Spinicaudata Catalogus (Crustacea: Branchiopoda). Author Rogers, D. Christopher text Zoological Studies 2020 2020-08-05 59 45 1 44 http://dx.doi.org/10.6620/ZS.2020.59-45 journal article 10.6620/ZS.2020.59-45 1810-522X Paralimnadia urukhai ( Webb & Bell, 1979 ) sensu Timms & Schwentner, 2020 = Limnadia urukhai Webb & Bell, 1979 = Limnadia upukhai Webb & Bell, 1979 in error in Shen and Huang 2008 Comments : Timms and Schwentner (2020) redescribed this species, pointing out that there are two genetic lineages. Eastern portion of the New South Wales / Queensland border region, Australia . This species is a rock pool (gnamma) specialist. Schwentner et al. (2020b) demonstrate that this species is probably two or three highly endemic species. Although never specifically mentioned in the original description, it would appear that the describers named this species after the Uruk-hai, a fictional breed of half human, half orc (goblin) from J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy books, “The Lord of the Rings”.