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 scientists,[lower-alpha 1] nor for associates or family members of researchers who are not otherwise notable. The scientific names are given as originally described: subsequent research may have placed species in different genera, or rendered them taxonomic synonyms of previously described taxa.
Taxon |
Type |
Namesake |
Notes |
Ref |
Ablerus longfellowi |
Wasp |
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
|
[1] |
Acanthosquilla sirindhorn |
Crustacean |
Sirindhorn |
|
[1] |
Acisoma attenboroughi |
Dragonfly |
David Attenborough |
Madagascan species, for Attenborough's 90th birthday |
[2] |
Adaina atahualpa |
Moth |
Atahualpa |
|
[3] |
Aegomorphus wojtylai |
Beetle |
Pope John Paul II |
A Polish beetle, posthumously named for the Pope's birth name, Karol Wojtyła. |
[4] |
Aegrotocatellus jaggeri |
Trilobite |
Mick Jagger |
Perirehaedulus richardsi was named concurrently to honor fellow Rolling Stones member Keith Richards. |
[5] |
Aegrotocatellus nankerphelgeorum |
Trilobite |
Nanker Phelge |
Collective pseudonym used by members of The Rolling Stones. |
[5] |
Aeschylia |
Wasp |
Aeschylus |
|
[6] |
Aesopichthys |
Fish |
Aesop |
|
[1] |
Agaporomorphus colberti |
Beetle |
Stephen Colbert |
|
[7] |
Agathidium bushi |
Beetle |
George W. Bush |
|
[8] |
Agathidium cheneyi |
Beetle |
Dick Cheney |
|
[8] |
Agathidium cortezi |
Beetle |
Hernan Cortez |
|
[1] |
Agathidium rumsfeldi |
Beetle |
Donald Rumsfeld |
|
[8] |
Agra catbellae |
Beetle |
Catherine Bell |
|
[9] |
Agra katewinsletae |
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." |
[9] |
Agra liv |
Beetle |
Liv Tyler |
"The existence of this species... is dependent upon the rainforest not undergoing an Armageddon". |
[9] |
Agra schwarzeneggeri |
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." |
[9] |
Agyneta danielbelangeri |
Spider |
Daniel Bélanger |
|
[10] |
Akihito |
Fish |
Akihito |
|
[11] |
Albunea groeningi |
Crustacean |
Matt Groening |
|
[1] |
Aleiodes cacuangoi |
Wasp |
Dolores Cacuango |
|
[12] |
Aleiodes colberti |
Wasp |
Stephen Colbert |
|
[12] |
Aleiodes elleni |
Wasp |
Ellen DeGeneres |
|
[12] |
Aleiodes falloni |
Wasp |
Jimmy Fallon |
|
[12] |
Aleiodes frosti |
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. |
[12] |
Aleiodes gaga |
Wasp |
Lady Gaga |
|
[13][14] |
Aleiodes kingmani |
Wasp |
Eduardo Kingman |
|
[12] |
Aleiodes shakirae |
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." |
[12] |
Aleiodes stewarti |
Wasp |
Jon Stewart |
|
[12] |
Aligheria |
Wasp |
Dante Alighieri |
|
[1] |
Aligherinia |
Wasp |
Dante Alighieri |
|
[6] |
Allendia |
Beetle |
Salvador Allende |
|
[1] |
Alviniconcha strummeri |
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." |
[15] |
Amaurotoma zappa |
Snail |
Frank Zappa |
|
[6] |
Amphinema rollinsi |
Jellyfish |
Henry Rollins |
|
[6] |
Anacroneuria carole |
Stonefly |
Carole King |
|
[6] |
Anacroneuria taylori |
Stonefly |
James Taylor |
|
[6] |
Anatoma tobeyoides |
Snail |
Mark Tobey |
|
[6] |
Anelosimus nelsoni |
Spider |
Nelson Mandela |
|
[6] |
Angeliconana |
Wasp |
Fra Angelico |
|
[6] |
Anhanguera spielbergi |
Pterosaur |
Steven Spielberg |
|
[6] |
Anillinus docwatsoni |
Beetle |
Doc Watson |
|
[6] |
Anolis roosevelti |
Lizard |
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr |
|
[16] |
Anomphalus jaggerius |
Snail |
Mick Jagger |
|
[6] |
Anophthalmus hitleri |
Beetle |
Adolf Hitler |
|
[17][18] |
Anselmella |
Wasp |
Anselm of Canterbury |
|
[6] |
Anthemiella |
Wasp |
Anthemius of Tralles |
|
[6] |
Aphonopelma hollyi |
Spider |
Buddy Holly |
Discovered in Lubbock, Texas, birthplace of Holly. |
[19] |
Aphonopelma johnnycashi |
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." |
[20] |
Apistogramma mendezi |
Fish |
Chico Mendes |
|
[1] |
Aptostichus angelinajolieae |
Spider |
Angelina Jolie |
Named in recognition of Jolie's work with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. |
[6] |
Aptostichus barackobamai |
Spider |
Barack Obama |
|
[21] |
Aptostichus bonoi |
Spider |
Bono |
The species occurs in Joshua Tree National Park and was named in recognition of U2's 1987 album The Joshua Tree. |
[21][22] |
Aptostichus chavezi |
Spider |
César Chávez |
|
[21] |
Aptostichus dorothealangeae |
Spider |
Dorothea Lange |
Found in California's agricultural Central Valley |
