''Pachygnatha zappa'' is a spider named after musician
Frank Zappa
Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American musician, composer, and bandleader. His work is characterized by wikt:nonconformity, nonconformity, Free improvisation, free-form improvisation, sound experimen ...
because of its unique markings which resemble his famous
moustache.
Belgian
biologist
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s Robert Bosmans and Jan Bosselaers, from the
Rijksuniversiteit Gent organized two expeditions to
Mount Cameroon and neighbouring ranges. In 1994 (in ''Zoologica Scripta'', Vol. 23, No. 4, pages 325–352) they introduced the species they named ''Pachygnatha zappa''.
See also
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List of organisms named after famous people (born 1900–1949)
External links
''Pachygnatha zappa''
Tetragnathidae
Frank Zappa
Spiders of Africa
Spiders described in 1994
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