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Many '''species''' and even entire [[wikipedia:Genus|genera]] have been named after elements of [[J.R.R. Tolkien|J.R.R. Tolkien's]] [[legendarium]]. Some items on the list are ''junior synonyms'' – they were coined for a [[wikipedia:Taxon|taxon]] that had an earlier published name, and thus are not the official name according to the rules of [[wikipedia:Zoological nomenclature|zoological nomenclature]]. These are marked in the footnotes.
In the field of biology, several '''species''' have been named after creatures, people and places in [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s [[legendarium]].


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{|
| Species
| Taxon
| Description
| Refers to
| Named by
| Notes
|-
|-
| Leucothoe [[J.R.R. Tolkien|tolkieni]]
| ''Aletodon mellon''
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphipoda Amphipod]
| [[Mellon]]
| [[G.M. Vinogradov]]
|-
|-
| Aletodon [[mellon]]
| ''Ancalagon minor''
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleocene#Mammals Paleocene mammal]
| [[Ancalagon]]
| [[Leigh Van Valen]]
|-
|-
| [[Ancalagon]] minor  
| ''Ankalagon saurognathus''
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priapulida Cambrian Priapulid]
| [[Ancalagon]]<ref group="note">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]].</ref>
| [[Simon Conway Morris]]
|-
|-
| [[Ancalagon|Ankalagon]] saurognathus
| ''Anisonchus eowynae''<br>''Anisonschus athelas''<ref group="note">Synonyms for the same species.</ref>
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesonychid Paleocene Mesonychid]
| [[Eowyn]] and [[Athelas]]
| Leigh Van Valen
| Spelt with a ''k'' because the genus ''Ancalagon'' was already occupied by ''Ancalagon minor''. The species name ''saurognathus'' translates as "lizard jaw".
|-
|-
| Anisonchus [[Eowyn|eowynae]]<br />or Anisonschus [[athelas]]
| ''Bofuria''
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleocene#Mammals Paleocene mammal]
| [[Bofur]]
| Leigh Van Valen
| Synonyms for the same species.
|-
|-
| [[Bombur|Bomburia]]
| ''Bomburia''
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleocene#Mammals Paleocene mammal]
| [[Bombur]]
| Leigh Van Valen
|-
|-
| Bubogonia [[Tom Bombadil|bombadili]]
| ''Bubogonia bombadili''
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleocene#Mammals Paleocene mammal]
| [[Tom Bombadil]]
| Leigh Van Valen
|-
|-
| Protoselene [[Tom Bombadil|bombadili]]
| ''Claenodon mumak''
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleocene#Mammals Paleocene mammal]
| [[Mûmakil]]
| Leigh Van Valen
|-
|-
| Claenodon [[Mûmakil|mumak]]
| ''Deltatherium durini''
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleocene#Mammals Paleocene mammal]
| [[Durin]]
| Leigh Van Valen
|-
|-
| Deltatherium [[Durin|durini]]
| ''Elachista amrodella''<ref group="note">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.</ref>
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleocene#Mammals Paleocene mammal]
| [[Amrod]]
| Leigh Van Valen
|-
|-
| [[Eärendil|Earendil]]
| ''Elachista aredhella''
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleocene#Mammals Paleocene mammal]
| [[Aredhel]]
| Leigh Van Valen
| Synonym of ''Mimatuta''.
|-
|-
| Elachista [[Amrod|amrodella]]
| ''Elachista caranthirella''
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moth Moth]
| [[Caranthir]]
| [[Lauri Kaila]]
| rowspan="12" | These species of moth are, according to Kaila, similar to [[Elves]] in that they are inconspicuous and native to the western hemisphere. He remarks that Elves ''&ldquo;one after other sailed over the water to the West, and were later difficult to see with human eyes&rdquo;''.
|-
|-
| Elachista [[Aredhel|aredhella]]
| ''Elachista curufinella''
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moth Moth]
| [[Curufin]]
| [[Lauri Kaila]]
|-
|-
| Elachista [[Caranthir|caranthirella]]
| ''Elachista daeronella''
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moth Moth]
| [[Daeron]]
| [[Lauri Kaila]]
|-
|-
| Elachista [[Curufin|curufinella]]
| ''Elachista diorella''
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moth Moth]
| [[Dior]]
| [[Lauri Kaila]]
|-
|-
| Elachista [[Daeron|daeronella]]
| ''Elachista finarfinella''
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moth Moth]
| [[Finarfin]]
| [[Lauri Kaila]]
|-
|-
| Elachista [[Dior|diorella]]
| ''Elachista gildorella''
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moth Moth]
| [[Gildor Inglorion]]
| [[Lauri Kaila]]
|-
|-
| Elachista [[Finarfin|finarfinella]]
| ''Elachista indisella''
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moth Moth]
| [[Indis]]
| [[Lauri Kaila]]
|-
|-
| Elachista [[Gildor Inglorion|gildorella]]
| ''Elachista maglorella''
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moth Moth]
| [[Maglor]]
| [[Lauri Kaila]]
|-
|-
| Elachista [[Indis|indisella]]
| ''Elachista miriella''
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moth Moth]
| [[Miriel]]
| [[Lauri Kaila]]
|-
|-
| Elachista [[Maglor|maglorella]]
| ''Elachista turgonella''
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moth Moth]
| [[Turgon]]
| [[Lauri Kaila]]
|-
|-
| Elachista [[Miriel|miriella]]
| ''Leucothoe tolkieni''
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moth Moth]
| [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]
| [[Lauri Kaila]]
|-
|-
| Elachista [[Turgon|turgonella]]
| Protoselene bombadili
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moth Moth]
| [[Tom Bombadil]]
| [[Lauri Kaila]]
|-
|-
| ''[http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Smeagol Smeagol]''<ref group="note">The only genus in the family ''[http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Smeagolidae Smeagolidae].</ref>
| [[Gollum]]
|}
|}


