Naming the Loch Ness monster

@hats_ann @EdelaQuintaine There’s a scholarly paper written by him naming the Loch Ness monster in proper Latin terms https://t.co/ClFwaHNGEW

RT @BioInFocus: Talking with a student this morning about taxonomy, nomenclature, and the ICZN, which lead to this semi-regular reminder th…

RT @BioInFocus: Talking with a student this morning about taxonomy, nomenclature, and the ICZN, which lead to this semi-regular reminder th…

RT @BioInFocus: Talking with a student this morning about taxonomy, nomenclature, and the ICZN, which lead to this semi-regular reminder th…

RT @BioInFocus: Talking with a student this morning about taxonomy, nomenclature, and the ICZN, which lead to this semi-regular reminder th…

Talking with a student this morning about taxonomy, nomenclature, and the ICZN, which lead to this semi-regular reminder that @Nature published the formal taxonomic description of the Loch Ness Monster in 1975. https://t.co/YPu4l1P8xL

A teacher at my secondary school took early retirement to look for the Loch Ness monster. It is why theh stopped teaching classics. He had helped come up with the Latin name for the monster Nessiteras rhombopteryx. https://t.co/O9KGAxSYIy

RT @takahiko_mukai: ネッシーの学名は有効なのかな？ https://t.co/IiGGAyRy0b

RT @WamsleyLab: Whoa! In 1975, @Nature published this article about the taxonomic classification of the Loch Ness Monster. "The food of Ne…

Whoa! In 1975, @Nature published this article about the taxonomic classification of the Loch Ness Monster. "The food of Nessiteras rhombopteryx is probably mainly fish, including salmon." https://t.co/G4n3F2UidF https://t.co/LQJOEn7GEz

@ImmunoCatAccnt The "Surgeon's photo" of Loch Ness (published in 1934), which was ultimately a fake, but was also the subject of a Nature paper in 1975 https://t.co/0lWvqSF9lS For those upset @Nature won't publish your work https://t.co/5TNe3ffVY8

classic high-quality Nature paper https://t.co/mjKws4obrq

https://t.co/FBuwv7PUDp 'Nessiteras rhombopteryx' That isn't an anagram for 'Monster Hoax by Sir Peters S' There aren't enough letters and the journalist who stated even Sir Peter thought the Robert Rines photos were fakes was probably a Mason.

ネッシーの学名は有効なのかな？ https://t.co/IiGGAyRy0b

Naming the Loch Ness monster https://t.co/G6bqm5JlHM

Yes, this happened. But when someone worked out that the "scientific" name was an anagram of "Monster hoax by Sir Peter S." - the naturalist admitted it was all a joke. Bloody good anagram, though, and plausibly explained with Greek references.

It’s true! https://t.co/dgUzGDoLFr

@Bob_Fischer @forteantimes @nature And I just noticed that the Nessiteras rhombopteryx paper was published almost exactly 45 years ago today https://t.co/wEkyqvZc65

Astonishing: the Loch Ness monster's scientific name was worth a @Nature publication?! Wtf, I am seriously reconsidering now to rewrite my thesis as a fairy tale... https://t.co/TxrDe0bXIJ

Wer glaubt, das Loch Ness Monster hätte keinen offiziellen Namen irrt. Es gibt dazu sogar eine Nature-Publikation aus dem Jahr 1975. Wer wissen will, was es damit auf sich hat, hört weiter »Zukunft denken« und freut sich auf das Gespräch mit Prof. Zachos

@TerribleLagarto I'm sorry, but don't you mean Nessiteras rhombopteryx https://t.co/Mr3Ekmr5FE

@Reyes_Puig_C https://t.co/fZZZYQkuKu

@hammerheadbat Better safe than sorry ;) https://t.co/WTKT4Ij2F0

Culminating in a some exiting photos; a planned symposium in Edinburgh (of zoologists, conservation orgs and policy makers); and a @nature paper proposing Nessie a scientific name: Nessiteras rhombopteryx, 'Ness wonder with a diamond fin.' https://t.c

A good place to look for anomalies is in NATURE. Consider this article about the Loch Ness monster in this esteemed journal - 1975. #nature #lochness #science https://t.co/4b3eAn8E6A

