- Gorgasella
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Gorgasella Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Family: Salticidae Subfamily: Hermotimini Genus: Gorgasella
Chickering, 1946Species: G. eximia Binomial name Gorgasella eximia
Chickering, 1946Diversity 1 species Gorgasella is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders) that is only found in Panama.
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Name
The genus is possibly named after William Crawford Gorgas, who eliminated yellow fever in Panama, thus ensuring the construction of the Panama Canal.
References
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
Further reading
- Chickering, A.M. (1946): The Salticidae of Panama. Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harv. 97: 1-474.
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