(thing) by Sylvar Fri Jun 30 2000 at 14:44:57
The name, apt for a bacterium with sulfur granules in it, means "sulfur pearl of Namibia".

You can see these small pearls at http://www.mpg.de/news99/news17_99.htm, a page hosted by the discoverers of Thiomargarita namibiensis.

I like it!