Gorgasella

Gorgasella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily:
Genus: Gorgasella
Chickering, 1946
Species: G. eximia
Binomial name
Gorgasella eximia
Chickering, 1946
Diversity
1 species

Gorgasella is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders) that is only found in Panama.

Name

The genus is possibly named after William Crawford Gorgas, who eliminated yellow fever in Panama, thus ensuring the construction of the Panama Canal.

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