Japewiella

Translingual

Etymology

Named after Peter Wilfred James (lichenologist) +‎ -ella.

Proper noun

Japewiella f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Lecanoraceae – crust lichens that grow on bark.
    • 2022 April 20, Megan Marples, “Taylor Swift inspired an entomologist to name a new millipede species after the megastar”, in CNN‎[1] (in English):
      Parton had a lichen named after her called Japewiella dollypartoniana and Gaga had a had an entire plant genus named monstraparva, also known as its DNA sequence, GAGA.

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