| Gorgasella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Hermotimini |
| Genus: | Gorgasella Chickering, 1946 |
| Species: | G. eximia |
| Binomial name | |
| Gorgasella eximia Chickering, 1946 |
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| Diversity | |
| 1 species | |
Gorgasella is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders) that is only found in Panama.
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The genus is possibly named after William Crawford Gorgas, who eliminated yellow fever in Panama, thus ensuring the construction of the Panama Canal.