni † Westrop & Adrain, 2014 | Trilobite | Peter Lindgren | One of five species concurrently named after members of Opeth. | [341] | ||
Parakoldinioidia lopezi † Westrop & Adrain, 2014 | Trilobite | Martín López | One of five species concurrently named after members of Opeth. | [341] | ||
Parakoldinioidia mendezi † Westrop & Adrain, 2014 | Trilobite | Martín Méndez | One of five species concurrently named after members of Opeth. | [341] | ||
Paramaka pearljam Mariano, 2011 | Mayfly | Pearl Jam | [342] | |||
Paraplethopeltis helli † Adrain, Westrop, Karim & Landing 2014 | Trilobite | Richard Hell | [219] | |||
Parnassius mnemosyne guccinii Sala, 2011 | Butterfly | Francesco Guccini | "Dedicated to Mr. Francesco Guccini, to whose songs the first author [Giovanni Sala] is ever tied." | [343] | ||
Paroxyna cleopatra Hering, 1937 | Fly | Cleopatra VII | [15] | |||
Paroxyna messalina Hering, 1937 | Fly | Valeria Messalina | [15] | |||
Pecten jeffersonius † Say, 1824 | Scallop | Thomas Jefferson | Subsequently moved to the genus Chesapecten. It is an abundant fossil scallop from the Pliocene of Virginia, Jefferson's home state, where it has been designated as the official state fossil. | [344] | ||
Peinaleopolynoe elvisi Hatch & Rouse, 2020 | Polychaete worm | Elvis Presley | "named after the legendary King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley; the iridescent golden/pink elytra are reminiscent of the sparkly, sequined costumes he favored in his late career." | [345] | ||
Pentaceration bifficlyro Kaiser & Marner, 2012 | Crustacean | Biffy Clyro | [346] | |||
Perirehaedulus richardsi † Adrain & Edgecombe, 1995 | Trilobite | Keith Richards | Aegrotocatellus jaggeri was named concurrently to honor fellow Rolling Stones member Mick Jagger. | [14][15] | ||
Petroperla † Sroka, Staniczek & Kondratieff, 2018 | Stonefly | The Rolling Stones | One of three genera and seven species of fossil stoneflies found in Burmese amber from the Cretaceous of Hukawng Valley, and named concurrently in 2018 after The Rolling Stones and its members on the occasion of Mick Jagger’s 75th birthday (see also species in the genera Electroneuria, Lapisperla and Largusoperla). "Burmese amber is one of the oldest resins with insect inclusions, and stoneflies are one of the oldest pterygote lineages. What lies closer at hand than to link fossil stoneflies in ancient stones with the Rolling Stones and to name the new species after the members of the oldest and greatest Rock ‘n’ Roll Band in the world. The [...] new family and genera are named after ‘the Stones,’ and all present and former members of the Rolling Stones are honoured with their own species.[...] The first part of the compound noun refers to the Rolling Stones and is derived from Latin ‘petra,’ meaning ‘stone,’ the second part ‘perla,’ refers to the stonefly genus Perla." | [149] | ||
Petroperla mickjaggeri † Sroka, Staniczek & Kondratieff, 2018 | Stonefly | Mick Jagger | One of three genera and seven species of fossil stoneflies found in Burmese amber from the Cretaceous of Hukawng Valley, and named concurrently in 2018 after The Rolling Stones and its members on the occasion of Mick Jagger’s 75th birthday (see also species in the genera Electroneuria, Lapisperla and Largusoperla). "The name refers to Sir Mick Jagger, founding member, harmonica player, and lead singer of the Rolling Stones." | [149] | ||
Petula Clarke, 1971 | Moth | Petula Clark | [15] | |||
Phalaena agrippina Cramer, 1776 | Moth | Julia the Younger | Derived from Julia the Younger's birth name Vipsania Agrippina | [9] | ||
Phanaeus changdiazi Kohlmann & Solís-Blanco, 2001 | Beetle | Franklin Chang Díaz | [347][348] | |||
Pheidole harrisonfordi Wilson, 2003 | Ant | Harrison Ford | "Named in honor of Harrison Ford, in recognition of his outstanding contribution in service and support to tropical conservation, hence the habitats in which the Pheidole ants will continue to exist." | [349][15] | ||
Pheidole mooreorum Wilson, 2003 | Ant | Gordon Moore and Betty Moore | Named "in recognition of their outstanding contribution in service and support to tropical conservation, hence the habitats in which the Pheidole ants will continue to exist."[349] | [349] | ||
Pheidole roosevelti Mann, 1921 | Ant | Theodore Roosevelt | [9] | |||
Phialella zappai Boero, 1987 | Jellyfish | Frank Zappa | Named as a plan to meet Zappa, who stated "There is nothing I'd like better than having a jellyfish named after me". | [350] | ||
Philotarsopsis hellyeri Schmidt & New, 2008 | Barklouse | Henry Hellyer | This species is endemic to Tasmania, where Hellyer was an early European surveyor and explorer. | [1] | ||
Pholcus hochiminhi Yao, Pham & Li, 2015 | Spider | Ho Chi Minh | This species is native to Vietnam. | [351] | ||
Phricotelphusa sirindhorn Naiyanetr, 1989 | Crustacean | Sirindhorn | [9] | |||
Phuwiangosaurus sirindhornae † Martin et al., 1994 | Dinosaur | Sirindhorn | [9] | |||
Picea burtonii Klymiuk & Stockey, 2012 | Conifer | Tim Burton | The transverse section of the ovuliferous scale seems a demonstrable case of "life imitating art." | [352] | ||
Pimoa gandhii Hormiga, 1994 | Spider | Mahatma Gandhi | The holotype was collected in Pahalgam, India. | [353] | ||
