Gorgasella
Gorgasella is a monotypic genus of Panamanian jumping spiders containing the single species, Gorgasella eximia. It was first described by Arthur Merton Chickering in 1946,[2] and is only found in Panama.[1] The genus is named after William Crawford Gorgas, who eliminated yellow fever in Panama.
| Gorgasella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Gorgasella Chickering, 1946[1] |
| Species: | G. eximia |
| Binomial name | |
| Gorgasella eximia Chickering, 1946 | |
References
- "Gen. Gorgasella Chickering, 1946". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
- Chickering, A. M. (1946). "The Salticidae of Panama". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 97: 1–474.
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