Extraordinarius
| Extraordinarius | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sparassidae |
| Genus: | Extraordinarius Rheims, 2019[1] |
| Type species | |
| E. andrematosi Rheims, 2019 | |
| Species | |
|
6, see text | |
Extraordinarius is a genus of South American huntsman spiders. It was first described by C. A. Rheims in 2019,[2] and it has only been found in Brazil.[1]
All species so far described in this genus have been named after famous rock musicians.[2][3]
Species
[edit]As of May 2024[update] it contains six species:[1]
- E. alicecooperi Rheims, 2022 – Brazil – named after Alice Cooper.[3]
- E. andrematosi Rheims, 2019 (type) – Brazil – named after Andre Matos.[2]
- E. angusyoungi Rheims, 2022 – Brazil – named after Angus Young.[3]
- E. brucedickinsoni Rheims, 2019 – Brazil – named after Bruce Dickinson.[2]
- E. klausmeinei Rheims, 2019 – Brazil – named after Klaus Meine.[2]
- E. rickalleni Rheims, 2019 – Brazil – named after Rick Allen.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Gen. Extraordinarius Rheims, 2019". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rheims, C. A. (2019). "Extraordinarius gen. nov., a new genus of Sparianthinae spiders (Araneae: Sparassidae) from southeastern Brazil". Zootaxa. 4674 (1): 83–99. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4674.1.4. PMID 31716021.
- 1 2 3 Rheims, C.A. (2022). "New species and records of the genus Extraordinarius Rheims, 2019 (Araneae: Sparassidae: Sparianthinae)". Zootaxa. 5205 (2): 190–200. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5205.2.6. PMID 37045437.