Pinkfloydia Dimitrov & Hormiga, 2011 | Spider | Pink Floyd | "Pink Floyd was an innovative group that created music (with) an eclectic mixture of styles. Pinkfloydia has very unusual morphological features and its name aims to reflect its uniqueness." | [354] | ||
Pinus montezumae Lamb. | Conifer | Moctezuma II | [9] | |||
Pipistrellus kitcheneri Thomas, 1915 | Bat | Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener | This species was named during World War I, in which Kitchener was an important figure. Known as the red-brown pipistrelle, it has since been moved to the genus Hypsugo. It is endemic to the island of Borneo. | [123][321] | ||
Pipistrellus sturdeei † Thomas, 1915 | Bat | Doveton Sturdee | This species was named during World War I, in which Sturdee was an important figure. Known as Sturdee's pipistrelle or Bonin pipistrelle, the only documented specimen ever found (in Hahajima island, Japan) is the one that Thomas used to describe the species, which has since been declared officially extinct. Later scholarship has placed doubt on the validity of this single specimen's origin and taxonomy. | [321][355] | ||
Pisaboa fombonai Huber, 2020 | Spider | Rufino Blanco Fombona | "This species is named for Rufino Blanco Fombona (1874–1944), Venezuela-born writer, nominated six times for the Nobel Prize in Literature between 1928 and 1935." | [109] | ||
Plato Coddington, 1986 | Spider | Plato | [9] | |||
Platygobiopsis akihito Springer & Randall, 1992 | Fish | Akihito | [356] | |||
Pleisticanthoides cameroni Ng & Richer de Forges, 2012 | Crustacean | James Cameron | "The species is named after director and deep-sea explorer James Francis Cameron, to honour his landmark dive into the Mariana Trench on 24 March 2012 onboard the Deepsea Challenger, the third man ever to dive to such depths. His films on deep-sea and extra-terrestrial worlds have also been an inspiration to explorers everywhere." | [357] | ||
Pleisticanthoides piccardorum Ng & Richer de Forges, 2012 | Crustacean | Auguste Piccard and Jacques Piccard | "The name honors the Piccard family, Auguste Piccard (1884–1962), the inventor of the bathyscaphe, and his son, Jacques Ernest-Jean Piccard (1922–2008), who, together with U.S. Navy officer Don Walsh, were the first men to dive to a record depth of 10,915 m in the Mariana Trench in the Trieste on January 23 1960." | [357] | ||
Plethodon sequoyah Highton, 1989 | Salamander | Sequoyah | [152] | |||
Pleurotropomyia grotiusi Girault, 1913 | Wasp | Hugo Grotius | Subsequently transferred to the genus Apleurotropis | [4] | ||
Plutarchia Girault, 1925 | Wasp | Plutarch | [9] | |||
Plutarchia A.C.Sm. | Flowering plant | Plutarch | [136] | |||
Podistra kloevedali † Fanti & Damgaard, 2018 | Beetle | Troels Kløvedal | A fossil soldier beetle found in Baltic amber from the Eocene of Kaliningrad Oblast. "This new species is named in honour of the Danish pioneer, longtime sailor, author and lecturer Troels Kløvedal (born Troels Beha Erichsen), in recognition of his trips with the Nordkaperen ship." | [71] | ||
Podistra mattheseni † Fanti & Damgaard, 2020 | Beetle | Anders Matthesen | A fossil soldier beetle found in Baltic amber from the Eocene of Kaliningrad Oblast. "Named in honor of the Danish standup comedian, actor, and rapper Anders Matthesen, pseudonym “Anden (The Duck)” (Copenhagen, 6 July 1975)." | [100] | ||
Podocotyle nimoyi † Blend, Dronen & Armstrong, 2016 | Fluke | Leonard Nimoy | A marine fluke that parasitises grenadiers in the Gulf of Mexico. "named in honor of the passing of Leonard Nimoy, an actor in the Star Trek television series and movies. His fictional character, Mr. Spock, and his career strongly influenced one of us in childhood to pursue a career in science." | [358] | ||
Poecilia limantouri Jordan & Snyder, 1899 | Fish | José Yves Limantour | "We take pleasure in dedicating this pretty fish to Señor Jose Yves de Limantour, the accomplished minister of the "Hacienda" for Mexico, in recognition of favors received through his courtesy." Subsequently synonymized with Poecilia mexicana. | [111] | ||
Poecilimon ataturki Ünal, 2000 | Katydid | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk | "This interesting new species is named in honor of the first president of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who founded the modern Turkish Republic in 1923." The species is native to western Turkey. | [359] | ||
Polioptila attenboroughi Whittacker et al., 2013 | Bird | David Attenborough | Inambari gnatcatcher, a small songbird from the Amazon. "The new taxon is named in honor of Sir David Frederick Attenborough who has long been a mentor to many generations of ornithologists. (...) Sir David has done an outstanding job documenting important current topics such as global warming and the alarming numbers of species that humans are driving towards extinction, and confirming the essential need for us to do a much better job of conserving our planet's precious nature for future generations to enjoy." | [360] | ||
Polycheles martini Ahyong & Brown, 2002 | Crustacean | Brian Martin | [361] | |||
Polyclita A.C.Sm. | Flowering plant | Polyclitus | [136] | |||
Polyzonus bhumiboli Skale, 2018 | Beetle | Bhumibol Adulyadej | "Named after the King of Thailand Bhumibol Adulyadej who died on October 13, 2016." | [362] | ||
Pomboa Huber, 2000 | Spider | Rafael Pombo | "The generic name honors the Colombian poet Rafael Pombo, loved by children for his ‘‘El Renacuajo paseador’’ (‘‘The Strolling Frog’’)." | [81] | ||
