Extraordinarius

Genus of spiders

Extraordinarius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Extraordinarius Rheims, 2019". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  2. ^ a b c d e f 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.
  3. ^ a b c 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.
Taxon identifiers
Extraordinarius
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