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==Legacy== The prehistoric giant [[marine worm]] species ''[[Websteroprion|Websteroprion armstrongi]]'' is partially named after Webster.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Eriksson |first1=Mats E. |last2=Parry |first2=Luke A. |last3=Rudkin |first3=David M. |date=2017-02-21 |title=Earth's oldest 'Bobbit worm' β gigantism in a Devonian eunicidan polychaete |journal=Scientific Reports |language=en |volume=7 |issue=1 |pages=43061 |doi=10.1038/srep43061 |pmid=28220886 |pmc=5318920 |bibcode=2017NatSR...743061E |s2cid=12024958 |issn=2045-2322}}</ref> Luke Parry, one of the scientists who described the species, said of the name, "Mats and I are both massive [[Heavy metal subculture|metalheads]] and think Alex Webster is a monstrously good bass player... (He) just seemed like the perfect fit for a giant worm with saw-like jaws."<ref name=Worm>[https://gizmodo.com/this-400-million-year-old-worm-monster-is-metal-as-hell-1792584414 This 400-Million-Year-Old Worm Monster Is Metal as Hell] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007004115/https://gizmodo.com/this-400-million-year-old-worm-monster-is-metal-as-hell-1792584414 |date=October 7, 2024 }}, by Rae Paoletta, at [[Gizmodo]]; published February 21, 2017; retrieved March 29, 2017</ref>
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