Gnarly tribute to Bob Marley: Parasite named for reggae star

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Gnarly tribute to Bob Marley: Parasite named for reggae star

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The late Jamaican reggae star Bob Marley is the latest celebrity to be honored with a scientific species name. It's not the most glamorous species — in fact, it's a blood-feeding fish parasite — but there's no question that Gnathia marleyi knows how to "stir it up" in Caribbean coral reefs.

It's the Caribbean connection that prompted the name, which is listed along with a description of the species in the June 6 issue of the journal Zootaxa.
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Re: Gnarly tribute to Bob Marley: Parasite named for reggae

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Irie... 8-)
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