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Fish parasite named after Bob Marley

Gnathia marleyi, the fish named after Bob Marley [Photo:Reuters]

Reggae immortal Bob Marley has joined Barack Obama and Elvis Presley in the elite club of those who have biological species named in their honor.

In Marley's case, it's a small parasitic crustacean blood feeder that infests fish in Caribbean coral reefs, now known as Gnathia marleyi.

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