''Thunberga'' 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 east African
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. The genus was first described by
Peter Jäger Peter Jäger is a German people, German arachnologist, and current Head of Arachnology at the Naturmuseum Senckenberg, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum in Frankfurt, Germany.
He has named several spiders after celebrities; ...
in 2020,
and it has only been found on
Madagascar
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and on
Mayotte
Mayotte (; french: Mayotte, ; Shimaore: ''Maore'', ; Kibushi: ''Maori'', ), officially the Department of Mayotte (french: Département de Mayotte), is an overseas department and region and single territorial collectivity of France. It is loc ...
.
It is named after the environmental activist
Greta Thunberg
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Thunberg's activism began when she persuaded ...
.
Species
it contains twenty nine species:
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T. aliena''
Jäger, 2021 – Madagascar
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T. befotaka''
Jäger, 2021 – Madagascar
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T. boyanslat''
Jäger, 2021 – Madagascar
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T. cala''
Jäger, 2021 – Madagascar
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T. conductor''
Jäger, 2021 – Madagascar
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T. daraina''
Jäger, 2021 – Madagascar
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T. elongata''
Jäger, 2021 – Madagascar
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T. gosura''
Jäger, 2021 – Madagascar
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T. greta''
Jäger, 2020 – Madagascar
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T. jaervii''
Jäger, 2021 – Madagascar
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T. jyoti''
Jäger, 2021 – Madagascar
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T. mafira''
Jäger, 2021 – Madagascar
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T. malagassa''
(Strand, 1907) – Madagascar
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T. malala''
Jäger, 2021 – Madagascar
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T. mama''
Jäger, 2021 – Madagascar
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T. matoma''
Jäger, 2021 – Madagascar
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T. milloti''
Jäger, 2021 – Madagascar
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T. nossibeensis''
(Strand, 1907) (
type) – Madagascar
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T. panusilem''
Jäger, 2021 – Madagascar
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T. paulyi''
Jäger, 2021 – Madagascar
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T. platnicki''
Jäger, 2021 – Madagascar
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T. rothorum''
Jäger, 2021 – Madagascar
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T. rugosa''
Jäger, 2021 – Madagascar
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T. samsagala''
Jäger, 2021 – Madagascar
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T. septifera''
(Strand, 1908) – Madagascar
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T. soruag''
Jäger, 2021 – Madagascar
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T. v-insignita''
Jäger, 2021 – Madagascar
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T. wasserthali''
Jäger, 2021 – Madagascar, Mayotte
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T. woodae''
Jäger, 2021 – Madagascar
See also
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Olios
''Olios'' is the largest genus of huntsman spiders, containing 166 species. They are found throughout the world, with most species occurring in hot countries. The genus was first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837.
Description
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Rhitymna
''Rhitymna'' is a genus of huntsman spiders described in 1897 by Eugène Simon. Members of this genus can be distinguished by a number of characteristics, but it is most often confused with Olios species, many of which also have the Y-shaped ...
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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
A ''Adcatomus''
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References
Further reading
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Sparassidae genera
Spiders of Africa
Greta Thunberg
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