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| 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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| | Leucothoe [[J.R.R. Tolkien|tolkieni]]
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| | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphipoda Amphipod]
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| | [[G.M. Vinogradov]]
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| | Aletodon [[mellon]]
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| | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleocene#Mammals Paleocene mammal]
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| | [[Leigh Van Valen]]
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| | [[Ancalagon]] minor
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| | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priapulida Cambrian Priapulid]
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| | [[Simon Conway Morris]]
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| | [[Ancalagon|Ankalagon]] saurognathus
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| | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesonychid Paleocene Mesonychid]
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| | Leigh Van Valen
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| | Spelt with a ''k'' because the genus ''Ancalagon'' was already occupied by ''Ancalagon minor''. The species name ''saurognathus'' translates as "lizard jaw".
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| | Anisonchus [[Eowyn|eowynae]]<br />or Anisonschus [[athelas]]
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| | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleocene#Mammals Paleocene mammal]
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| | Leigh Van Valen
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| | Synonyms for the same species.
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| | [[Bombur|Bomburia]]
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| | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleocene#Mammals Paleocene mammal]
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| | Leigh Van Valen
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| | Bubogonia [[Tom Bombadil|bombadili]]
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| | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleocene#Mammals Paleocene mammal]
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| | Leigh Van Valen
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| | Protoselene [[Tom Bombadil|bombadili]]
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| | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleocene#Mammals Paleocene mammal]
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| | Leigh Van Valen
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| | Claenodon [[Mûmakil|mumak]]
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| | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleocene#Mammals Paleocene mammal]
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| | Leigh Van Valen
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| | Deltatherium [[Durin|durini]]
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| | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleocene#Mammals Paleocene mammal]
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| | Leigh Van Valen
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| | [[Eärendil|Earendil]]
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| | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleocene#Mammals Paleocene mammal]
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| | Leigh Van Valen
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| | Synonym of ''Mimatuta''.
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| | Elachista [[Amrod|amrodella]]
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| | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moth Moth]
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| | [[Lauri Kaila]]
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| | 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 ''“one after other sailed over the water to the West, and were later difficult to see with human eyes”''.
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| | Elachista [[Aredhel|aredhella]]
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| | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moth Moth]
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| | [[Lauri Kaila]]
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| | Elachista [[Caranthir|caranthirella]]
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| | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moth Moth]
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| | [[Lauri Kaila]]
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| | Elachista [[Curufin|curufinella]]
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| | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moth Moth]
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| | [[Lauri Kaila]]
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| | Elachista [[Daeron|daeronella]]
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| | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moth Moth]
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| | [[Lauri Kaila]]
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| | Elachista [[Dior|diorella]]
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| | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moth Moth]
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| | [[Lauri Kaila]]
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| | Elachista [[Finarfin|finarfinella]]
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| | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moth Moth]
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| | [[Lauri Kaila]]
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| | Elachista [[Gildor Inglorion|gildorella]]
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| | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moth Moth]
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| | [[Lauri Kaila]]
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| | Elachista [[Indis|indisella]]
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| | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moth Moth]
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| | [[Lauri Kaila]]
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| | Elachista [[Maglor|maglorella]]
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| | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moth Moth]
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| | [[Lauri Kaila]]
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| | Elachista [[Miriel|miriella]]
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| | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moth Moth]
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| | [[Lauri Kaila]]
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| | Elachista [[Turgon|turgonella]]
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| | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moth Moth]
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| | [[Lauri Kaila]]
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| * Fimbrethil ambaronae Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal, synonym of Oxyacodon agapetillus (Cope 1884)) [[Fimbrethil]] was an Ent-maiden; [[Ambarona|Ambaróna]] was a name for the [[Ents|Ents']] forest.
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| * Frodospira Wagner 1999 (Silurian gastropod) A small genus named after a certain [[hobbit]]. [Am. Malacological Bull. 15:1-31]
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| * Galaxias gollumoides (fresh-water fish) Named after [[Gollum]] because it has large eyes and was found in a swamp.
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| * Gollum Compagno, 1973 (catshark)
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| * Gollumjapyx smeagol (dipluran hexapod)
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| * Gwaihiria Nauman (diapriid wasp) Named for [[Gwaihir]], Lord of the Eagles.
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| * Litaletes ondolinde Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal) for [[Ondolindë]], an Elven city.
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| * Macrostyphlus frodo Morrone, 1994 (Andean weevil)
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| * Macrostyphlus gandalf Morrone, 1994 (Andean weevil) [This and M. frodo are from American Museum Novitates 3104: 1-63.]
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| * Mimotricentes mirielae Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal, synonym of Loxolophus hyattianus (Cope, 1885)) after [[Míriel]], an Elf.
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| * Mimatuta morgoth Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal) for the "dark enemy of the world."
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| * Mimatuta minuial Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal) "minuial" is Elvish for dawn's twilight.
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| * Mithrandir Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal) one of the names of the wizard [[Gandalf]].
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| * Niphredil radagasti Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal, now in genus Paleotomus) * [[Niphredil]] is a small Middle Earth flower. [[Radagast|Radagast the Brown]] was a [[wizard]].
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| * Osteoborus orc Webb, 1969 (Pliocene canid)
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| * Oxyprimus galadrielae Van Valen, 1978 (arctocyonid Paleocene mammal) for elf [[Galadriel|Lady Galadriel]].
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| * Pericompsus bilbo Erwin (carabid) for the title character of [[The Hobbit]]. So called because "it was short, fat, and had hairy feet."
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| * Platymastus palantir Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal) The [[Palantir|palantír]] was a magical viewing stone.
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| * Protungulatum gorgun Van Valen, 1978 (Paleocene mammal) "gorgûn" is a term for [[Orcs]].
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| * Smeagol Climo, 1980 (gastropod, family Smeagolidae) Another name for Gollum.
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| * Smeagolia Hedqvist, 1973 (pteromalid wasp)
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| * Syconycteris hobbit (moss-forest blossom bat)
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| * 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]]''.
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| * Tinuviel Van Valen (Paleocene mammal) for a most beautiful elf. The name is Elvish for nightingale.
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