''Cryptocercus garciai'' is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
wood roach named after American musician
Jerry Garcia.
Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature
/ref>[Burnside, C.A., P.T. Smith and S. Kambhampati, 1999. "Three New Species of the Wood Roach, ''Cryptocercus'' (Blattodea: Cryptocercidae), From the Eastern United States." ''The Kansas Journal of Entomology](_blank)
/ref> It was discovered by Drs. Craig A. Burnside and Srinivas Kambhampati in 1998 in the Chattahoochee National Forest
The Chattahoochee River forms the southern half of the Alabama and Georgia border, as well as a portion of the Florida - Georgia border. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River, a relatively short river formed by the confluence of the Chattah ...
in northern Georgia. Prior to this, it was assumed that ''Cryptocercus punctulatus'' was the only species in the genus that existed in North America.
See also
* List of organisms named after famous people (born 1900–1949)
In biological nomenclature, organisms often receive scientific names that honor a person. A taxon (e.g. species or genus; plural: taxa) named in honor of another entity is an eponymous taxon, and names specifically honoring a person or persons ar ...
References
Cockroaches
Insects described in 1998
Jerry Garcia
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