[21] |
Aptostichus edwardabbeyi |
Spider |
Edward Abbey |
|
[21] |
Aptostichus muiri |
Spider |
John Muir |
The species occurs in Yosemite National Park, which Muir was instrumental in founding |
[21] |
Aptostichus pennjillettei |
Spider |
Penn Jillette |
Named for Jillette's "advocacy of freethinking and scientific skepticism" |
[21] |
Aptostichus stephencolberti |
Spider |
Stephen Colbert |
|
[6] |
Archytas |
Fly |
Archytas |
|
[6] |
Arcticalymene cooki |
Trilobite |
Paul Cook |
|
[1][23] |
Arcticalymene jonesi |
Trilobite |
Steve Jones |
|
[1][23] |
Arcticalymene matlocki |
Trilobite |
Glen Matlock |
|
[1][23] |
Arcticalymene rotteni |
Trilobite |
Johnny Rotten |
|
[1][23] |
Arcticalymene viciousi |
Trilobite |
Sid Vicious |
|
[1][23] |
Arsinoitherium |
Extinct mammal |
Arsinoe II |
|
[1] |
Arthurdactylus conandoylei |
Pterosaur |
Arthur Conan Doyle |
Found in jungle similar to where The Lost World was set. |
[1] |
Attenborosaurus conybeari |
Plesiosaur |
David Attenborough, William Conybeare |
Plesiosaur "in honor of the naturalist and filmmaker, whose childhood fascination with Liassic plesiosaurs sparked a brilliant career in scientific journalism." |
[6] |
Australopicus nelsonmandelai |
Bird |
Nelson Mandela |
An extinct woodpecker from South Africa |
[24][25] |
Avahi cleesei |
Lemur |
John Cleese |
Cleese played a lemur-happy zookeeper in the film Fierce Creatures, hosted a documentary on lemurs, and is concerned with wildlife conservation. |
[6] |
Avalanchurus simoni |
Trilobite |
Paul Simon |
|
[6] |
Avalanchurus garfunkeli |
Trilobite |
Art Garfunkel |
|
[6] |
Avalanchurus lennoni |
Trilobite |
John Lennon |
|
[6] |
Avalanchurus starri |
Trilobite |
Ringo Starr |
|
[6] |
Bachiana |
Wasp |
Johann Sebastian Bach |
|
[6] |
Baeturia hardyi |
Cicada |
Oliver Hardy |
|
[1] |
Baeturia laureli |
Cicada |
Stan Laurel |
|
[1] |
Bagheera kiplingi |
Spider |
Rudyard Kipling |
The genus name is derived from Bagheera, the black panther from Kipling's Jungle Book |
[6] |
Balboa |
True bug |
Vasco Núñez de Balboa |
|
[6] |
Barbaturex morrisoni |
Extinct reptile |
Jim Morrison |
|
[26] |
Baru darrowi |
Extinct reptile |
Paul Darrow |
|
[6] |
Bauhinia sirindhorniae |
Legume |
Sirindhorn |
|
[1] |
Beddomixalus |
Frog |
Richard Henry Beddome |
|
[27] |
Beethovena |
Wasp |
Ludwig van Beethoven |
|
[1] |
Bishopina mozarti |
Crustacean |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
|
[1] |
Blakea attenboroughi |
Plant |
David Attenborough |
|
[28] |
Blighia |
Plant |
William Bligh |
|
[1] |
Borrowella |
Wasp |
George Borrow |
|
[6] |
Boudiennyia |
Wasp |
Semyon Budyonny |
|
[6] |
Brachypanorpa sacajawea |
Scorpionfly |
Sacajawea |
|
[6] |
Bufonaria borisbeckeri |
Snail |
Boris Becker |
|
[1] |
Buddhaites |
Ammonite |
Buddha |
|
|
Bumba lennoni |
Spider |
John Lennon |
|
[29] |
Bushiella beatlesi |
Polychaete |
The Beatles |
|
[6] |
Caligula |
Moth |
Caligula |
|
[6] |
Callicebus bernhardi |
Monkey |
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld |
|
[30] |
Caloplaca obamae |
Lichen |
Barack Obama |
"for his support of science and scientific education." |
[31] |
Calponia harrisonfordi |
Spider |
Harrison Ford |
|
[6] |
Calycopis garylarsoni |
Butterfly |
Gary Larson |
|
[6] |
Campsicnemus charliechaplini |
Fly |
Charlie Chaplin |
This fly dies with its midlegs in a bandy-legged position.[32] |
[6] |
Captaincookia |
Plant |
James Cook |
|
[6] |
Carlyleia |
Wasp |
Thomas Carlyle |
|
[1] |
Carmenelectra |
Fly |
Carmen Electra |
|
[33] |
Carnegiea |
Cactus |
Andrew Carnegie |
|
[34] |
Cedrorestes crichtoni |
Dinosaur |
Michael Crichton |
|
[6] |
Cephalonomia pinkfloydi |
Wasp |
Pink Floyd |
A bethylid wasp from New Zealand |
[35] |
Cervus canadensis roosevelti |
Deer |
Theodore Roosevelt |
|
[1] |
Cheguevaria |
Beetle |
Che Guevara |
|
[36] |
Cherax snowden |
Crustacean |
Edward Snowden |
|
[37] |
Cherokeea attakullakulla |
Moth |
Attakullakulla |
|
[38] |
Chesapecten jeffersonius |
Scallop |
Thomas Jefferson |
|
[39] |
Chipetaia |
Primate |
Chipeta |
|
[40] |
Chriacus metocometi |
Extinct mammal |
Metacomet |
|
[41] |
Chriacus oconostotae |
Extinct mammal |
Oconostota |
|
[41] |
Cirolana mercuryi |
Crustacean |
Freddie Mercury |
East African isopod named for "arguably Zanzibar's most famous popular musician and singer." |
[6] |
Cladomyrma sirindhornae |
Ant |
