Bob Marley: a Coral parasite

Reggae immortal Bob Marley has joined Barack Obama and Elvis Presley in the club of those who have biological species named in their honour.

Reggae immortal Bob Marley has joined Barack Obama and Elvis Presley in the club of those who have biological species named in their honour.

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In Marley’s case, it’s a small parasitic crustacean blood feeder that infests fish in Caribbean coral reefs, now known as Gnathia Marleyi.

“I named this species, which is truly a natural wonder, after Marley because of my respect and admiration for Marley’s music,” Paul Sikkel, a marine biologist at Arkansas State University, said on Tuesday.