Predatoroonops mctiernani Brescovit et al., 2012 | Spider | John McTiernan | McTiernan is the director of Predator. | [363] | ||
Predatoroonops peterhalli Brescovit et al., 2012 | Spider | Kevin Peter Hall | Hall played the Predator in Predator. | [363] | ||
Predatoroonops schwarzeneggeri Brescovit, et al., 2012 | Spider | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Schwarzenegger is the star of Predator. | [363] | ||
Prethopalpus attenboroughi Baehr & Harvey, 2012 | Spider | David Attenborough | [80] | |||
Preseucoela imallshookupis Buffington, 2004 | Wasp | Elvis Presley | The genus name derives from Presley's last name while the specific name derives from Presley's song "All Shook Up". | [364] | ||
Priscula bolivari Huber, 2020 | Spider | Simón Bolívar | "The species is named for Venezuelan military and political leader Simón Bolívar. Not having a single Venezuelan pholcid named for El Libertador would be inexcusable." | [109] | ||
Pristimantis chomskyi Páez & Ron, 2019 | Frog | Noam Chomsky | "The specific epithet [...] is a patronym for Noam Chomsky, US-born theoretical linguist and one of the most cited modern scholars. Chomsky is the founder of modern linguistics. He developed the concept of “universal grammar,” an innate cognitive capacity, shared by all humans, which allows to learn and communicate through complex speech." The common name "Chomsky's rain frog" was proposed for this species, native to Ecuador. | [365] | ||
Pristimantis jamescameroni Kok, 2013 | Frog | James Cameron | "honouring the Canadian film director, producer, environmentalist and explorer Mr. James F. Cameron in recognition of his efforts to alert the general public to environmental problems through pioneering high quality “blockbuster” movies and adventurous documentaries. James Cameron also encourages people to go vegan (a diet excluding animal products), one of the effective ways to reduce human environmental impacts such as global climate change, identified as a serious threat to tepuis ecosystems." The species is known only from Aprada-tepui, Venezuela. | [366] | ||
Pristimantis teslai Páez & Ron, 2019 | Frog | Nikola Tesla | "The specific epithet [...] is a patronym for Nikola Tesla, a revolutionary inventor of the late 19th and early 20th century. It is named after him in recognition of his contributions to physics and his dedication to the ideal of providing free wireless electric power" The common name "Tesla's rain frog" was proposed for this species, native to Ecuador. | [365] | ||
Pristionchus maxplancki Kanzaki et al., 2013 | Worm | Max Planck | [367] | |||
Pritha garfieldi Marusik & Zamani, 2015 | Spider | Andrew Garfield | Garfield starred in two Spider-Man films. | [177] | ||
Propionibacterium acnes type Zappae Campisano et al., 2014 | Bacterium | Frank Zappa | "This bacterium is so unconventional in its behavior, and its new habitat is so unexpected that we thought of Frank Zappa". | [368] | ||
Protognathinus spielbergi † Chalumeau & Brochier, 2001 | Beetle | Steven Spielberg | A fossil stag beetle from the Eocene, found at the Messel pit, Germany. "We are pleased to dedicate this exceptional species to the director Stephen [sic] Spielberg, whose film "Jurassic Park" contributed to the revival of interest in the earth's ancient past." | [369] | ||
Protopliomerella bowlesi † McAdams & Adrain, 2011 | Trilobite | Paul Bowles | [370] | |||
Protopliomerella kerouaci † McAdams & Adrain, 2011 | Trilobite | Jack Kerouac | [370] | |||
Protopliomerella okeeffeae † McAdams & Adrain, 2011 | Trilobite | Georgia O'Keeffe | [370] | |||
Protopliomerella seegeri † McAdams & Adrain, 2011 | Trilobite | Pete Seeger | [370] | |||
Protopliomerella stegneri † McAdams & Adrain, 2011 | Trilobite | Wallace Stegner | [370] | |||
Psalikilopsis newmani † Adrain, McAdams, Westrop & Karim, 2011 | Trilobite | Paul Newman | [371] | |||
Psalikilopsis redfordi † Adrain, McAdams, Westrop & Karim, 2011 | Trilobite | Robert Redford | [371] | |||
Psalikilus hestoni † Adrain, McAdams & Westrop, 2009 | Trilobite | Charlton Heston | [266] | |||
Psephophorus terrypratchetti † Köhler, 1995 | Turtle | Terry Pratchett | A fossil species of marine turtle from the Eocene of New Zealand. "In honour of the British novelist Terry Pratchett, whose wonderful style and great sense of humour, combined with his deep affection for turtles, merits the naming of this new species after him". Pratchett wrote a series of fantasy books set on a world carried on the back of a giant turtle. | [9][372] | ||
Pseudapanteles alfiopivai Fernández-Triana & Whitfield, 2014 | Wasp | Alfio Piva | "in recognition of his many years of administrative support to ... INBio ... and of his policy efforts on behalf of conserving biodiversity in Costa Rica." | [373] | ||
Pseudapanteles christianafigueresae Fernández-Triana & Whitfield, 2014 | Wasp | Christiana Figueres | "for her persistent interest in ACG survival since the early 1990s, and up through her ... efforts to get the world to reverse its climate change" | [373] | ||
Pseudapanteles jorgerodriguezi Fernández-Triana & Whitfield, 2014 | Wasp | Jorge Rodríguez | "who ... helped ACG forge new paths of self-support through Environmental Service Payments" | [373] | ||