Sirindhorn |
|
[42] |
Claudius |
Turtle |
Claudius |
|
[6] |
Cleopatrodon |
Extinct mammal |
Cleopatra VII |
|
[1] |
Colemanus |
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." |
[43] |
Confucius |
True bug |
Confucius |
|
[6] |
Confuciusornis sanctus |
Bird |
Confucius |
An extinct, early bird. The name means "holy Confucius' bird". |
[6] |
Cowperia |
Wasp |
William Cowper |
|
[6] |
Crichtonsaurus |
Dinosaur |
Michael Crichton |
|
[6] |
Crikey steveirwini |
Snail |
Steve Irwin |
|
[6] |
Crocidura attila |
Shrew |
Attila |
|
[1] |
Crocidura roosevelti |
Shrew |
Theodore Roosevelt |
|
[1] |
Cryptocercus garciai |
Cockroach |
Jerry Garcia |
|
[6] |
Ctenocheloides attenboroughi |
Crustacean |
David Attenborough |
|
[6] |
Ctenomys fochi |
Rodent |
Ferdinand Foch |
|
[44] |
Ctenus monaghani |
Spider |
Dominic Monaghan |
|
[45] |
Cuspicephalus scarfi |
Pterosaur |
Gerald Scarfe |
|
[6] |
Cyclocephala casanova |
Beetle |
Casanova |
|
[6] |
Cyclocephala freudi |
Beetle |
Sigmund Freud |
|
[6] |
Cyclocephala rorschachoides |
Beetle |
Hermann Rorschach |
|
[6] |
Cystomastacoides nicolepeelerae |
Wasp |
Nicole D. Peeler |
A favorite author of the lead biologist, who also named a species after fictional Beatrix Kiddo |
[46] |
Daisya obriani |
Beetle |
Patrick O'Brian |
A species of weevil named for the author of the Aubrey-Maturin books. |
|
Dalailama |
Moth |
Dalai Lama |
Bombycid moth from Tibet. |
[6] |
Darwinilus sedarisi |
Beetle |
David Sedaris |
Honors Sedaris, "as an appreciation for his fascination with the natural world." The genus is named after Charles Darwin. |
[47] |
Dasykaluta rosamondae |
Marsupial |
Rosamund Clifford |
|
[1] |
Dasyurus spartacus |
Marsupial |
Spartacus |
|
[1] |
Davincia |
Wasp |
Leonardo da Vinci |
|
[6] |
Dendropsophus ozzyi |
Frog |
Ozzy Osbourne |
|
[48] |
Depressizona exorum |
Snail |
The Ex |
|
[6] |
Descampsia |
Wasp |
Jean-Baptiste Descamps |
|
[6] |
Descampsina |
Fly |
Jean-Baptiste Descamps |
|
[6] |
Diamphipnoa colberti |
Stonefly |
Stephen Colbert |
|
[6] |
Dicrotendipes thanatogratus |
Fly |
Grateful Dead |
Thanatos is Greek for "death" and Gratus is Latin for grateful. |
[6] |
Diplodocus carnegii |
Dinosaur |
Andrew Carnegie |
|
|
Djupedalia |
Extinct reptile |
Øystein Djupedal |
|
[49] |
Doronomyrmex pocahontas |
Ant |
Pocahontas |
|
[50] |
Draculoides bramstokeri |
Schizomid |
Bram Stoker |
|
[1] |
Echiniscus madonnae |
Tardigrade |
Madonna |
|
[51] |
Effigia okeeffeae |
Extinct reptile |
Georgia O'Keeffe |
|
[6] |
Electrotettix attenboroughi |
Grasshopper |
David Attenborough |
|
[52]
|
Elijahia |
Wasp |
Elijah |
|
[6] |
Elseya irwini |
Turtle |
Steve Irwin |
|
[6] |
Eleutherodactylus amadeus |
Frog |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
|
[53] |
Elysia manriquei |
Sea slug |
César Manrique |
|
[6] |
Emersonella |
Wasp |
Ralph Waldo Emerson |
|
[1] |
Emersonia |
Wasp |
Ralph Waldo Emerson |
|
[6] |
Emersonopsis |
Wasp |
Ralph Waldo Emerson |
|
[6] |
Enyalioides binzayedi |
Lizard |
Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
|
[54] |
Epirhyssa shaka |
Wasp |
Shaka Zulu |
|
[55] |
Equus grevyi |
Zebra |
Jules Grévy |
|
[1] |
Eristalis alleni |
Fly |
Paul Allen |
|
[6] |
Eristalis gatesi |
Fly |
Bill Gates |
|
[6] |
Eruga gutfreundi |
Wasp |
John Gutfreund |
|
[56] |
Etheostoma clinton |
Fish |
Bill Clinton |
|
[57] |
Etheostoma gore |
Fish |
Al Gore |
|
[57] |
Etheostoma jimmycarter |
Fish |
Jimmy Carter |
|
[57] |
Etheostoma obama |
Fish |
Barack Obama |
|
[57] |
Etheostoma teddyroosevelt |
Fish |
Theodore Roosevelt |
|
[57] |
Etmopterus benchleyi |
Fish |
Peter Benchley |
A species of shark. Benchley is the author of Jaws and was a marine conservationist. |
[58] |
Eucteniza panchovillai |
Spider |
Pancho Villa |
Discovered in San Juan del Rio, Durango, birthplace of Villa |
[59] |
Euphorbia regis-jubae |
Plant |
Juba II |
|
[1] |
Eurycea junaluska |
Salamander |
Junaluska |
|
[60] |
Evita |
Moth |
Eva Perón |
|
[6] |
Fernandocrambus chopinellus |
Moth |
Frédéric Chopin |
|
[1] |
Finlayia |
Wasp |
George Finlay |
|
[6] |
Filistata maguirei |
Spider |
Tobey Maguire |
Maguire starred in three Spider-Man films. |
[61] |
Franklinia |
Plant |
Benjamin Franklin |
|
[1] |
Froudeana |
Wasp |
James Anthony Froude |
|
[6] |
Funkotriplogynium iagobadius |
Mite |
James Brown |
Iago is "James" and badius is "brown" in Latin. |
