New Chiton Species Named

Ze Frank made a True Facts video asking for input on a species name for a new chiton mollusk identified by Juila Sigwart of the  Senkenberg Ocean Species Alliance. A panel of expert judges which fortunately excluded Ze Frank came to a consensus and selected a name. Yesterday, a new paper was published in the Biodiversity Data Journal announcing the naming of Ferreiraella populi. 

More than 8,000 comments came in under the original video, so Ze Frank figured that some of the more humorous suggestions should be highlighted here since they did not make it into the science journal. Points for creativity, so to speak.