An entire genus of fern was just named after Lady Gaga, and the similarities are uncanny

When most plant life and animals get named after a celebrity ( and believe us , this happens often ) , it ’s rarely for anything more significant than a poorly - imagined resemblance , or a shared country of origin . Such is not the case with Gaga germanotta and the 18 other species in the newly nickname “ Gaga ” genus .

https://gizmodo.com/youll-never-guess-who-this-bloodsucking-parasite-was-ju-5925138

As biologist Kathleen Pryer explains , the similarity between Lady Gaga and her leafy twin are in reality kind of uncanny , and range from strike physical similarities right down to compelling coincidences in genetic computer code . Check out the telecasting up top , good manners of Duke University , for all the details