Pseudapanteles josefigueresi Fernández-Triana & Whitfield, 2014 | Wasp | José María Figueres | "in recognition of his steady and imaginative support of ACG foundation, growth and survival through non-damaging biodiversity development" | [373] | ||
Pseudapanteles laurachinchillae Fernández-Triana & Whitfield, 2014 | Wasp | Laura Chinchilla | "in gratitude for her persistent tolerance of ACG efforts to push the conservation envelope during her term in office." | [373] | ||
Pseudapanteles luisguillermosolisi Fernández-Triana & Whitfield, 2014 | Wasp | Luis Guillermo Solís | "in appreciation of the new opportunity for further administrative evolution that his election offers to ACG" | [373] | ||
Pseudapanteles margaritapenonae Fernández-Triana & Whitfield, 2014 | Wasp | Margarita Penón | "who listened patiently ... and thereby set the process in motion that protects all of these wasps and hundreds of thousands of other ACG species." | [373] | ||
Pseudapanteles oscarariasi Fernández-Triana & Whitfield, 2014 | Wasp | Óscar Arias | "who, upon listening to Margarita Penon's summary of the ACG concept in 1986, set ACG survival policy in motion" | [373] | ||
Pseudapanteles ottonsolisi Fernández-Triana & Whitfield, 2014 | Wasp | Ottón Solís | "in recognition of his steadfast policy support of the ACG concept throughout two decades ... and the foundation of the party, PAC" | [373] | ||
Pseudapanteles renecastroi Fernández-Triana & Whitfield, 2014 | Wasp | René Castro | "who helped ACG and INBio in their early years ..., promoted the development of Costa Rica's carbon market, and tolerated the growing pains of decentralized administration of Costa Rica's conserved wildlands." | [373] | ||
Pseudoclelandia weymouthae † Adrain, Westrop, Karim & Landing 2014 | Trilobite | Tina Weymouth | [219] | |||
Pseudocorinna brianeno Jocqué & Bosselaers, 2011 | Spider | Brian Eno | [374] | |||
Pseudoeurycea ahuitzotl Adler, 1996 | Salamander | Ahuitzotl | [152] | |||
Pseudohystricurus wigglesorum † Adrain, Karim & Westrop, 2014 | Trilobite | The Wiggles | [375] | |||
Pseudoparamys cezannei † Hartenberger, 1987 | Rodent | Paul Cézanne | [9] | |||
Pterostichus neilgaimani Chaladze, et al., 2017 | Beetle | Neil Gaiman | "Species is named after author Neil Gaiman, for bringing back what has been forgotten." | [376] | ||
Ptomaphaginus isabellarossellini Schilthuizen, Njunjić & Perreau, 2018 | Beetle | Isabella Rossellini | "Named in honour of the actress and biologist Isabella Rossellini, whose short movies and stage performances on animal reproduction have popularized theories on the evolution of genitalia. In P. isabellarossellini, the extremely long penis stylet in the male and similarly long spermiduct in the female suggest a long history of sexually antagonistic coevolution, one of the types of selection that appears in Rossellini’s Green Porno series on SundanceTV. | [377] | ||
Ptycta freycineti Schmidt & New, 2008 | Barklouse | Louis de Freycinet | This species is endemic to Tasmania. | [1] | ||
Pulex cheopis Rothschild, 1903 | Flea | Khufu | From Khufu's Hellenized name Cheops; it has been subsequently moved to the genus Xenopsylla. Known as the Oriental rat flea, tropical rat flea, or plague flea, it is a parasite of rodents, particularly Rattus, and is a primary vector for bubonic plague and murine typhus. | [9][378] | ||
Pycnomma roosevelti Ginsburg, 1939 | Fish | Franklin D. Roosevelt | [9] | |||
Qiliania graffini Ji et al., 2011 | Bird | Greg Graffin | [379][380] | |||
Quijote cervantesi Ortea, Moro & Bacallado, 2016 | Sea snail | Miguel de Cervantes | Generic name comes from his book Don Quijote de la Mancha | [381] | ||
Radiolichas davedaviesi † Adrain & Ramsköld, 1996 | Trilobite | Dave Davies | One of two species named concurrently after the two permanent members of The Kinks. | [382] | ||
Radiolichas raydaviesi † Adrain & Ramsköld, 1996 | Trilobite | Ray Davies | One of two species named concurrently after the two permanent members of The Kinks. | [382] | ||
Raffaellia Girault, 1922 | Wasp | Raphael | [15] | |||
Ragnarok wovokae † Van Valen, 1978 | Arctocyonia (an extinct order of mammals) | Wovoka | A fossil mammal from the Paleocene of Wyoming. The genus Ragnarok was created concurrently and referred to "The twilight of the gods, from the Eddas, with reference to the extinction of the dinosaurs, which occurred while Ragnarok lived and in which it probably assisted." (the Alvarez hypothesis about an asteroid impact had not been formulated yet). This genus was subsequently synonymised with Baioconodon Gazin, 1941. | [112] | ||
Rana montezumae Baird, 1854 | Frog | Moctezuma II | Subsequently transferred to the genus Lithobates. | [152] | ||
Raphaelana Girault 1926 | Wasp | Raphael | [9] | |||
Raphaelonia Girault 1924 | Wasp | Raphael | [15] | |||
Rebutia einsteinii Frič | Cactus | Albert Einstein | [383] | |||
Renaniana Girault, 1931 | Wasp | Ernest Renan | [15] | |||
Rhagonycha nielsenae † Fanti & Damgaard, 2018 | Beetle | Nielsine Nielsen | A fossil soldier beetle found in Baltic amber from the Eocene of Kaliningrad Oblast. "This new species is named in memory of Nielsine Mathilde Nielsen (Svendborg, 10 June 1850 - Copenhagen, 8 October 1916), the first female academic and physician in Denmark." | [71] | ||