[6][62] |
Gabrius tolkieni |
Beetle |
J. R. R. Tolkien |
|
[6] |
Gaga |
Plant |
Lady Gaga |
A genus of ferns including Gaga monstraparva, Latin for "little monster" |
[63] |
Gagadon minimonstrum |
Extinct mammal |
Lady Gaga |
|
[64] |
Ganaspidium didionae |
Wasp |
Joan Didion |
The wasp's range includes deserts of the American Southwest, setting of several Didion's works. |
[65] |
Ganaspidium flemingi |
Wasp |
Ian Fleming |
The holotype was collected in the Bahamas, where Fleming was a "long time resident". |
[65] |
Gazella bilkis |
Gazelle |
Queen of Sheba |
Bilkis is one of many names of the Queen given throughout history |
[1] |
Gentiana |
Plant |
Gentius |
|
[1] |
Gnathia beethoveni |
Crustacean |
Ludwig van Beethoven |
|
[1] |
Gnathia marleyi |
Crustacean |
Bob Marley |
|
[66] |
Godiva |
Sea slug |
Lady Godiva |
|
[1] |
Goetheana |
Wasp |
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe |
|
[1] |
Goetheana shakespearei |
Wasp |
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and William Shakespeare |
|
[1] |
Goethella |
Wasp |
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe |
|
[6] |
Goniozus musae |
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." |
[35] |
Gounodia |
Wasp |
Charles Gounod |
|
[6] |
Goya |
Moth |
Francisco Goya |
|
[6] |
Greeffiella beatlei |
Nematode |
The Beatles |
|
[6] |
Grimaldichthys profondissimus |
Fish |
Albert I, Prince of Monaco |
The prince was born Albert Grimaldi |
[1] |
Grimalditeuthis bonplandi |
Squid |
Albert I, Prince of Monaco |
|
[1] |
Grotiusella |
Wasp |
Hugo Grotius |
|
[6] |
Grotiusomyia |
Wasp |
Hugo Grotius |
|
[6] |
Hannibalia |
Thrip |
Hannibal |
|
[6] |
Harpagus |
Bird |
Harpagus |
|
[1] |
Harryhausenia |
Extinct crab |
Ray Harryhausen |
"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."[67] |
[67] |
Hellinsia aguilerai |
Moth |
Jaime Roldós Aguilera |
|
[3]
|
Hellinsia alfaroi |
Moth |
Eloy Alfaro |
|
[3] |
Hellinsia benalcazari |
Moth |
Sebastián de Belalcázar |
|
[3] |
Hellinsia huayna |
Moth |
Huayna Capac |
|
[3] |
Hellinsia morenoi |
Moth |
Gabriel García Moreno |
|
[3] |
Hellinsia orellanai |
Moth |
Francisco de Orellana |
|
[3] |
Hellinsia pizarroi |
Moth |
Francisco Pizarro |
|
[3] |
Hellinsia ruminahuii |
Moth |
Rumiñawi |
|
[3] |
Hellinsia sucrei |
Moth |
Antonio José de Sucre |
|
[3] |
Hellinsia tupaci |
Moth |
Topa Inca Yupanqui |
|
[3] |
Herodotia |
Wasp |
Herodotus |
|
[6] |
Heteropoda davidbowie |
Spider |
David Bowie |
|
[68][69] |
Heteropoda ninahagen |
Spider |
Nina Hagen |
|
[68][69] |
Hapalopus aldanus |
Spider |
Alan Alda |
|
[70] |
Heteragrion brianmayi |
Damselfly |
Brian May |
One of four Heteragrion species named after members of the band Queen |
[71] |
Heteragrion freddiemercuryi |
Damselfly |
Freddie Mercury |
One of four Heteragrion species named after members of the band Queen |
[71] |
Heteragrion johndeaconi |
Damselfly |
John Deacon |
One of four Heteragrion species named after members of the band Queen |
[71] |
Heteragrion rogertaylori |
Damselfly |
Roger Taylor |
One of four Heteragrion species named after members of the band Queen |
[71] |
Homeryon |
Crustacean |
Homer |
|
[72] |
Horaglanis abdulkalami |
Fish |
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
|
[73] |
Houdinia |
Moth |
Harry Houdini |
|
[6] |
Hycleus marcipoli |
Beetle |
Marco Polo |
|
[74] |
Hydrolagus trolli |
Fish |
Ray Troll |
|
[75] |
Hydroscapha redfordi |
Beetle |
Robert Redford |
|
[6] |
Hyloscirtus princecharlesi |
Frog |
Charles, Prince of Wales |
|
[76] |
Hyla stingi |
Frog |
Sting |
Colombian tree frog named in recognition of Sting's work for the rain forest. |
[6] |
Ibyka |
Plant |
Ibycus |
|
[6] |
Idiomacromerus longfellowi |
Wasp |
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
|
[1] |
Jaggermeryx naida |
Extinct mammal |
Mick Jagger |
|
[77] |
Japewiella dollypartoniana |
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" |
[78] |
Jawharia |
Extinct mammal |
Jawhar al-Siqilli |
|
[79] |
Jeffersonia |
Plant |
Thomas Jefferson |
|
[1] |
Jenghizkhan |
Dinosaur |
Genghis Khan |
|
[1] |
Jubaea |
Plant |
Juba II |
|
[1] |
Kalloprion kilmisteri |
Worm |
Lemmy Kilmister |
|
[80] |
Keatsia |
Wasp |
John Keats |
|
[1] |
Kerevata clarksoni |
Wasp |
Jeremy Clarkson |
One of three species named after the hosts of Top Gear |
[81] |
Kerevata hammondi |
Wasp |
