#  Species Stories 

 



We couldn't fit all of the amazing species name stories into the museum exhibit. Here you will find a few more interesting species stories:

Sort[   ![Dodo. Extinct birds London :Hutchinson,1907](/sites/g/files/omnuum11251/files/styles/hwp_1_1__960x960_scale/public/imls/files/dodo_thumb.png?itok=xn53HDWR) 

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### [Dodo](/dodo)

The Dodo’s scientific name has changed several times as ideas of its evolutionary relationships shifted.



[   ![e.coli thumbnail](/sites/g/files/omnuum11251/files/styles/hwp_1_1__960x960_scale/public/imls/files/ecoli_02.jpg?itok=eTViemqN) 

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### [*E.coli*](/ecoli)

Most strains of *E. coli* are harmless and even beneficial.



[   ![pangolin thumbnail](/sites/g/files/omnuum11251/files/styles/hwp_1_1__960x960_scale/public/imls/files/pangolin.jpg?itok=b5-c0EkB) 

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### [Pangolin](/pangolins)

All pangolins today belong to the family, Manidae, which come from the Latin word for ghost or underworld.



[   ![rocktripe thumbnail](/sites/g/files/omnuum11251/files/styles/hwp_1_1__960x960_scale/public/imls/files/rocktripe.jpg?itok=rTdva7QN) 

 ](/rocktripe)

### [Rock Tripe](/rocktripe)

“Rock tripe”, genus *Umbilicaria*, is an edible lichen.



[   ![shipworm](/sites/g/files/omnuum11251/files/styles/hwp_1_1__960x960_scale/public/imls/files/shipworm_01.jpg?itok=QaEzeWr2) 

 ](/shipworm)

### [Shipworm](/shipworm)

If it looks like a worm, and its name sounds like a worm, is it a worm?



[   ![maple thumbnail](/sites/g/files/omnuum11251/files/styles/hwp_1_1__960x960_scale/public/imls/files/maple.jpg?itok=6DIPFVFD) 

 ](/sugar-maple)

### [Sugar Maple](/sugar-maple)

The Latin name *Acer saccharum* means “sharp sugar.” The “sharp” genus name refers to the shapes of the leaves.



[   ![bhl snail thumbnail](/sites/g/files/omnuum11251/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/imls/files/snail_01.jpg?itok=4IeApJzJ) 

 ](/vargapupa-biheli)

### [*Vargapupa biheli*](/vargapupa-biheli "Vargapupa biheli ")

The newly discovered snail, *Vargapupa biheli* honored the Biodiversity Heritage Library in its name (bi he li).



[   ![yeti crab thumbnail](/sites/g/files/omnuum11251/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/imls/files/yeti.jpg?itok=Bx-q08uT) 

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### [Yeti Crab](/yeti-crab)

Named for the furry legend of the Himalayas, the Yeti crab, genus *Kiwa*, is a crustacean that dwells in deep sea vents.









 

Image Credits  
[Dodo, Raphus cucullatus](http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3866575#page/212/mode/1up). Extinct birds London:Hutchinson,1907. CC BY-NC-SA; [E.Coli, *Escherichia coli*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escherichia#/media/File:E_coli_at_10000x,_original.jpg). United States Department of Agriculture. Public Domain; [Pangolin, *Manis temminckii* Smuts, 1832](http://eol.org/data_objects/26810910) by Masteraah. Public Domain; [Rock tripe, Umbilicaria mammulata](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Umbilicaria_mammulata_01.JPG) by J. Carmichael. Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain.; [Shipworm, Teredo navalis](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D1%8A%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%87#/media/File:Teredo_Turu_Shipworm.jpg) by Deplewsk. CC BY-SA 3.0; [Sugar Maple, Acer saccharum](http://eol.org/data_objects/33320389) by Susan Elliott, iNaturalist.org. CC BY-NC; *Vargapupa biheli.* Image courtesy Dr. Barna Páll-Gergely; Yeti Crab, *Kiwa tyleri* by Thatje et al. PLoS ONE CC BY