Rhicnopeltomyia douglassi Girault, 1913 | Wasp | Frederick Douglass | Subsequently transferred to the genus Chrysonotomyia. | [4][384] | ||
Rhicnopeltomyia washingtoni Girault, 1913 | Wasp | Booker T. Washington | Subsequently transferred to the genus Neochrysocharis. | [4][385] | ||
Rhinatrema shiv Gower et al., 2010 | Caecilian | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | [152] | |||
Rhogeessa menchuae Baird, Marchán-Rivadeneira, Pérez and Baker, 2012 | Bat | Rigoberta Menchú | A small bat species found in Honduras and Guatemala. "This species is named to honor Rigoberta Menchú (along with the rest of the Menchú family) for her decades of work establishing a better understanding of the Mayan culture in Guatemala. Her important work has earned her a Nobel Peace Prize. She always underscored, among other traits, the respect of nature by the native peoples of this area. We propose “Menchu’s little yellow bat” as the English common name." | [386] | ||
Rhyzodiastes xii Wang, 2016 | Beetle | Xi Jinping | Named after the paramount leader of China | [387] | ||
Richteria Girault, 1920 | Wasp | Jean Paul | Derived from Paul's birth name, Johann Paul Friedrich Richter | [9] | ||
Rochlingia † Guthörl, 1934 | Palaeodictyoptera, an extinct order of insects | Hermann Röchling | The genus was named after German industrialist and Nazi supporter Hermann Röchling. | [43] | ||
Rochlingia hitleri † Guthörl, 1934 | Palaeodictyoptera, an extinct order of insects | Adolf Hitler | [43] | |||
Rollinschaeta † Parry et al., 2015 | Polychaete worm | Henry Rollins | A fossil annelid worm from the Cretaceous of Lebanon. "Derivation of name: Rollins – for Henry Rollins + chaeta, from Late Latin, for a bristle, seta or long hair." | [388] | ||
Rooseveltia frankliniana O.F.Cook | Palm | Franklin D. Roosevelt | [9] | |||
Rossaspis leboni † Adrain, Westrop, Karim & Landing 2014 | Trilobite | Simon Le Bon | [219] | |||
Rostropria garbo Early & Naumann, 1990 | Wasp | Greta Garbo | Diapriid wasp described as "a solitary female". | [15][389] | ||
Rotaovula hirohitoi Cate & Azuma, 1973 | Sea snail | Hirohito | [260][390] | |||
Rubus × mussolinii Hruby | Flowering plant | Benito Mussolini | Hybrid blackberry from northeastern Libya | [391] | ||
Saepocephalum stephenfryii Gustafsson & Bush, 2017 | Bird louse | Stephen Fry | In a revision of the Brueelia-complex, the louse was named in recognition of Fry because his "quiz show “QI” can be seen as a revision of the complexity of human knowledge, one misunderstanding at the time." | [392] | ||
Salinoctomys loschalchalerosorum Mares, Braun, Barquez & Diaz, 2000 | Rodent | Los Chalchaleros | The researcher in charge of the naming stated that he named the new species after Los Chalchaleros because his crews had sung their songs during thirty years of field research across Argentina. This species has since been moved to the genus Tympanoctomys. | [393] | ||
Sanaungulus christensenae † Fanti & Damgaard, 2019 | Beetle | Inger Christensen | A fossil soldier beetle found in Burmese amber from the Cretaceous of Hukawng Valley. "In memory of the Danish poet, novelist and essayist Inger Christensen (Vejle, 16 January 1935 - Copenhagen, 2 January 2009)." | [88] | ||
Sanaungulus ghitaenoerbyae † Fanti, Damgaard & Ellenberger 2018 | Beetle | Ghita Nørby | A fossil soldier beetle found in Burmese amber from the Cretaceous of Hukawng Valley. "This new species is named in honor of the Danish actress Ghita Nørby, as thank[s] for decades (over 60 years: 1956-today) of contributions to the Danish theater and film scene." | [394] | ||
Sanaungulus rosenzweigi † Fanti & Damgaard, 2020 | Beetle | Tal R | A fossil soldier beetle found in Burmese amber from the Cretaceous of Hukawng Valley. "Named in honor of the Danish artist Tal Rosenzweig, known as Tal R." | [100] | ||
Sanaungulus strungei † Fanti & Damgaard, 2019 | Beetle | Michael Strunge | A fossil soldier beetle found in Burmese amber from the Cretaceous of Hukawng Valley. "In memory of the Danish poet Michael Strunge Jensen (Hvidovre, 19 June 1958 - Copenhagen, 9 March 1986)." | [88] | ||
Sanaungulus troelsikloevedali † Fanti & Damgaard, 2019 | Beetle | Troels Kløvedal | A fossil soldier beetle found in Burmese amber from the Cretaceous of Hukawng Valley. "In honor of the Danish pioneer, longtime sailor, author and lecturer Troels Kløvedal." | [88] | ||
Sappho Reichenbach, 1849 | Bird | Sappho | [9] | |||
Scaptia beyonceae Lessard, 2011 | Fly | Beyoncé Knowles | The horse fly was named after the singer and actress because of its striking golden behind. | [15] | ||
Schilleria Girault, 1932 | Wasp | Friedrich Schiller | Its nomen novum is Schilleriella Ghesquiere, 1946 | [15] | ||
Sciophila holopaineni Salmela, 2017 | Fly | Tuomas Holopainen | "The new species is named after Mr. Tuomas Holopainen, the founder, songwriter and keyboardist of a Finnish metal band, "Nightwish""[395] | [395] | ||
Scipionyx † Dal Sasso & Signore, 1998 | Dinosaur | Scipio Africanus | [9] | |||
Sciurus aberti Woodhouse, 1853 | Squirrel | John James Abert | [396] | |||
Scoterpes jackdanieli Shear, 2010 | Millipede | Jack Daniel | A millipede collected from Lynchburg, Tennessee, home of Daniel and his eponymous whiskey distillery, "a favorite libation of the author." | [397] | ||
Sequoia Endl. | Conifer | Sequoyah | The derivation of Sequoia from "Sequoyah" is controversial since the botanist who coined it left no record of the etymology. | [398] | ||