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* Platymastus palantir Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal) The [[Palantir|palantír]] was a magical viewing stone.
* Platymastus palantir Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal) The [[Palantir|palantír]] was a magical viewing stone.
* Protungulatum gorgun Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal) "gorgûn" is a term for [[Orcs]].
* Protungulatum gorgun Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal) "gorgûn" is a term for [[Orcs]].
* Smeagol Climo, 1980 (gastropod, family Smeagolidae) Another name for Gollum.
* Smeagolia Hedqvist, 1973 (pteromalid wasp)
* Smeagolia Hedqvist, 1973 (pteromalid wasp)
* Syconycteris hobbit (moss-forest blossom bat)
* Syconycteris hobbit (moss-forest blossom bat)
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* Tinuviel Van Valen (Paleocene mammal) for a most beautiful elf. The name is Elvish for nightingale.
* Tinuviel Van Valen (Paleocene mammal) for a most beautiful elf. The name is Elvish for nightingale.


[[Category:Biology (real-world)]]
==Notes==
<references group="note" />
 
==References==
* Isaak, Marc. [http://www.curioustaxonomy.net/etym/fiction.html Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature: Etymology: Fiction]. Updated 2010-08-02. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
 
[[Category:Real-world]]

Revision as of 23:02, 12 August 2010

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 – they were coined for a taxon that had an earlier published name, and thus are not the official name according to the rules of zoological nomenclature. These are marked in the footnotes.

Taxon Refers to
Aletodon mellon Mellon
Ancalagon minor Ancalagon
Ankalagon saurognathus Ancalagon[note 1]
Anisonchus eowynae
Anisonschus athelas[note 2] 		Eowyn and Athelas
Bofuria Bofur
Bomburia Bombur
Bubogonia bombadili Tom Bombadil
Claenodon mumak Mûmakil
Deltatherium durini Durin
Elachista amrodella[note 3] 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 Miriel
Elachista turgonella Turgon
Leucothoe tolkieni J.R.R. Tolkien
Protoselene bombadili Tom Bombadil
Smeagol[note 4] Gollum



  • Fimbrethil ambaronae Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal, synonym of Oxyacodon agapetillus (Cope 1884)) Fimbrethil was an Ent-maiden; Ambaróna was a name for the Ents' forest.
  • Frodospira Wagner 1999 (Silurian gastropod) A small genus named after a certain hobbit. [Am. Malacological Bull. 15:1-31]
  • Galaxias gollumoides (fresh-water fish) Named after Gollum because it has large eyes and was found in a swamp.
  • Gollum Compagno, 1973 (catshark)
  • Gollumjapyx smeagol (dipluran hexapod)
  • Gwaihiria Nauman (diapriid wasp) Named for Gwaihir, Lord of the Eagles.
  • Litaletes ondolinde Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal) for Ondolindë, an Elven city.
  • Macrostyphlus frodo Morrone, 1994 (Andean weevil)
  • Macrostyphlus gandalf Morrone, 1994 (Andean weevil) [This and M. frodo are from American Museum Novitates 3104: 1-63.]
  • Mimotricentes mirielae Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal, synonym of Loxolophus hyattianus (Cope, 1885)) after Míriel, an Elf.
  • Mimatuta morgoth Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal) for the "dark enemy of the world."
  • Mimatuta minuial Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal) "minuial" is Elvish for dawn's twilight.
  • Mithrandir Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal) one of the names of the wizard Gandalf.
  • Niphredil radagasti Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal, now in genus Paleotomus) * Niphredil is a small Middle Earth flower. Radagast the Brown was a wizard.
  • Osteoborus orc Webb, 1969 (Pliocene canid)
  • Oxyprimus galadrielae Van Valen, 1978 (arctocyonid Paleocene mammal) for elf Lady Galadriel.
  • Pericompsus bilbo Erwin (carabid) for the title character of The Hobbit. So called because "it was short, fat, and had hairy feet."
  • Platymastus palantir Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal) The palantír was a magical viewing stone.
  • Protungulatum gorgun Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal) "gorgûn" is a term for Orcs.
  • Smeagolia Hedqvist, 1973 (pteromalid wasp)
  • Syconycteris hobbit (moss-forest blossom bat)
  • Thangorodrim thalion Van Valen (Paleocene mammal, synonym of Oxyclaenus Cope 1884) Thangorodrim are the three tallest towers of Endor; Thalion is a character from Tolkien's The Silmarillion.
  • Tinuviel Van Valen (Paleocene mammal) for a most beautiful elf. The name is Elvish for nightingale.

Notes

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Synonyms for the same species.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ The only genus in the family Smeagolidae.

References

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