Richard Hammond |
One of three species named after the hosts of Top Gear |
[81] |
Kerevata jamesmayi |
Wasp |
James May |
One of three species named after the hosts of Top Gear |
[81] |
Kerygmachela kierkegaardi |
Extinct arthropod |
Søren Kierkegaard |
|
[6] |
Khamul tolkeini |
Wasp |
J. R. R. Tolkien |
|
[82] |
Khruschevia ridicula |
Worm |
Nikita Khruschev |
|
[1] |
Kingnites diamondi |
Worm |
King Diamond |
|
[83] |
Kootenichela deppi |
Extinct arthropod |
Johnny Depp |
|
[84] |
Lamennaisia |
Wasp |
Hugues Felicité Robert de Lamennais |
|
[6] |
Lathrolestes fiedleri |
Wasp |
Arkady Fiedler |
|
[85] |
Legionella shakespearei |
Bacterium |
William Shakespeare |
Isolated from Stratford-upon-Avon, birthplace of Shakespeare |
[86] |
Leninia stellans |
Extinct reptile |
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."[87] |
[87] |
Leonardo davincii |
Moth |
Leonardo da Vinci |
|
[6] |
Lepidoteuthis grimaldii |
Squid |
Albert I, Prince of Monaco |
The prince was born Albert Grimaldi |
[1] |
Lepithrix freudi |
Beetle |
Sigmund Freud |
|
[6] |
Leucothoe eltoni |
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." |
[88] |
Leucothoe tolkieni |
Crustacean |
J. R. R. Tolkien |
|
[89] |
Lincolna |
Wasp |
Abraham Lincoln |
|
[6] |
Lincolnanna |
Wasp |
Abraham Lincoln |
|
[6] |
Litarachna lopezae |
Mite |
Jennifer Lopez |
An aquatic mite from Puerto Rico |
[90][91] |
Rana montezumae |
Frog |
Moctezuma II |
|
[53] |
Litokoala dicksmithi |
Marsupial |
Dick Smith |
An extinct koala named for Smith's financial support of paleontological research |
[92] |
Liturgusa algorei |
Mantis |
Al Gore |
Named for Gore's "environmental activism including his efforts to raise public awareness of global climate change."[93] |
[93] |
Liturgusa fossetti |
Mantis |
Steve Fossett |
Named for Fossett's "inspirational dedication to adventure and exploration."[93] |
[93] |
Liturgusa krattorum |
Mantis |
Martin Kratt and Chris Kratt |
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."[93] |
[93] |
Livyatan melvillei |
Whale |
Herman Melville |
An extinct whale: Melville is the author of Moby Dick. |
[6] |
Loureedia |
Spider |
Lou Reed |
|
[94] |
Loxosomatoides sirindhornae |
Entoproct |
Sirindhorn |
|
[1] |
Lutheria |
Wasp |
Martin Luther |
|
[6] |
Mackenziurus johnnyi |
Trilobite |
Johnny Ramone |
|
[1] |
Mackenziurus joeyi |
Trilobite |
Joey Ramone |
|
[1] |
Mackenziurus deedeei |
Trilobite |
Dee Dee Ramone |
|
[1] |
Mackenziurus ceejayi |
Trilobite |
C. J. Ramone |
|
[1] |
Macrobrachium sirindhorn |
Crustacean |
Sirindhorn |
|
[1] |
Macrocarpaea dies-viridis |
Plant |
Green Day |
"Dies-viridis" is Latin for "green day" |
[6] |
Magellanana |
Wasp |
Ferdinand Magellan |
|
[6] |
Magnolia sirindhorniae |
Plant |
Sirindhorn |
|
[1] |
Maguimithrax |
Crustacean |
Tobey Maguire |
A genus of spider crab. Maguire starred in three Spider-Man films. |
[95] |
Maldybulakia angusi |
Extinct arthropod |
Angus Young |
An Australian fossil myriapod |
[96] |
Maldybulakia malcolmi |
Extinct arthropod |
Malcolm Young |
An Australian fossil myriapod |
[96] |
Mammuthus jeffersonii |
Mammoth |
Thomas Jefferson |
|
[1] |
Mandelia |
Sea slug |
Nelson Mandela |
|
[1][97] |
Maotherium |
Extinct mammal |
Mao Zedong |
|
[1] |
Marshiella lettermani |
Wasp |
David Letterman |
|
[98] |
Martesia tolkieni |
Clam |
J. R. R. Tolkien |
|
[6] |
Masiakasaurus knopfleri |
Dinosaur |
Mark Knopfler |
|
[1] |
Mastophora dizzydeani |
Spider |
Dizzy Dean |
The spider uses a sticky ball on the end of a thread to catch its prey. |
[1] |
Marxella |
Wasp |
Karl Marx |
|
[6] |
Marxiana |
Wasp |
Karl Marx |
|
[6] |
Materpiscis attenboroughi |
Fish |
David Attenborough |
|
[28] |
Maxillaria gorbatchowii |
Beetle |
Mikhail Gorbachev |
|
[1] |
Meenoplus roddenberryi |
True bug |
Gene Roddenberry |
|
[99] |
Megachile chomskyi |
Bee |
Noam Chomsky |
|
[100] |
Megalonyx jeffersonii |
Ground sloth |
Thomas Jefferson |
|
[1] |
Megaselia mithridatesi |
Fly |
Mithridates VI of Pontus |
|
[101] |
Menura alberti |
Bird |
Albert, Prince Consort |
|
[102] |
Meoneura swifti |
Fly |
Jonathan Swift |
A tiny fly. Swift "demonstrated in... Gulliver's Travels, that small individuals might be very important." |
[103] |
Mercurana |
Frog |
Freddie Mercury |
|
[27] |
Mesoparapylocheles michaeljacksoni |
Crustacean |
Michael Jackson |
|
[104] |
Metallichneumon neurospastarchus |