Serendipaceratops arthurcclarkei † Rich & Vickers-Rich, 2003 | Dinosaur | Arthur C. Clarke | [9] | |||
Sericomyrmex radioheadi Ješovnik & Schultz, 2017 | Ant | Radiohead | "This species is named after the English rock band Radiohead as an acknowledgement of their longstanding efforts in environmental activism, especially in raising climate-change awareness, and in honor of their music, which is an excellent companion during long hours at the microscope while conducting taxonomic revisions of ants." | [399] | ||
Serphites hynemani † McKellar & Engel, 2011 | Wasp | Jamie Hyneman | A fossil species found in Canadian amber from the Cretaceous of Grassy Lake, Alberta. "The specific epithet is a patronym for Jamie Hyneman, co-host of the television series Mythbusters, in reference to the ‘walrus moustache’ formed by the clypeal and mandibular setae in this species." | [400] | ||
Serratoterga larsoni Johnson, 1991 | Butterfly | Gary Larson | Subsequently synonymised with Calycopis pisis (Godman & Salvin, 1887). | [401][402] | ||
Shakespearia Girault, 1928 | Wasp | William Shakespeare | Subsequently synonymised with Psyllaephagus Ashmead, 1900 | [403][404] | ||
Shireplitis tolkieni Fernández-Triana & Ward, 2013 | Wasp | J. R. R. Tolkien | Other species of Shireplitis are named after various Lord of the Rings characters. | [405] | ||
Sicoderus bautistai Anderson, 2018 | Beetle | José Bautista | [406] | |||
Sinatra Buffington, 2011 | Wasp | Frank Sinatra | [15] | |||
Singafrotypa mandela Kuntner & Hormiga, 2002 | Spider | Nelson Mandela | "The species is named after Nelson Mandela in honor of his struggle against Apartheid."[407] | [407] | ||
Sirdavidia Couvreur & Sauquet | Flowering plant | David Attenborough | The first plant genus named for Attenborough[408] | [409] | ||
Siriella roosevelti Tattersall, 1941 | Crustacean | Franklin D. Roosevelt | [9] | |||
Sirindhorn thailandiensis Adamski & Malikul, 2003 | Butterfly | Sirindhorn | [9] | |||
Sirindhornia (plant) H.A.Pedersen & Suksathan | Orchid | Sirindhorn | [9] | |||
Sirindhornia (moth) Pinkaew & Muadsub, 2014 | Moth | Sirindhorn | [410] | |||
Sitana attenboroughii Sadasivan, Ramesh, Palot, Ambekar & Mirza, 2018 | Lizard | David Attenborough | [411] | |||
Slodowskani Kittel, 2016 | Wasp | Marie Curie | Replacement name for the genus Leptops Heinrich, 1968, which was preoccupied by Leptops Schoenherr, 1834. Named after the scientist's hyphenated surname, Marie Skłodowska-Curie, misspelt as "Marie Slodowska-Curie" in the paper. | [55] | ||
Solaropsis chicomendesi Cuezzo & Fernández, 2001 | Snail | Chico Mendes | [412] | |||
Songkania smithi † Adrain & Chatterton, 1995 | Trilobite | Geoff Smith | One of thirteen Canadian species named, in a series of four papers, after members of the Edmonton Oilers team that won the 1990 Stanley Cup (See also species in genera Aulacopleura, Cyphaspis, Harpidella, Maurotarion and Otarion). | [68] | ||
Sonitha picassoi Zolotuhin & Prozorov 2010 | Moth | Pablo Picasso | "The species is named in honour of the famous Spanish painter, sculptor and designer Pablo Ruiz Picasso because of the wing pattern - somewhat reminiscent of the artist’s style" | [413] | ||
Sonoma colberti Ferro, 2016 | Beetle | Stephen Colbert | "named for Stephen Colbert (silent “t”) a character created by Stephen Tyrone Colbert (sounded “t”), an author, philosopher, humanitarian, champion of science, and humorist." | [414] | ||
Sonoma rossellinae Ferro, 2016 | Beetle | Isabella Rossellini | "named after Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini, an Italian actress and film maker who wrote and starred in Green Porno, a series of short films on animal sexual behavior." | [414] | ||
Sonoma stewarti Ferro, 2016 | Beetle | Jon Stewart | "named for Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz), a humanitarian, champion of science, and humorist best known for reintroducing skepticism and intelligence to news reporting through a television program called The Daily Show." | [414] | ||
Sonoma twaini Ferro, 2016 | Beetle | Mark Twain | "named for the character Mark Twain, developed by Samuel Langhorne Clemens, an author, lecturer, philosopher, humanitarian, champion of science, and humorist. Clemens lived in California for awhile, but traveled nowhere near where this species occurs—the author forgives the oversight." | [414] | ||
Spartacus Distant, 1884 | True bug | Spartacus | [15] | |||
Spelaeornis troglodytoides indiraji Ripley et al., 1991 | Bird | Indira Gandhi | [415] | |||
Spintharus barackobamai Agnarsson & Van Patten, 2018 | Spider | Barack Obama | [416] | |||
Spintharus berniesandersi Agnarsson & Sargeant, 2018 | Spider | Bernie Sanders | [416] | |||
Spintharus davidattenboroughi Agnarsson & Van Patten, 2018 | Spider | David Attenborough | [416] | |||
Spintharus davidbowiei Agnarsson & Chomitz, 2018 | Spider | David Bowie | [416] | |||
Spintharus leonardodicaprioi Van Patten & Agnarsson, 2018 | Spider | Leonardo DiCaprio | [416] | |||
Spintharus manrayi Chomitz & Agnarsson, 2018 | Spider | Man Ray | [416] | |||
Spintharus michelleobamaae Agnarsson & Sargeant, 2018 | Spider | Michelle Obama | [416] | |||
