Biology:Loureedia phoenixi

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Short description: Species of spider

Loureedia phoenixi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Eresidae
Genus: Loureedia
Species:
L. phoenixi
Binomial name
Loureedia phoenixi
Zamani & Marusik, 2020

Loureedia phoenixi is a species of spider discovered in Iran in the year 2020.[1] The species is categorized as a velvet spider. The spider is described as reclusive. It is named after the actor Joaquin Phoenix, for a color pattern which matches the movie character Joker from D.C. Comics.[2][3][4] Loureedia phoenixi is the first of its genus to be found not in the Mediterranean, which is over 1500 kilometers away from the rest of the genus.

See also

  • List of organisms named after famous people (born 1950–present)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q97097020 entry Zamani, Marusik, Alireza, Yuri M. (2020). A new and easternmost species of Loureedia (Aranei: Eresidae) from Iran.