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| [[Smaug]]<ref group="note">Because "the specimens of Planois smaug were 'sleeping' in collections for about 60 years, like Tolkiens’ creature, and because of the large size of the insect". [https://entomologytoday.org/2015/12/23/new-giant-stink-bug-named-after-j-r-r-tolkiens-ancalagon-the-black/ EntomologyToday, 23 December 2015].</ref> | |||
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| ''Platymastus palantir'' | | ''Platymastus palantir'' | ||
| ''[[Palantíri]]'' | | ''[[Palantíri]]'' |
Revision as of 20:38, 16 November 2016
Many species and even entire genera have been named after elements of J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium. Some items on the list are junior synonyms, i.e. they were coined for a taxon that had an earlier published name and thus are not official according to the rules of zoological nomenclature. These are marked in the footnotes accordingly.
Taxon | Refers to | |||
Aletodon mellon | Quenya: mellon | |||
Ancalagon minor | Ancalagon | |||
Ankalagon saurognathus | Ancalagon[note 1] | |||
Anisonchus eowynae Anisonschus athelas[note 2] |
Éowyn and Athelas | |||
Anthracosuchus balrogus | Balrogs | |||
Balinia | Balin | |||
Balrogia | Balrogs | |||
Beornia | Beorn | |||
Beorn leggi | Beorn | |||
Bofuria | Bofur | |||
Bomburia | Bombur | |||
Borophagus orc[note 3] | Orcs | |||
Bubogonia bombadili | Tom Bombadil | |||
Claenodon mumak | Mûmakil | |||
Deltatherium durini | Durin | |||
Durinia | Durin | |||
Dvalinia | Dwalin | |||
Earendil | Eärendil | |||
Elachista amrodella[note 4] | Amrod | |||
Elachista aredhella | Aredhel | |||
Elachista caranthirella | Caranthir | |||
Elachista curufinella | Curufin | |||
Elachista daeronella | Daeron | |||
Elachista diorella | Dior | |||
Elachista finarfinella | Finarfin | |||
Elachista gildorella | Gildor Inglorion | |||
Elachista indisella | Indis | |||
Elachista maglorella | Maglor | |||
Elachista miriella | Míriel | |||
Elachista turgonella | Turgon | |||
Entia | Ents | |||
Fimbrethil ambaronae[note 5] | Fimbrethil and Ambaróna | |||
Frodospira | Frodo Baggins | |||
Galaxias gollumoides | Gollum[note 6] | |||
Gildoria | Gildor | |||
Gimlia | Gimli | |||
Gollum attenuatus | Gollum | |||
Gollumiella | Gollum | |||
Gollumjapyx smeagol | Gollum | |||
Gwaihiria | Gwaihir | |||
Homo floresiensis | Commonly known as 'the Hobbit' | |||
Legolasia | Legolas | |||
Leucothoe tolkieni | J.R.R. Tolkien | |||
Litaletes ondolinde | Ondolindë | |||
Macropsis sauroni | Sauron | |||
Macrostyphlus frodo | Frodo Baggins | |||
Macrostyphlus gandalf | Gandalf | |||
Mimotricentes mirielae[note 7] | Míriel | |||
Mimatuta morgoth | Morgoth | |||
Mimatuta minuial | Sindarin: minuial | |||
Mithrandir | Mithrandir | |||
Nazgulia | Nazgûl | |||
Oinia | Óin | |||
Oxyprimus galadrielae | Galadriel | |||
Paleotomus radagasti[note 8] | Radagast | |||
Pericompsus bilbo | Bilbo Baggins[note 9] | |||
Planois smaug | Smaug[note 10] | - | Platymastus palantir | Palantíri |
Protoselene bombadili | Tom Bombadil | |||
Protungulatum gorgun | Drúedain: gorgûn | |||
Sauroniops pachytholus | Sauron | |||
Smeagol[note 11] | Gollum | |||
Smeagolia | Gollum | |||
Syconycteris hobbit[note 12] | Hobbits | |||
Thangorodrim thalion[note 13] | Thangorodrim and Húrin Thalion | |||
Tinuviel | Lúthien Tinúviel |
Notes
- ↑ Spelt with a k because the genus Ancalagon was already occupied by Ancalagon minor. The species name saurognathus is Latin for "lizard jaw" but also bears a resemblance to Sauron.
- ↑ Synonyms for the same species.
- ↑ Formerly Osteoborus orc.
- ↑ Moths of this species are, according to biologist Lauri Kaila, similar to Elves in that they are inconspicuous and have spread to the western hemisphere.
- ↑ Synonym of Oxyacodon agapetillus
- ↑ Because it has large eyes and was found in a swamp.
- ↑ Synonym of Loxolophus hyattianus
- ↑ Formerly Niphredil radagasti, referring to Niphredil.
- ↑ Because it is "short, fat, and has hairy feet".
- ↑ Because "the specimens of Planois smaug were 'sleeping' in collections for about 60 years, like Tolkiens’ creature, and because of the large size of the insect". EntomologyToday, 23 December 2015.
- ↑ The only genus in the family Smeagolidae.
- ↑ Commonly called the 'Hairy-footed Moss Forest Blossom Bat'
- ↑ Synonym of Oxyclaenus
References
- Yanega, Doug. Curious Scientific Names. Retrieved 2010-08-13
- Isaak, Mark. Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature: Etymology: Fiction. Updated 2010-08-02. Retrieved 2010-08-12.