@dfburr @DunsPitcus @CaityJMcK https://t.co/G6bqm5JlHM My Latin teacher was Alan Wilkins and he knew Peter Scott

The day you find an article on nature where authors show the "concluding" evidence about the existence of the Loch Ness monster, propose a scientific name and even describe the morphology of the species. 😂 https://t.co/OjCdybP0GT https://t.co/2FE9Pyc0vn

@jorgenomefui @Gabrielluislio Para q vean q no miento https://t.co/wwZMm6I4cy

@orchiddelirium @DanChallender It's obvious the MP hasn't got more pressing matters or the heat has gone to their head! Maybe we could get the Loch Ness monster added to the list although it may already be projected see https://t.co/P34UPZyZH0

@JordanCollver @mark_carnall @TetZoo If you're looking for a fun example, I recommend this paper, published in Nature (yes, that Nature) describing the Loch Ness Monster from "photos" – https://t.co/AfXXKAO4Mm

@ee_gutierrez @schatzimanolis @IDoubtIt Nessie also has been given a scientific name: https://t.co/3XkL9Nz5lg that doesn’t mean the #ICZN @ZooNom or anyone else has to pay any attention to it

@Endy_Snow Nessiteras rhombopteryx no existe?? qué le pasa a la gente??? https://t.co/pv2HFwCBJm

You can't protect something that doesn't have a name Nessiteras rhombopteryx (#LochNess monster) @nature 11 Dec 1975 https://t.co/sGAjMu7iO9

RT @biomauro_rtg: @juvelas y eso no es nada comparado con la descripción en @nature de Nessiteras rhombopteryx #LochNessMonster https://t.c…

@juvelas y eso no es nada comparado con la descripción en @nature de Nessiteras rhombopteryx #LochNessMonster https://t.co/OHQDfSxfQA https://t.co/Cdcb1kvQhw

Somehow it had escaped my notice that @nature "validated" the Loch Ness monster https://t.co/qND3zgb4ZF Latest @NewHumanist points this out.

Günün dumuru: Nature, Loch Ness Canavarı hakkında makale basmış 1975'te https://t.co/gd8sgL5SNp

Did you know? The 'Loch Ness Monster' was scientifically named in Nature? See for yourself: http://t.co/jxYFNxktwi http://t.co/fzl4ikBZAh

Did you know? The 'Loch Ness Monster' was scientifically named in Nature? See for yourself: http://t.co/jxYFNxktwi http://t.co/fzl4ikBZAh

Did you know? The 'Loch Ness Monster' was scientifically named in Nature? See for yourself: http://t.co/jxYFNxktwi http://t.co/fzl4ikBZAh

Did you know? The 'Loch Ness Monster' was scientifically named in Nature? See for yourself: http://t.co/jxYFNxktwi http://t.co/fzl4ikBZAh

Did you know? The 'Loch Ness Monster' was scientifically named in Nature? See for yourself: http://t.co/jxYFNxktwi http://t.co/fzl4ikBZAh

Did you know? The 'Loch Ness Monster' was scientifically named in Nature? See for yourself: http://t.co/jxYFNxktwi http://t.co/fzl4ikBZAh

Did you know? The 'Loch Ness Monster' was scientifically named in Nature? See for yourself: http://t.co/jxYFNxktwi http://t.co/fzl4ikBZAh

@weird_sci @trueanomalies And it was given the Latin name Nessiteras Rhombopteryx to keep it protected under UK law http://t.co/s0NfmrH8bj

@weird_sci @trueanomalies And it was given the Latin name Nessiteras Rhombopteryx to keep it protected under UK law http://t.co/s0NfmrH8bj

@weird_sci @trueanomalies And it was given the Latin name Nessiteras Rhombopteryx to keep it protected under UK law http://t.co/s0NfmrH8bj

@weird_sci @trueanomalies And it was given the Latin name Nessiteras Rhombopteryx to keep it protected under UK law http://t.co/s0NfmrH8bj

@gileadamit If it's in Nature it must be true http://t.co/f920GirhuP

RT @CarlosChNav: ¿Sabíais que Nature publicó un artículo titulado 'poniendo nombre al monstruo del lago Ness'? http://t.co/lBA8jjBe

¿Sabíais que Nature publicó un artículo titulado 'poniendo nombre al monstruo del lago Ness'? http://t.co/lBA8jjBe