''Extraordinarius'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of South American
huntsman spider
Huntsman spiders, members of the family Sparassidae (formerly Heteropodidae), are known by this name because of their speed and mode of hunting. They are also called giant crab spiders because of their size and appearance. Larger species sometim ...
s. It was first described by C. A. Rheims in 2019,
and it has only been found in
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
.
Species
it contains four species:
*''
E. andrematosi''
Rheims, 2019 (
type
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) – Brazil
*''
E. brucedickinsoni''
Rheims, 2019 – Brazil
*''
E. klausmeinei''
Rheims, 2019 – Brazil
*''
E. rickalleni''
Rheims, 2019 – Brazil
See also
*
List of Sparassidae species
This page lists all described genera and species of the spider family Sparassidae. , the World Spider Catalog accepts 1383 species in 96 genera:
* '' † Sparassidae sp.'' Wunderlich, 2008c — Palaeogen Baltic amber
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References
Sparassidae genera
Spiders of Brazil
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