Stasimopus mandelai
| Stasimopus mandelai | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Stasimopidae |
| Genus: | Stasimopus |
| Species: | S. mandelai
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| Binomial name | |
| Stasimopus mandelai Hendrixson &
Bond, 2004[1] | |
Stasimopus mandelai is a
mygalomorph spiders at the Great Fish River Nature Reserve. The species was named in 2004 by zoologists Brent Hendrixson and Jason Bond "honoring Nelson Mandela, the former president of South Africa and one of the great moral leaders of our time."[2][3]
See also
References
- ^ "Taxon details Stasimopus mandelai Hendrixson & Bond, 2004". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- . Retrieved 26 May 2008.
- ^ The Times (South Africa) Published:Jul 13, 2008