The public naming campaign for the chiton began after YouTuber Ze Frank featured the species from the genus Ferreiraella in an episode of his 'True Facts' series.
Sources
- This weird deep-sea creature was named by thousands of people online | ScienceDaily (sciencedaily.com)
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