The type species, S. arthurcclarkei, was named after Arthur C. Clarke, author of books such as 2001: A Space Odyssey and Rendezvous with Rama, who first became interested in science as a child because he became fascinated by dinosaurs.
In Arthur C. Clarke's science fiction novel Rendezvous with Rama, the Ramans make heavy use of triple redundancy.
Rama | Felice Rama | Edi Rama | Rama II | Rama Varma | Sonic's Rendezvous Band | Rendezvous with Rama | Golden Rendezvous | Damerla Rama Rao | Thinkin' of a Rendezvous | Rama Vij | Rama (river) | Rama Revealed | Rama, Ontario | Rama II (novel) | Rama (Gaul) | Carol Rama | U. Rama Rao | Upper Green River Rendezvous Site | Tirumala Rama Idol | Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma | Space rendezvous | space rendezvous | Shree Rama Temple | Science Rendezvous | Santha Rama Rau | Rocky Mountain Rendezvous | Rendezvous Records | Rama Varma XIII | Rama Varma Parikshith Thampuran |