| Extraordinarius | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sparassidae |
| Genus: | Extraordinarius Rheims, 2019 |
| Type species | |
| E. andrematosi Rheims, 2019 | |
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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 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.
See also
References
- ^ "Gen. Extraordinarius Rheims, 2019". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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