Desis bobmarleyi

''Desis bobmarleyi'' is an underwater spider species found in the shores of north eastern Queensland, Australia. It is known to build air chambers from Spider silk, silk. ''D. bobmarleyi'' is named in honour of the Jamaican singer-songwriter Bob Marley. As an Intertidal zone, intertidal species the name was inspired by Marley's song "Songs of Freedom#Disc two, High Tide or Low Tide". In April 2018 the World Register of Marine Species named it one of the top 10 most remarkable species discovered in 2017. The spider is an Araneomorphae, araneomorph. ''D. bobmarleyi'' is a recent discovery, which is important to note when examining its data. Additionally, because it is part of the genus ''Desis'', it is considered a fully aquatic animal which is interesting because of its evolutionary history. The trnL2 and trnN genes, which are seen in marine spiders that are a part of the genus, must have experienced some kind of rearrangement that allowed for the development of its current traits.

See also

* List of organisms named after famous people (born 1900–1949)

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Desidae
Spiders described in 2017
Spiders of Australia

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