A shrimp-like creature in Indonesia
9:15AM GMT 15 Mar 2016
A researcher has discovered a new species
of crustacean.
The shrimp-like creature was found in Indonesia
The crustacean, L. eltoni, was found inside another reef invertebrate, in a
"commensal association" - a parasitic relationship where the host is
neither helped nor harmed.
L.
etoni cannot sing 'Rocket Man', so why did his discoverer name him
after the famous singer?
James Thomas from the Halmos College of
Natural Sciences and Oceanography in Florida
He said: "I named the species in
honor of Sir Elton John because I have listened to his music in my lab during
my entire scientific career,
"So, when this unusual crustacean
with a greatly enlarged appendage appeared under my microscope after a day of
collecting, an image of the shoes Elton John wore as the 'Pinball Wizard' came
to mind."
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