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The '''Baracktrema obamai''' is a parasite that infects turtles, which was discovered in 2015 by Thomas R. Platt, a retiring professor from St. Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana.  He named it after [[Barack Hussein Obama]] out of his respect for the President.<ref>[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/sep/9/obama-has-parasitic-worm-named-in-his-honor-barack/ Obama has parasitic worm named in his honor: Baracktrema obamai], [[Washington Times]]</ref><ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/09/08/parasite-named-barack-obama/ Parasite Named After Barack Obama], [[Breitbart.com]]</ref><ref>[http://www.journalofparasitology.org/doi/abs/10.1645/15-893 New Genus of Blood Fluke (Digenea: Schistosomatoidea) from Malaysian Freshwater Turtles (Geoemydidae) and its Phylogenetic Position Within Schistosomatoidea]</ref>

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