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. |
[105] |
Microchilo elgrecoi |
Moth |
El Greco |
|
[1] |
Microchilo murilloi |
Moth |
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo |
|
[1] |
Milesdavis |
Trilobite |
Miles Davis |
|
[106] |
Mirina confucius |
Moth |
Confucius |
|
|
Mitra kamehameha |
Snail |
King Kamehameha I |
|
[1] |
Montypythonoides riversleighensis |
Extinct reptile |
Monty Python |
An extinct snake, subsequently renamed Morelia riversleighensis |
[107] |
Mozartella beethoveni |
Wasp |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven |
|
[1] |
Munidopsis mandelai |
Crustacean |
Nelson Mandela |
|
[108] |
Muntiacus rooseveltorum |
Deer |
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. and Kermit Roosevelt |
|
[109] |
Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi |
Spider |
Neil Young |
|
[6] |
Nabokovia |
Butterfly |
Vladimir Nabokov |
|
[6] |
Namalycastis jaya |
Polychaete |
J Jayalalithaa |
Named in recognition of Dr.J. Jayalalithaa's contributions towards education for the People of Tamil Nadu, India (especially for impoverished people). |
[110] |
Nanocthulhu lovecrafti |
Wasp |
H. P. Lovecraft |
The genus name invokes Lovecraft's character Cthulhu |
[111] |
Napoleonaea imperialis |
Water lily |
Napoleon |
|
[1] |
Neanthes roosevelti |
Worm |
Franklin D. Roosevelt |
|
[1] |
Neomegamphopus roosevelti |
Crustacean |
Franklin D. Roosevelt |
|
[112][113] |
Neoperla teresa |
Stonefly |
Teresa Heinz |
|
[6] |
Nepenthes attenboroughii |
Plant |
David Attenborough |
|
[28] |
Neruda |
Butterfly |
Pablo Neruda |
|
[114] |
Norasaphus monroeae |
Trilobite |
Marilyn Monroe |
Trilobite with an hourglass shaped glabella. |
[6] |
Notiospathius johnlennoni |
Wasp |
John Lennon |
In honor of the 30th anniversary of Lennon's death |
[115] |
Nystalus obamai |
Bird |
Barack Obama |
|
[116] |
Obamadon gracilis |
Extinct reptile |
Barack Obama |
|
[117] |
Oceanodroma hornbyi |
Bird |
Phipps Hornby |
|
[116] |
Ophelosia mcglashani |
Wasp |
Don McGlashan |
|
[118] |
Orectochilus orbisonorum |
Beetle |
Roy Orbison and his widow Barbara Orbison |
Whirligig beetle from India. |
[6] |
Ornithoptera alexandrae |
Butterfly |
Alexandra of Denmark |
|
[1] |
Orontobia dalailama |
Moth |
Dalai Lama |
Tiger moth from Tibet. |
[6] |
Orsonwelles |
Spider |
Orson Welles |
Many of the species are named after elements from Welles' films. |
[119] |
Ovidia |
Plant |
Ovid |
|
[6] |
Pachygnatha zappa |
Spider |
Frank Zappa |
An orb-weaver spider, it has a black marking under its abdomen curiously reminiscent of Frank Zappa's mustache. |
[6] |
Pachyrhinosaurus perotorum |
Dinosaur |
Ross Perot and family |
|
[120] |
Papasula abbotti costelloi |
Bird |
Lou Costello |
An allusion to Abbott and Costello, however the patronym abbotti honors William Louis Abbott, not Bud Abbott. |
[1][121] |
Paradonea presleyi |
Spider |
Elvis Presley |
|
[122] |
Paragordius obamai |
Horsehair worm |
Barack Obama |
|
[123] |
Paragorgia jamesi |
Coral |
James Rodríguez |
"Named in honor of James David Rodríguez Rubio, arguably the best Colombian professional football (soccer) player in history." |
[124] |
Paramaka pearljam |
Mayfly |
Pearl Jam |
|
[125] |
Parides montezuma |
Butterfly |
Moctezuma II |
|
[1] |
Paroxyna cleopatra |
Fly |
Cleopatra VII |
|
[6] |
Paroxyna messalina |
Fly |
Valeria Messalina |
|
[6] |
Pentaceration bifficlyro |
Crustacean |
Biffy Clyro |
|
[126] |
Perirehaedulus richardsi |
Trilobite |
Keith Richards |
Aegrotocatellus jaggeri was named concurrently to honor fellow Rolling Stones member Mick Jagger. |
[5][6] |
Petrochirus diogenes |
Crustacean |
Diogenes of Sinope |
|
[1] |
Petula |
Moth |
Petula Clark |
|
[6] |
Pheidole harrisonfordi |
Ant |
Harrison Ford |
|
[6] |
Pheidole mooreorum |
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."[127] |
[127] |
Pheidole roosevelti |
Ant |
Theodore Roosevelt |
|
[1] |
Phialella zappai |
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".[128] |
|
Phricotelphusa sirindhorn |
Crustacean |
Sirindhorn |
|
[1] |
Phuwiangosaurus sirindhornae |
Dinosaur |
Sirindhorn |
|
[1] |
Pinkfloydia |
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." |
[129] |
Pinus montezumae |
Pine |
Moctezuma II |
|
[1] |
Plato |
Spider |
Plato |
|
[6] |
Platygobiopsis akihito |
Fish |
Akihito |
|
[130] |
Pritha garfieldi |
