Biology:Loureedia
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Short description: Genus of spiders
| Loureedia | |
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| Male L. annulipes | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Eresidae |
| Genus: | Loureedia Miller, Griswold, Scharff, Řezáč, Szűts & Marhabaie, 2012[1] |
| Type species | |
| L. annulipes (Lucas, 1857)
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| Species[1] | |
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Loureedia is a genus of velvet spiders that was first described by J. A. Miller in 2012.[2] (As of July 2020), it contained four species: L. annulipes, L. colleni, L. lucasi and L. phoenixi.[1] This genus of velvet spiders that live underground are named after Lou Reed, guitarist and singer for the Velvet Underground. In 2020, researchers discovered the fourth species, L. phoenixi, in Iran.[3]
L. annulipes was formerly considered a member of Eresus.
See also
- List of organisms named after famous people (born 1900–1949)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gen. Loureedia Miller, Griswold, Scharff, Řezáč, Szűts & Marhabaie, 2012. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/852. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
- ↑ Miller, J. A. (2012). "The velvet spiders: an atlas of the Eresidae (Arachnida, Araneae).". ZooKeys (195): 1–144. doi:10.3897/zookeys.195.2342. PMID 22679386.
- ↑ Weisberger, Mindy (27 June 2020). "Scientists discover spider wearing 'Joker' makeup, name it after Batman villain". https://www.livescience.com/joker-spider-joaquin-phoenix.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q2340957 entry
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