Naukovets named a new species of mollusk in honor of Vozinya

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After being the goalkeeper of the Cape Verde national team Vozinya gained world fame and praise for his phenomenal performances at the World Championship, his collection of cities was replenished with a very original.

A recently released species of sea slimak was named in honor of the 40-year-old goalkeeper. A small red clam was discovered in the waters of the Caribbean basin by biologist Jesus Ortea. The battles of the goalkeeper of the critical island power, now hoping to increase his name in science - now a new type is officially called Adisa Vozinya.

Cape Verde became another smallest country that somehow made it to the final part of the World Championship. The team created a real sensation: they successfully passed the group stage, and in the 1/16 finals they gave an incredible fight to the title champions - the Argentine national team, giving up just in the final hour with a 3:2 score..

The highlight of the tournament for Vozinya was the game against the European champions - the national team of Spain. The most heroic saves allowed Cape Verde to gain a historic first point at the World Cup (the match ended in a draw).

Professor Ortea, from his scientific background, explained that he wanted to highlight Vozinya’s prominent role in this match.. The fragments of the Spanish harvest may be called La Roja (Chervona), the fermented shellfish has become an ideal symbol. “A red color of an open mind and eternal fortune-telling about your feat,” added the biologist to his robot.

It’s important that Jesus Ortea is an honorary professor at the University of Oviedo, who in 2023 was awarded the Medal for Merit in Cape Verde for researching its waters, it’s not too late to work like this. The 75-year-old scientist is a keen football fan and regularly indulges in his two passions:.

Previously, he named the discovery from Costa Rica in honor of Keylor Navas, the brilliant ex-goalkeeper of Real Madrid and PSG. And the terrible truth was planted in the color of the Spanish club Sporting (Gijon), a biologist named after the legendary striker of the team Kini.

Источник: football.ua