Spider |
Andrew Garfield |
Garfield starred in two Spider-Man films. |
[61] |
Plethodon sequoyah |
Salamander |
Sequoyah |
|
[53] |
Plutarchia |
Wasp |
Plutarch |
|
[1] |
Poanes hobomok |
Butterfly |
Hobomok |
|
[6] |
Podocyrtis goetheana |
Protist |
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe |
|
[1] |
Potanthus confucius |
Butterfly |
Confucius |
|
|
Predatoroonops mctiernani |
Spider |
John McTiernan |
McTiernan is the director of Predator. |
[131] |
Predatoroonops peterhalli |
Spider |
Kevin Peter Hall |
Hall played the Predator in Predator. |
[131] |
Predatoroonops schwarzeneggeri |
Spider |
Arnold Schwarzenegger |
Schwarzenegger is the star of Predator. |
[131] |
Prethopalpus attenboroughi |
Spider |
David Attenborough |
|
[28] |
Preseucoela imallshookupis |
Wasp |
Elvis Presley |
The genus name derives from Presley's last name while the specific name derives from Presley's song "All Shook Up". |
[132] |
Pristimantis imthurni |
Frog |
Everard F. im Thurn |
|
[133] |
Pristimantis jamescameroni |
Frog |
James Cameron |
|
[133] |
Pristimantis simonbolivari |
Frog |
Simón Bolívar |
|
[53] |
Pristionchus maxplancki |
Worm |
Max Planck |
|
[134] |
Propionibacterium acnes type Zappa |
Bacterium |
Frank Zappa |
"This bacterium is so unconventional in its behavior, and its new habitat is so unexpected that we thought of Frank Zappa". |
[135] |
Psephophorus terrypratchetti |
Turtle |
Terry Pratchett |
Pratchett wrote a series of fantasy books set on a world carried on the back of a giant turtle. |
[1] |
Pseudapanteles alfiopivai |
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." |
[136] |
Pseudapanteles christianafigueresae |
Wasp |
Christiana Figueres |
"for her persistent interest in ACG survival since the early 1990's, and up through her ... efforts to get the world to reverse its climate change" |
[136] |
Pseudapanteles jorgerodriguezi |
Wasp |
Jorge Rodríguez |
"who ... helped ACG forge new paths of self-support through Environmental Service Payments" |
[136] |
Pseudapanteles josefigueresi |
Wasp |
José María Figueres |
"in recognition of his steady and imaginative support of ACG foundation, growth and survival through non-damaging biodiversity development" |
[136] |
Pseudapanteles laurachinchillae |
Wasp |
Laura Chinchilla |
"in gratitude for her persistent tolerance of ACG efforts to push the conservation envelope during her term in office." |
[136] |
Pseudapanteles luisguillermosolisi |
Wasp |
Luis Guillermo Solís |
"in appreciation of the new opportunity for further administrative evolution that his election offers to ACG" |
[136] |
Pseudapanteles margaritapenonae |
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." |
[136] |
Pseudapanteles oscarariasi |
Wasp |
Óscar Arias |
"who, upon listening to Margarita Penon's summary of the ACG concept in 1986, set ACG survival policy in motion" |
[136] |
Pseudapanteles ottonsolisi |
Wasp |
Ottón Solís |
"in recognition of his steadfast policy support of the ACG concept throughout two decades ... and the foundation of the party, PAC" |
[136] |
Pseudapanteles renecastroi |
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." |
[136] |
Pseudocorinna brianeno |
Spider |
Brian Eno |
|
[137] |
Pseudoeurycea ahuitzotl |
Salamander |
Ahuitzotl |
|
[53] |
Pseudoparamys cezannei |
Rodent |
Paul Cézanne |
|
[1] |
Pundamilia nyererei |
Fish |
Julius Nyerere |
|
[1] |
Pycnomma roosevelti |
Fish |
Franklin D. Roosevelt |
|
[1] |
Rooseveltia frankliniana |
Plant |
Franklin D. Roosevelt |
|
[1] |
Qiliania graffini |
Bird |
Greg Graffin |
|
[138] |
Raffaellia |
Wasp |
Raphael |
|
[6] |
Raphaelana |
Wasp |
Raphael |
|
[1] |
Raphaelonia |
Wasp |
Raphael |
|
[6] |
Renaniana |
Wasp |
Ernest Renan |
|
[6] |
Rhinatrema shiv |
Caecilian |
Shivnarine Chanderpaul |
|
[53] |
Richteria |
Plant |
Jean Paul |
Derived from Paul's birth name, Johann Paul Friedrich Richter |
[1] |
Rochlingia hitleri |
Extinct insect |
Adolf Hitler |
The genus was named after German industrialist and Nazi supporter Hermann Röchling. |
[18] |
Rollinschaeta |
Worm |
Henry Rollins |
"Rollins – for Henry Rollins + chaeta, from Late Latin, for a bristle, seta or long hair." |
[139] |
Rostropria garbo |
Wasp |
Greta Garbo |
Diapriid wasp described as "a solitary female". |
[6] |
Rotaovula hirohitoi |
Snail |
Hirohito |
|
[112][140] |
Rubus × mussolinii |
