Stasimopus mandelai
| Stasimopus mandelai | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Ctenizidae |
| Genus: | Stasimopus |
| Species: | S. mandelai |
| Binomial name | |
| Stasimopus mandelai Hendrixson & Bond, 2004 | |
Stasimopus mandelai is a species of ctenizid trapdoor spider from the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. This species occurs syntopically with S. schoenlandi and a number of other mygalomorph spiders at the Great Fish River Nature Reserve. The species was named in 2004 by zoologists Brent E Hendrixson and Jason E Bond "honoring Nelson Mandela, the former president of South Africa and one of the great moral leaders of our time."[1][2]
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References
- ↑ Hendrixson, Brent E.; Bond, Jason E. (2004). "A new species of Stasimopus from the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Ctenizidae), with notes on its natural history" (PDF). Zootaxa 619: 1–14. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
- ↑ The Times (South Africa) Published:Jul 13, 2008