Gollumjapyx

Gollumjapyx
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Order: Diplura
Family: Japygidae
Genus: Gollumjapyx
Sendra & Ortuño, 2006
Species:
G. smeagol
Binomial name
Gollumjapyx smeagol
Sendra & Ortuño, 2006
Castellón province

Gollumjapyx smeagol is a species of dipluran, named after Gollum, a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. It is the only species in the genus Gollumjapyx. It was first discovered in caves in the Spanish province of Castellón.

References

  1. ↑ A. Sendra; V. Ortuno; A. Moreno; S. Montagud; S. Teruel (2006). "Gollumjapyx smeagol gen. n., an enigmatic hypogean japygid (Diplura: Japygidae) from the eastern Iberian Peninsula" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1372: 35–52. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1372.1.4.
  2. ↑ "New insect named after Tolkien character". Think Spain. January 9, 2007. Retrieved April 18, 2010.