It does not include organisms named for fictional entities, for biologists, paleontologists or other natural scientists, nor for associates or family members of researchers who are not otherwise notable (exceptions are made, however, for natural scientists who are much more famous for other aspects of their lives, such as, for example, rock musician Greg Graffin). It also includes ensembles (including bands and comedy troupes) in which at least one member was born after that date but excludes companies, institutions, ethnic groups or nationalities, and populated places. This list is part of the list of organisms named after famous people, and includes organisms named after famous individuals born on or after the 1st of January 1950. Similarly, those named for a woman often end in -ae, or -arum for two or more women. Following rules of Latin grammar, species or subspecies names derived from a man's name often end in -i or -ii if named for an individual, and -orum if named for a group of men or mixed-sex group, such as a family. Scientific names are generally formally published in peer-reviewed journal articles or larger monographs along with descriptions of the named taxa and ways to distinguish them from other taxa. species or genus plural: taxa) named in honor of another entity is an eponymous taxon, and names specifically honoring a person or persons are known as patronyms. In biological nomenclature, organisms often receive scientific names that honor a person.

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