Complex sentence: The genus name refers to the biblical Leviathan, whereas the species epithet honours Herman Melville, author of "Moby-Dick"-the authors of the "Nature" paper are all fans of the novel and wanted to dedicate their discovery to its author.
Split into simpler sentences: The genus name refers to the biblical Leviathan, whereas the species epithet honours Herman Melville, author of "Moby-Dick". The authors of the "Nature" paper are all fans of the novel and wanted to dedicate their discovery to its author.