Spintharus leonardodicaprioi

Spintharus leonardodicaprioi
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]}

See also

• List of organisms named after famous people (born 1950–present)
• Grouvellinus leonardodicaprioi , a beetle named after DiCaprio

References

1. World Spider Catalog (2018). "Spintharus leonardodicaprioi Van Patten & Agnarsson, 2018". World Spider Catalog. 19.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 3 May 2018.
2. Agnarsson, Ingi; Van Patten, Chloe; Sargeant, Lily; Chomitz, Ben; Dziki, Austin; Binford, Greta J. (2018). "A radiation of the ornate Caribbean 'smiley-faced spiders', with descriptions of 15 new species (Araneae: Theridiidae, Spintharus)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 182 (4): 772–774. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx056.
3. Mammola, Stefano; Michalik, Peter; Hebets, Eileen A.; Isaia, Marco (2017). "Record breaking achievements by spiders and the scientists who study them". PeerJ. 5 (e3972): 12–13. doi: 10.7717/peerj.3972 . PMC   5668680 . PMID   29104823.
4. "Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, Leonardo DiCaprio get their own spider species". Deutsche Welle. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
5. "New spider species named after Obamas, DiCaprio". The Hindu Business Line. 27 September 2017.
6. Goenka, Himanshu (26 September 2017). "15 New Smiley-Faced Spider Species Named After Leonardo DiCaprio, Bernie Sanders, Others". International Business Times.

External links

• Browna, Joshua E. (26 September 2017). "Discovery: Bernie Sanders Spider. Undergrads find new spider species—name them after Obamas, Leonardo DiCaprio". University Communications (Press release). The University of Vermont. Retrieved 28 September 2017.