Spintharus leonardodicaprioi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Theridiidae |
Genus: | Spintharus |
Species: | S. leonardodicaprioi |
Binomial name | |
Spintharus leonardodicaprioi Van Patten & Agnarsson, 2018 [1] |
Spintharus leonardodicaprioi is a species of theridiid spider. [1] It is found in the Dominican Republic and was named in 2017 after the actor Leonardo DiCaprio for his environmental activism. [2] It was named alongside several other Spintharus species whose specific epithets honored celebrities, [3] and it received media coverage from around the world due to its name. [4] [5] [6]