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"Forget the Iron Throne, Danaerys Targaryen, this is what your destiny has been leading you toward.\nTritonia khaleesi is a new species of sea slug recently discovered off the coast of northeast Brazil by scientists from the Federal University of Cear\u00E1. According to Felipe de Vasconcelos Silva, Victor Manuel De Azevedo, and Helena Matthews-Cascon\u2019s research article: \nTritonia khaleesi is up to 12\u00A0mm long, with a slender white body, of which the notum is covered with one broad white band extending from between the eyes and veil to the tail; veil with four velar appendages; retractable white rhinophores; rhinophoral sheath with fleshy extension; seven pairs of branchial plumes; the anus is located between the third and fourth gills on the right side, and the genital opening is under the second gill. Internally,\u00A0T. khaleesi is distinguished from other tritoniids by jaws with 10 to 14 rows of denticles on the inner lips, absence of stomach plates and the radular formula 32\u00A0\u00D7\u00A02\u20135.1.1.1.2\u20135 teeth.\u00A0Tritonia khaleesi is the only Tritonia that possesses a unicuspid rachidian tooth as an adult.\nJust why did this species come to be named after a Game of Thrones character? Silva explained the geeky decision to Papelpop.com. According to the Google translation, the \"silver band on the back of the slug\" is reminiscent of the Khaleesi's braids of silver hair. \nSee also: Killer Lip Dub Turns 'Game of Thrones' Into Medieval Theme Park Sitcom\nTumblr user and \"marine biology fanboy\" Gaymerbr gives us this side-by-side comparison:\n\n\u00A0 \nTritonia khaleesi joins the ranks of the parasite wasp named in honor of the Kill Bill character Beatrix Kiddo.\n[via Wired]\nImage: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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