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Gollumjapyx
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Order: Diplura
Family: Japygidae
Genus: Gollumjapyx
Sendra & Ortuño, 2006
Species:
G. smeagol
Binomial name
Gollumjapyx smeagol
Sendra & Ortuño, 2006
Castellón province

Gollumjapyx smeagol is a species of dipluran, named after Gollum, a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium.[1] It is the only species in the genus Gollumjapyx. It was first discovered in caves in the Spanish province of Castellón.[2]

References

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  1. ^ A. Sendra; V. Ortuno; A. Moreno; S. Montagud; S. Teruel (2006). "Gollumjapyx smeagol gen. n., an enigmatic hypogean japygid (Diplura: Japygidae) from the eastern Iberian Peninsula" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1372: 35–52. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1372.1.4.
  2. ^ "New insect named after Tolkien character". Think Spain. January 9, 2007. Retrieved April 18, 2010.