| Gnathia marleyi | |
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| Male specimen | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Family: | Gnathiidae |
| Genus: | Gnathia |
| Species: | G. marleyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Gnathia marleyi Farquharson, Smit & Sikkel, 2012 [1]
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Gnathia marleyi is a species of crustacean in the family Gnathiidae.[2] It is named after reggae musician Bob Marley.[3] It is a parasite that infests and feeds on the blood of such fish as the French grunt (Haemulon flavioliniatum). This tiny species is only found in the Caribbean Sea. It only eats while in the juvenile stage. It can be found hiding among sea sponges, algae, and pieces of dead coral.[4]
- ^ Schotte M, Boyko CB, Bruce NL, Poore GC, Taiti S, Wilson GD, eds. (2012). "Gnathia marleyi". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Charon Farquharson; Nico J. Smit; Paul C. Sikkel (2012). "Gnathia marleyi sp. nov. (Crustacea, Isopoda, Gnathiidae) from the Eastern Caribbean" (PDF excerpt). Zootaxa. 3381: 47–61. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3381.1.3.
- ^ Deborah Zabarenko (June 14, 2012). "No crustacean, no cry? Bob Marley gets his own species". Reuters. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
- ^ Jeanna Bryner (July 10, 2012). "Better than nothing? Bloodsucking parasite named after Bob Marley". Christian Science Monitor. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2012.