Scytodes kumonga

Scytodes kumonga
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Scytodidae
Genus:	Scytodes
Species:	S. kumonga
Binomial name
Scytodes kumonga Zamani & Marusik, 2020 [1]

Scytodes kumonga is a species of spider in the Scytodidae family native to Iran. It was described in 2020. ^{[1] [2]} The specific name kumonga refers to the spider kaiju Kumonga, a recurring monster in the Godzilla franchise by Toho which can spit silk in a similar manner to spitting spiders to ensnare opponents, whose name in turn is derived from the Japanese word for 'spider', kumo (クモ).^{[ citation needed ]} Kumonga's binomial name in Godzilla Singular Point , Kumonga scytodes, pays homage to this species.^{[ citation needed ]}

See also

• Agroeca angirasu , a species of sac spider named after the kaiju Anguirus also native to Iran, classified in 2021
• Ramisyllis kingghidorahi , a species of Polychaete native to the Sea of Japan named after the kaiju King Ghidorah, classified in 2022

References

1. "Taxon details Scytodes kumonga Zamani & Marusik, 2020", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2021-02-01
2. "New species of Filistatidae, Palpimanidae and Scytodidae (Arachnida: Araneae) from southern Iran". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2021-01-31.