Stasimopus mandelai Hendrixson & Bond, 2004 | Spider | Nelson Mandela | "The specific epithet is a patronym honoring Nelson Mandela, the former president of South Africa and one of the great moral leaders of our time." This species is known only from the Great Fish River Nature Reserve in South Africa. | [417] | ||
Stauroneis clarkii Bahls, 2012 | Diatom | William Clark | "This taxon is named after William Clark (1770–1838), an early 19th Century Montana explorer." The holotype for this species was collected from a spring at the base of Square Butte, Chouteau County, Montana. | [418] | ||
Stauroneis lewisii Bahls, 2012 | Diatom | Meriwether Lewis | "This species is named after Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809), an early 19th Century Montana explorer." The holotype for this species was collected from Blodgett Lake in Ravalli County, Montana. | [418] | ||
Stauroneis sacajaweae Bahls, 2012 | Diatom | Sacagawea | "This species is named after the Lemhi Shoshone woman, Sacajawea (1788–1812?), who served as guide and interpreter for Lewis and Clark". | [418] | ||
Stauroneis thompsonii Bahls, 2012 | Diatom | David Thompson | "named for David Thompson (1770–1857), an early 19th Century Montana explorer and cartographer". The holotype for this species was collected from Upper Wolverine Lake in Kootenai National Forest, Lincoln County, Montana. | [418] | ||
Stenomorpha roosevelti Smith et al., 2011 | Beetle | Theodore Roosevelt | [9] | |||
Stenus attenboroughi Mainda, 2021 | Beetle | David Attenborough | "The new species is named in honor of Sir David Attenborough, whose outstanding documentaries have made the beauty of the natural world accessible to millions of people. But they have also shown how vulnerable our planet is and that its biodiversity is critically endangered, if humanity does not change its current course. " | [419] | ||
Stittella beeae † Westrop, Waskiewicz Poole & Adrain, 2010 | Trilobite | Samantha Bee | [145] | |||
Strelitzia reginae Banks | Flowering plant | Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | [9] | |||
Streptocephalus sirindhornae Sanoamuang et al., 2000 | Crustacean | Sirindhorn | [9] | |||
Strigiphilus garylarsoni Clayton, 1990 | Louse | Gary Larson | [9] | |||
Struszia (Avalanchurus) lennoni † Edgecombe & Chatterton, 1993 | Trilobite | John Lennon | One of four species concurrently named in 1993 after the members of The Beatles. Subgenus Avalanchurus was subsequently elevated to genus level. | [420] | ||
Struszia (Avalanchurus) starri † Edgecombe & Chatterton, 1993 | Trilobite | Ringo Starr | One of four species concurrently named in 1993 after the members of The Beatles. Subgenus Avalanchurus was subsequently elevated to genus level. | [420] | ||
Struszia (Struszia) harrisoni † Edgecombe & Chatterton, 1993 | Trilobite | George Harrison | One of four species concurrently named in 1993 after the members of The Beatles. | [420] | ||
Struszia mccartneyi † Edgecombe & Chatterton, 1993 | Trilobite | Paul McCartney | One of four species concurrently named in 1993 after the members of The Beatles. | [420] | ||
Struszia epsteini † Adrain & Edgecombe, 1997 | Trilobite | Brian Epstein | One of five species concurrently named in 1997 after people connected to The Beatles (See also Frammia). | [74] | ||
Struszia martini † Adrain & Edgecombe, 1997 | Trilobite | George Martin | One of five species concurrently named in 1997 after people connected to The Beatles (See also Frammia). | [74] | ||
Struszia onoae † Adrain & Edgecombe, 1997 | Trilobite | Yoko Ono | One of five species concurrently named in 1997 after people connected to The Beatles (See also Frammia). | [74] | ||
Struszia petebesti † Adrain & Edgecombe, 1997 | Trilobite | Pete Best | One of five species concurrently named in 1997 after people connected to The Beatles (See also Frammia). | [74] | ||
Stumpffia davidattenboroughi Rakotoarison et al., 2017 | Frog | David Attenborough | [421] | |||
Sylvilagus palustris hefneri Lazell, 1984 | Rabbit | Hugh Hefner | [15] | |||
Sympiesonecremnus boasi Girault, 1913 | Wasp | Franz Boas | Subsequently transferred to the genus Sympiesis. | [4][422] | ||
Synagelides walesai Bohdanowicz, 1987 | Spider | Lech Wałęsa | [423][424] | |||
Synagelides wyszynskii Bohdanowicz, 1987 | Spider | Stefan Wyszyński | Subsequently synonymised with Synagelides martensi. | [423] | ||
Synalpheus pinkfloydi Anker et al., 2017 | Crustacean | Pink Floyd | [425] | |||
Syntomosphyrum gregi Girault, 1913 | Wasp | William Rathbone Greg | Subsequently transferred to the genus Aprostocetus. | [4][426] | ||
Taeniopteryx mercuryi Fochetti & Nicolai, 1996 | Stonefly | Freddie Mercury | [15] | |||
Talabrica elotroyoae Santelli & Del Río, 2014 | Bivalve | El Otro Yo | [427] | |||
Tanidromites nightwishorum † Klompmaker, Starzyk, Fraaije & Schweigert, 2020 | Crustacean | Nightwish | A fossil crab from the Jurassic of eastern Austria. "Named in honor of the members of the symphonic metal band Nightwish (Troy Donockley, Kai Hahto, Marco Hietala, Tuomas Holopainen, Floor Jansen, and Emppu Vuorinen), in particular for their 2015 album Endless Forms Most Beautiful about the evolution of life." | [428] | ||
Tarsius sirindhornae † Chaimanee et al., 2011 | Tarsier | Sirindhorn | Prehistoric tarsier from Thailand | [429] | ||
