Spintharus leonardodicaprioi is a species of theridiid spider.[1] It is found in the Dominican Republic and was named after the actor Leonardo DiCaprio for his environmental activism.[2] It was named alongside several other Spintharus species whose specific epithets honored celebrities,[3] and it received media coverage from around the world due to its name.[4][5][6]
| Spintharus leonardodicaprioi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Theridiidae |
| Genus: | Spintharus |
| Species: | S. leonardodicaprioi
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| Binomial name | |
| Spintharus leonardodicaprioi Van Patten & Agnarsson, 2018 [1]
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See also
edit- List of organisms named after famous people (born 1950–present)
- Grouvellinus leonardodicaprioi, a beetle named after DiCaprio
References
edit- ^ a b World Spider Catalog (2018). "Spintharus leonardodicaprioi Van Patten & Agnarsson, 2018". World Spider Catalog. 19.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ Agnarsson, Ingi; Van Patten, Chloe; Sargeant, Lily; Chomitz, Ben; Dziki, Austin; Binford, Greta J. (2018). "A radiation of the ornate Caribbean 'smiley-faced spiders', with descriptions of 15 new species (Araneae: Theridiidae, Spintharus)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 182 (4): 772–774. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx056.
- ^ Mammola, Stefano; Michalik, Peter; Hebets, Eileen A.; Isaia, Marco (2017). "Record breaking achievements by spiders and the scientists who study them". PeerJ. 5 (e3972): 12–13. doi:10.7717/peerj.3972. PMC 5668680. PMID 29104823.
- ^ "Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, Leonardo DiCaprio get their own spider species". Deutsche Welle. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "New spider species named after Obamas, DiCaprio". The Hindu Business Line. 27 September 2017.
- ^ Goenka, Himanshu (26 September 2017). "15 New Smiley-Faced Spider Species Named After Leonardo DiCaprio, Bernie Sanders, Others". International Business Times.
External links
edit- Browna, Joshua E. (26 September 2017). "Discovery: Bernie Sanders Spider. Undergrads find new spider species—name them after Obamas, Leonardo DiCaprio". University Communications (Press release). The University of Vermont. Retrieved 28 September 2017.