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.
Sources
- Scientists discover 14 strange new species hidden in the deep sea | ScienceDaily (sciencedaily.com)
- https://zenodo.org/records/17357364 (zenodo.org)
- http://treatment.plazi.org/id/B52824ACCB385D15B8AC8527CBEB7EA9/2 (treatment.plazi.org)
- https://interestingengineering.com/culture/ocean-explorers-identify-14-new-species (interestingengineering.com)