How fitting is THIS? Meet Obama's newest namesake ('it's an honor,' you guys)

Um…. https://t.co/ZhN2gUV7kv

— Mickey White (@BiasedGirl) September 8, 2016

? https://t.co/RPnjMHhHor

— Shoshana Weissmann, Sloth Committee Chair ? (@senatorshoshana) September 8, 2016

This may be the only thing about 2016 that actually makes sense:

Obama is now officially a parasite (it's an honor) as biologists name worm after POTUS; https://t.co/IYCPLmXvMt pic.twitter.com/nA2oIdGgtp

— seth borenstein (@borenbears) September 8, 2016

More from the AP:

Meet Baracktrema obamai, a tiny parasitic flatworm that lives in turtles’ blood. A new study officially names the two-inch-long, hair-thin creature after Obama.

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[Thomas Platt, the retired biology professor who chose the name] says Baractrema obamai “are phenomenally incredibly resilient organisms.”

Resilience is only one of the qualities our president and the parasite share:

Parasites get a bad rap. Platt says this one reminds him of the president: “It’s long. It’s thin. And it’s cool as hell.”

Isn’t that nice?

https://twitter.com/twkovach/status/773960340837138432

What? Why on earth would they do a thing like that?

How appropriate. https://t.co/hUDJykWUlX

— John Rocco (@johnrocco2016) September 8, 2016

Insert joke here. https://t.co/56LY2acVIB

— Stephen Ohlemacher (@stephenatap) September 8, 2016