Tasmanicosa hughjackmani Framenau & Baehr, 2016 | Spider | Hugh Jackman | "The specific epithet for this wolf spider species honours the Australian actor Hugh Jackman, who played Wolverine in the X-Men film series, for his extraordinary artistic skills and more so for his numerous philanthropic activities." The species is endemic to Australia, and the common name "wolverine wolf spider" was proposed by its discovererers. | [430] | ||
Tasmanocaecilius truchanasi Schmidt & New, 2008 | Barklouse | Olegas Truchanas | This species is endemic to Tasmania, where Truchanas was a conservation campaigner and nature photographer. | [1] | ||
Tassonia Girault, 1921 | Wasp | Alessandro Tassoni | [15] | |||
Tecunumania Standl. & Steyerm. | Flowering plant | Tecún Umán | [9] | |||
Teleogramma obamaorum Stiassny & Alter, 2015 | Fish | Barack Obama and Michelle Obama | [431] | |||
Tennysoniana Girault, 1920 | Wasp | Alfred, Lord Tennyson | [15] | |||
Terebellides sepultura Garraffoni & Lana, 2003 | Polychaete worm | Sepultura | "The species is named to honour Sepultura, the best Brazilian heavy metal band." | [432] | ||
Tetragramma donaldtrumpi Thompson, 2016 | Sea urchin | Donald Trump | [433][434] | |||
Tetramorium adamsi Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2012 | Ant | Douglas Adams | [435] | |||
Tetrastichus cobdeni Girault, 1913 | Wasp | Richard Cobden | Subsequently transferred to the genus Aprostocetus. | [4][436] | ||
Thalassidroma hornbyi Gray, 1853 | Bird | Phipps Hornby | Hornby had collected the holotype. The species has since been transferred to the genus Oceanodroma. | [324][437] | ||
Thalesanna Girault, 1938 | Wasp | Thales | [15] | |||
Themus bennyianderseni † Fanti & Damgaard, 2018 | Beetle | Benny Andersen | A fossil soldier beetle found in Baltic amber from the Eocene of Kaliningrad Oblast. "This new species is named in honour of the Danish songwriter, poet, author, composer and pianist Benny Andersen, in recognition of his long, successful career." | [71] | ||
Thoreauella Girault, 1930 | Wasp | Henry David Thoreau | [15] | |||
Thoreauia Girault, 1916 | Wasp | Henry David Thoreau | [9] | |||
Thunberga greta Jäger, 2020 | Spider | Greta Thunberg | [438] | |||
Tianchisaurus nedegoapeferima † Dong, 1993 | Dinosaur | Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Bob Peck, Martin Ferrero, Ariana Richards, and Joseph Mazzello | People involved in the 1993 film Jurassic Park: Neill, Dern, Goldblum, Attenborough, Peck, Ferrero, Richards, and Mazzello.[15] The type specimen was informally referred to as "Jurassosaurus". | [15] | ||
Tianyulong confuciusi † Zheng et al., 2009 | Dinosaur | Confucius | [439] | |||
Torvosaurus gurneyi † Hendrickx & Mateus, 2014 | Dinosaur | James Gurney | Gurney created and illustrated the Dinotopia books. | [440] | ||
Tosanoides obama Pyle, Greene & Kosaki, 2016 | Fish | Barack Obama | The species was named after former US President Barack Obama in honor of his efforts to preserve natural environments. | [441] | ||
Trichogramma nerudai Pintureau & Gerding, 1999 | Wasp | Pablo Neruda | [442] | |||
Trichomycterus dali Rizzato, Costa, Trajano & Bichuette, 2011 | Catfish | Salvador Dalí | "The specific name (a noun in apposition) is an allusion to the Spanish artist Salvador Dali, in reference to his famously long moustache (or whisker)." | [443] | ||
Trigona sirindhornae Michener & Boongird, 2004 | Bee | Sirindhorn | [9] | |||
Trigonopterus attenboroughi Riedel, 2014 | Weevil | David Attenborough | [444] | |||
Trypanosoma irwini McInnes et al., 2009 | Protist | Steve Irwin | [15] | |||
Tryphon gageae Kittel, 2016 | Wasp | Susanna Phelps Gage | Replacement name for Tryphon flavescens Kiss, 1924, which was preoccupied by Tryphon flavescens Fonscolombe, 1849. | [55] | ||
Tuleaspis jeneki † McAdams, Adrain & Karim, 2018 | Trilobite | Courtney Act | Named after Courtney Act's birth name, Shane Jenek. | [135] | ||
Tupacsala † Petrulevičius & Gutiérrez, 2016 | Dragonfly | Túpac Amaru II and Milagro Sala | Fossil Eugeroptera from Argentina. The type species is named Tupacsala niunamenos. | [52] | ||
Tutusius † Gess & Ahlberg, 2018 | Stem tetrapod | Desmond Tutu | [445][446] | |||
Tympanoctomys kirchnerorum Teta, Pardiñas, Sauthier & Gallardo, 2014 | Rodent | Néstor Kirchner and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner | "The idea of this tribute arises as a result of the fact that the governments of both presidents were characterized by an active policy of promoting science, the repatriation of scientists, and above all, by the creation of a Ministry of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation." | [447] | ||
Tytthonyx stadili † Fanti & Damgaard, 2019 | Beetle | Christian Stadil | A fossil soldier beetle found in Dominican amber from the Miocene of the Cordillera Septentrional. "In honor of the owner and CEO of Thornico Group and chairman for the fashion brand Hummel, Christian Nicholas Stadil." | [88] | ||
Uma thurmanae Derycke, Gottscho, Mulcahy, & De Queiroz, 2020 | Lizard | Uma Thurman | "The specific name thurmanae honors Uma Karuna Thurman (born April 29, 1970), an American actress and pop icon, for her philanthropic contributions and outreach promoting wildlife conservation and human rights." | [448] | ||
Unruhdinium Gottschling | Protist | N. U. Unruh | [82] | |||
Vallaris zappai † Wessels et al., 2001 | Rodent | Frank Zappa | An extinct gerbil | [449] | ||
Victoria Lindl. | Flowering plant | Queen Victoria |