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Many '''species''' and even entire [[wikipedia:Genus|genera]] have been named after elements of [[J.R.R. Tolkien|J.R.R. Tolkien's]] [[legendarium]]. Some items on the list are ''junior synonyms'' – they were coined for a [[wikipedia:Taxon|taxon]] that had an earlier published name, and thus are not the official name according to the rules of [[wikipedia:Zoological nomenclature|zoological nomenclature]]. These are marked in the footnotes.
<div style="background: #f0f0f0; border: 1px solid #069; border-left: 1em solid #069; margin: 1em 6em; padding: .2em .5em;"><span style="color: #069; font: 11pt Georgia, serif;">"This is quote" &ndash;[[Balrogs|Attribution]]</span><br><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold;">This is the more important, but far wordier explanatory text. It explains what is wrong and what should be done about it.</span></div>
 
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<div style="background: #f0f0f0; border: 1px solid #f60; border-left: 1em solid #f60; margin: 1em 6em; padding: .2em .5em;"><span style="color: #f60; font: 11pt Georgia, serif;">"This is quote" &ndash;[[Balrogs|Attribution]]</span><br><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold;">This is the more important, but far wordier explanatory text. It explains what is wrong and what should be done about it. Sometimes it might be long enough to go onto a second line.</span></div>
| Taxon
| Refers to
|-
| ''Aletodon mellon''
| [[Quenya]]: ''[[mellon]]''
|-
| ''Ancalagon minor''
| [[Ancalagon]]
|-
| ''Ankalagon saurognathus''
| [[Ancalagon]]<ref group="note">Spelt with a ''k'' because the genus ''Ancalagon'' was already occupied by ''Ancalagon minor''. The species name ''saurognathus'' is Latin for "lizard jaw" but also bears a resemblance to [[Sauron]].</ref>
|-
| ''Anisonchus eowynae''<br>''Anisonschus athelas''<ref group="note">Synonyms for the same species.</ref>
| [[Eowyn]] and [[Athelas]]
|-
| ''Balinia''
| [[Balin]]
|-
| ''Balrogia''
| [[Balrogs]]
|-
| ''Beornia''
| [[Beorn]]
|-
| ''Bofuria''
| [[Bofur]]
|-
| ''Bomburia''
| [[Bombur]]
|-
| ''Borophagus orc''<ref group="note">Formerly ''Osteoborus orc''.</ref>
| [[Orcs]]
|-
| ''Bubogonia bombadili''
| [[Tom Bombadil]]
|-
| ''Claenodon mumak''
| [[Mûmakil]]
|-
| ''Deltatherium durini''
| [[Durin]]
|-
| ''Durinia''
| [[Durin]]
|-
| ''Dvalinia''
| [[Dwalin]]
|-
| ''Earendil''
| [[Eärendil]]
|-
| ''Elachista amrodella''<ref group="note">Moths of this species are, according to biologist Lauri Kaila, similar to [[Elves]] in that they are inconspicuous and have spread to the western hemisphere.</ref>
| [[Amrod]]
|-
| ''Elachista aredhella''
| [[Aredhel]]
|-
| ''Elachista caranthirella''
| [[Caranthir]]
|-
| ''Elachista curufinella''
| [[Curufin]]
|-
| ''Elachista daeronella''
| [[Daeron]]
|-
| ''Elachista diorella''
| [[Dior]]
|-
| ''Elachista finarfinella''
| [[Finarfin]]
|-
| ''Elachista gildorella''
| [[Gildor Inglorion]]
|-
| ''Elachista indisella''
| [[Indis]]
|-
| ''Elachista maglorella''
| [[Maglor]]
|-
| ''Elachista miriella''
| [[Miriel]]
|-
| ''Elachista turgonella''
| [[Turgon]]
|-
| ''Entia''
| [[Ents]]
|-
| ''Fimbrethil ambaronae''<ref group="note">Synonym of [http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Oxyacodon_agapetillus Oxyacodon agapetillus]</ref>
| [[Fimbrethil]] and [[Ambaróna]]
|-
| ''Frodospira''
| [[Frodo Baggins]]
|-
| ''Galaxias gollumoides''
| [[Gollum]]<ref group="note">Because it has large eyes and was found in a swamp.</ref>
|-
| ''Gildoria''
| [[Gildor]]
|-
| ''Gimlia''
| [[Gimli]]
|-
| ''Gollum attenuatus''
| [[Gollum]]
|-
| ''Gollumiella''
| [[Gollum]]
|-
| ''Gollumjapyx smeagol''
| [[Gollum]]
|-
| ''Gwaihiria''
| [[Gwaihir]]
|-
| ''Homo floresiensis''
| Commonly known as '[[Hobbits|the Hobbit]]'
|-
| ''Legolasia''
| [[Legolas]]
|-
| ''Leucothoe tolkieni''
| [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]
|-
| ''Litaletes ondolinde''
| [[Ondolindë]]
|-
| ''Macropsis sauroni''
| [[Sauron]]
|-
| ''Macrostyphlus frodo''
| [[Frodo Baggins]]
|-
| ''Macrostyphlus gandalf''
| [[Gandalf]]
|-
| ''Mimotricentes mirielae''<ref group="note">Synonym of ''Loxolophus hyattianus''</ref>
| [[Míriel]]
|-
| ''Mimatuta morgoth''
| [[Morgoth]]
|-
| ''Mimatuta minuial''
| [[Sindarin]]: ''[[minuial]]''
|-
| ''Mithrandir''
| [[Mithrandir]]
|-
| ''Nazgulia''
| [[Nazgul]]
|-
| ''Oinia''
| [[Óin]]
|-
| ''Oxyprimus galadrielae''
| [[Galadriel]]
|-
| ''Paleotomus radagasti''<ref group="note">Formerly ''Niphredil radagasti'', referring to [[Niphredil]].</ref>
| [[Radagast]]
|-
| ''Pericompsus bilbo''
| [[Bilbo Baggins]]<ref group="note">Because it is "short, fat, and has hairy feet".</ref>
|-
| ''Platymastus palantir''
| [[Palantíri]]
|-
| ''Protoselene bombadili''
| [[Tom Bombadil]]
|-
| ''Protungulatum gorgun''
| [[Drúedain]]: [[gorgûn]]''
|-
| ''[http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Smeagol Smeagol]''<ref group="note">The only genus in the family ''[http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Smeagolidae Smeagolidae].</ref>
| [[Gollum]]
|-
| ''Smeagolia''
| [[Gollum]]
|-
| ''Syconycteris hobbit''<ref group="note">Commonly called the 'Hairy-footed Moss Forest Blossom Bat'</ref>
| [[Hobbits]]
|-
| ''Thangorodrim thalion''<ref group="note">Synonym of ''Oxyclaenus''</ref>
| [[Thangorodrim]] and [[Húrin Thalion]]
|-
| ''Tinuviel''
| [[Lúthien Tinúviel]]
|}
 
==Notes==
<references group="note" />
 
==References==
* Yanega, Doug. [http://cache.ucr.edu/~heraty/yanega.html Curious Scientific Names]. Retrieved 2010-08-13
* Isaak, Marc. [http://www.curioustaxonomy.net/etym/fiction.html Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature: Etymology: Fiction]. Updated 2010-08-02. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
 
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