The King of Pop's name goes back in time as species of hermit crab now named Mesoparapylocheles Mich
The King of Pop's name goes back in time as species of hermit crab now named after Michael Jackson
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Michael Jackson's musical legacy will undoubtedly live on for all future generations.
Now a group of scientists are making sure that the King of Pop's name goes down as in prehistoric significance as well.
A new-found species of ancient hermit crabs was recently named after the singer, not because it had a particularly unusual Moondance-like walking style, but because it was discovered on the day that he died.
Prehistoric: The Mesoparapylocheles michaeljacksoni was named in honor of the King of Pop because it was discovered on the day he died
There is now a type of crab named Mesoparapylocheles michaeljacksoni, insuring that the singer will not just be examined for his dance moves.
The now-famous crab was discovered by a group of international scientists on June 25, 2009- the day when Jackson died.
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ShareThe team were celebrating their find in a restaurant in Alsasua, Spain when they saw news of his passing on a nearby television.
'Michael Jackson’s music will no doubt live a very long time and influence many people so I think the name is appropriate,' said Adiel Klompmaker, one of the scientists involved in the discovery.
Going down in ancient history: The crab named after Michael Jackson is thought to have originated 100 million years ago in northern Spain
The crab is native of the northern foothills of the Pyrenees mountains in Spain, and dates back 100 million years.
Unlike his namesake who is known in part for his famously large family, the Mesoparapylocheles michaeljacksoni only has one known relative, the Parapylocheles scorpio, which originates from Indian and Pacific oceans.
Jackson is not the only famous singer to have a species of creepy-crawly to be named after him.
A bee with a particularly robust behind was named after the pop star Beyoncé, the Sex Pistols and Ramones have prehistoric anthropods named after them, and both Mick Jagger and Keith Richards provided inspiration for the names of two species.
Singer Beyonce Knowles' behind served as inspiration for the name of an insect, the Scaptia (Plinthina) beyoncea
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