Plant |
Benito Mussolini |
Hybrid blackberry from northeastern Libya |
[141] |
Salinoctomys loschalchalerosorum |
Rodent |
Los Chalchaleros |
|
[1] |
Sappho |
Bird |
Sappho |
|
[1] |
Scaptia beyonceae |
Fly |
Beyoncé Knowles |
The horse fly was named after the singer and actress because of its striking golden behind. |
[6] |
Schilleria |
Extinct reptile |
Friedrich Schiller |
|
[6] |
Scipionyx |
Dinosaur |
Scipio Africanus |
|
[1] |
Sequoia |
Plant |
Sequoyah |
The derivation of Sequoia from "Sequoyah" is controversial since the botanist who coined it left no record of the etymology. |
[142] |
Serendipaceratops arthurcclarkei |
Dinosaur |
Arthur C. Clarke |
|
[1] |
Shakespearia |
Wasp |
William Shakespeare |
|
[1] |
Shireplitis tolkieni |
Wasp |
J. R. R. Tolkien |
Other species of Shireplitis are named after various Lord of the Rings characters. |
[143] |
Sinatra |
Wasp |
Frank Sinatra |
|
[6] |
Singafrotypa mandela |
Spider |
Nelson Mandela |
"The species is named after Nelson Mandela in honor of his struggle against Apartheid."[144] |
[144] |
Sirdavidia |
Plant |
David Attenborough |
The first plant genus named for Attenborough[145] |
[146] |
Siriella roosevelti |
Crustacean |
Franklin D. Roosevelt |
|
[1] |
Sirindhorn thailandiensis |
Butterfly |
Sirindhorn |
|
[1] |
Sirindhornia |
Plant |
Sirindhorn |
|
[1] |
Spartacus |
True bug |
Spartacus |
|
[6] |
Spelaeornis troglodytoides indiraji |
Bird |
Indira Gandhi |
|
[147] |
Stasimopus mandelai |
Spider |
Nelson Mandela |
|
[6] |
Stenomorpha roosevelti |
Beetle |
Theodore Roosevelt |
|
[1] |
Strelitzia reginae |
Plant |
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
|
[1] |
Streptocephalus sirindhornae |
Crustacean |
Sirindhorn |
|
[1] |
Strigiphilus garylarsoni |
Louse |
Gary Larson |
|
[1] |
Struszia mccartneyi |
Trilobite |
Paul McCartney |
|
[6] |
Sylvilagus palustris hefneri |
Rabbit |
Hugh Hefner |
|
[6] |
Taeniopteryx mercuryi |
Stonefly |
Freddie Mercury |
|
[6] |
Talabrica elotroyoae |
Bivalve |
El Otro Yo |
|
[148] |
Tarsius sirindhornae |
Tarsier |
Sirindhorn |
Prehistoric tarsier from Thailand |
[149] |
Tassonia |
Wasp |
Alessandro Tassoni |
|
[6] |
Tecunumania |
Wasp |
Tecún Umán |
|
[1] |
Tennysoniana |
Wasp |
Alfred, Lord Tennyson |
|
[6] |
Terebellides sepultura |
Worm |
Sepultura |
"The species is named to honour Sepultura, the best Brazilian heavy metal band." |
[150] |
Tetramorium adamsi |
Ant |
Douglas Adams |
|
[151] |
Thalesanna |
Wasp |
Thales |
|
[6] |
Thoreauella |
Wasp |
Henry David Thoreau |
|
[6] |
Thoreauia |
Wasp |
Henry David Thoreau |
|
[1] |
Thysania agrippina |
Moth |
Julia the Younger |
Derived from Julia the Younger's birth name Vipsania Agrippina |
[1] |
Tianchisaurus nedegoapeferima |
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.[6] The type specimen was informally referred to as "Jurassosaurus". |
[6] |
Tianyulong confuciusi |
Dinosaur |
Confucius |
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[152] |
Torvosaurus gurneyi |
Dinosaur |
James Gurney |
Gurney created and illustrated the Dinotopia books. |
[153] |
Trigona sirindhornae |
Bee |
Sirindhorn |
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[1] |
Trigonopterus attenboroughi |
Beetle |
David Attenborough |
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[154] |
Trypanosoma irwini |
Protist |
Steve Irwin |
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[6] |
Vallaris zappai |
Rodent |
Frank Zappa |
An extinct gerbil |
[155] |
Victoria amazonica |
Plant |
Queen Victoria |
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[6] |
Washingtonia |
Plant |
George Washington |
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[1] |
Whittieria |
Wasp |
John Greenleaf Whittier |
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[6] |
Xanthosomnium froesei |
Wasp |
Edgar Froese |
"Xanthosomnium" is a translation of Tangerine Dream, a German electronic music group founded by Froese. |
[6] |
Xenopsylla cheopsis |
Flea |
Khufu |
From Khufu's Hellenized name Cheops |
[1] |
Zaglossus attenboroughi |
Echidna |
David Attenborough |
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[28] |
Zamenhofella |
Wasp |
L. L. Zamenhof |
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[6] |
Zappa |
Fish |
Frank Zappa |
Ed Murdy, who named the genus of mudskipper, says, "I like his music."[156] |
[1] |