The amphipod species Apotectonia senckenbergae was named in honor of Johanna Rebecca Senckenberg (1716-1743).
Notes on verification
Confirmed by the primary taxonomic description (Momtazi & Riehl 2025, Biodiversity Data Journal) and corroborated by multiple independent press outlets and German Wikipedia biography of Johanna Rebecca Senckenberg. [cascade flags: aggregator_dropped_primary_exists,wikipedia_dropped_other_sources_exist | tier=silver indep_score=0.75 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable | framework convergence=partial on Original species description in Biodiversity Data Journal by Momtazi & Riehl, disseminated via Pensoft/Senckenberg press release (upstreams: Momtazi & Riehl 2025, Biodiversity Data Journal 13: e160349 (Ocean Species Discoveries 13-27)) — publishers independent, evidence may not be | kind=attributed eligibility=high]
Sources
- Scientists discover 14 strange new species hidden in the deep sea | ScienceDaily (seed:animals_and_wildlife)
- https://zenodo.org/records/17357364 (corroboration)
- http://treatment.plazi.org/id/B52824ACCB385D15B8AC8527CBEB7EA9/2 (corroboration)
- https://interestingengineering.com/culture/ocean-explorers-identify-14-new-species (corroboration)