Extraordinarius

Extraordinarius
Scientific 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

• List of Sparassidae species
• List of organisms named after famous people

References

1. "Gen. Extraordinarius Rheims, 2019". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2022-04-01.
2. 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. 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.