Gnathia jimmybuffetti
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| Gnathia jimmybuffetti | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Family: | Gnathiidae |
| Genus: | Gnathia |
| Species: | G. jimmybuffetti |
| Binomial name | |
| Gnathia jimmybuffetti Erasmus, Hadfield, Sikkel, and Smit, 2023 | |
Gnathia jimmybuffetti is a species of isopod native to the Florida Keys.[1] It was described by a team of researchers from the University of Miami and North-West University in 2023.[2] This makes it the first new species of gnathiid to be discovered in Florida over the past 100 years.[3]
Gnathia jimmybuffetti is named after American singer Jimmy Buffett.[1][4] Isopods are a type of crustacean, a subphylum referenced in the title of Buffett's 1973 album A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean.
