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Offline Ptarmigan

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Newly Discovered Flatworm Is Named After Obama
« on: September 08, 2016, 09:11:03 PM »
Newly Discovered Flatworm Is Named After Obama
http://www.popsci.com/newly-discovered-blood-fluke-is-named-after-obama

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A new species of blood fluke was found infecting the lungs of turtles in Malaysia. This parasitic flatworm has been dubbed Baracktrema obamai, in honor of the President of the United States (who is the fifth cousin twice removed of one of the discovering scientists).

B. obamai is described in the August issue of the Journal of Parasitology as having a long, thread-like body. So far, it’s shown up in two freshwater turtles, the black marsh turtle (Siebenrockiella crassicollis) and southeast Asian box turtle (Cuora amboinensis).

How fitting.  :-)  :lmao:

There is a genus of flatworms called Obama.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obama_(genus)
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Re: Newly Discovered Flatworm Is Named After Obama
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2016, 05:27:37 AM »
A bloodsucking parasite named after a Democrat . . . :whistling:
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Re: Newly Discovered Flatworm Is Named After Obama
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2016, 07:47:03 AM »
Now THAT'S a legacy we can all appreciate in our Turd-in-Chief!  :stoner:  :loser:
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Re: Newly Discovered Flatworm Is Named After Obama
« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2016, 12:44:55 PM »
Quote from: Eupher on September 10, 2016, 07:47:03 AM
Now THAT'S a legacy we can all appreciate in our Turd-in-Chief!  :stoner:  :loser:



We'll name it after Obama, too.

Not the dog. She already has a name.
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