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Genus: | Gollumjapyx Sendra & Ortuño, 2006 |
Species: | G. smeagol |
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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.[1] It was first discovered in caves in the Spanish province of Castellón.[2]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "New insect named after Tolkien character". Think Spain. January 9, 2007. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
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