Organisms named after singers

You’re nobody in the music business until you’ve had an organism named after yourself. Here’s Purple Revolver’s top picks of the organisms named after famous artists and groups.

Avalanchurus lennoni – John Lennon
Avalanchurus starri – Ringo Starr
Paradonea presleyi – Elvis Presley
Aegrotocatellus jaggeri – Mick Jagger
Amaurotoma zappa – Frank Zappa
Anacroneuria carole – Carole King
Arcticalymene rotteni – Johnny Rotten
Avalanchurus simoni – Paul Simon
Avalanchurus garfunkeli – Art Garfunkel
Cirolana mercuryi – Freddie Mercury
Dicrotendipes thanatogratus – Grateful Dead
Gnathia marleyi – Bob Marley
Hyla stingi – Sting has a Colombian tree frog named in recognition of his work for the rain-forest.
Loureedia annulipes – Lou Reed
Macrocarpaea dies-viridis – Green Day
Mesoparapylocheles michaeljacksoni – Michael Jackson
Phialella zappai (jellyfish) – Frank Zappa
Taeniopteryx mercuryi – Freddie Mercury

Watch David Attenborough’s new TV show Natural Curiosities this month on Eden (Virgin Media).