a shrimp named after Leslie

Hey folks

we just named a shrimp after our worm girl, Leslie ! what a coincidence !

Leslibetaeus coibita, n. gen., n. sp., from Coiba NP, on the Pacific coast of Panama

she collected the cute little guys and also took nice pictures, check out the paper at:

http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/

cheers

Art

Isn't my new godchild beautiful?

Thanks, Art!

Wow! A genus name! That's huge, not many people get that honor...

what a cutie

awesome stuff Leslie!

hey Leslie

that's about time to name an ungly polychaete worm after me ! like the ones living on fouling stuff or in stinky mud .. or feeding on whale carcasses ..

cheerio

Art

Well, I do have an unnamed stink worm but I was saving it for someone who really deserves it! (Unfortunately he'd understand why and hate me even more.....) don't you want one of the pretty ones?

That's so, so awesome.

Your first name is gettibg so well known that you should consider publishing under just "Leslie" - you could be the Brazilian soccer star of marine taxonomy!

Alex

Very cool Leslie!!!!!!!!!!!! that is a great honour. we going to start calling you Shrimpy i guess!

CONGRATS, Leslie! that is amazing!!

I plugged you on the front page: http://wetpixel.com/i.php/full/leslibetaeus-coibita/

Shall we rename you "Shrimp Girl?"

B) B)

Shrimp girl? Shrimpy? (Sound of a cat coughing up a hair ball.....) thanks, but I'll stick with worm girl. After all, all I did was collect the little guys.

Leslibetaeus is my seventh godchild. (Good thing I don't have to pay for college ) The nemertean in this image will probably be the 8th. I collected it last month in Panama.

OK, Leslie, one of the prettier ones !!!

like these two Hesione spp, by the way, still awaiting ID !

Art

OUTSTANDING LESLIE!!!!

Todd

Congratulations Leslie,

we live in interesting times as the Chinese say, taking part in the discovery of the living things on this planet.

Great shrimp !

Guido

Art, Denis, & Ingo deserve lots of praise too! I found & photographed it but they actually described it. They even called me their "dear colleague" in the paper instead of the usual rude things they normally say!

Congratulations Leslie -

Woo Hoo!!!! Big Congrats, Leslie!

Marli

Great stuff, Congratulations Leslie.

Ted

Neslie....Leslie ...hmmmm I dont know which one is more famous.

Joe