Extraordinarius

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Extraordinarius
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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]

Contents

All species so far described in this genus have been named after famous rock musicians. [2] [3]

Species

As of May 2024 it contains six species: [1]

See also

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References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.