Extraordinarius

Extraordinarius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Sparassidae
Genus:	Extraordinarius; Rheims, 2019
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, and it has only been found in Brazil.

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

Species

As of May 2024^[update] it contains six species:

E. alicecooperi Rheims, 2022 – Brazil – named after Alice Cooper.
E. andrematosi Rheims, 2019 (type) – Brazil – named after Andre Matos.
E. angusyoungi Rheims, 2022 – Brazil – named after Angus Young.
E. brucedickinsoni Rheims, 2019 – Brazil – named after Bruce Dickinson.
E. klausmeinei Rheims, 2019 – Brazil – named after Klaus Meine.
E. rickalleni Rheims, 2019 – Brazil – named after Rick Allen.

References

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.
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.
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.

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[WSC_g5754-1] 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.

[Rhei2019-2] 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.

[Rhei2022-3] 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.

Extraordinarius

Species

See also

References