Gorgasella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Genus: | Gorgasella |
Species: | G. eximia |
Binomial name | |
Gorgasella eximia Chickering, 1946 |
Gorgasella is a monotypic genus of the jumping spiders found only in Panama. As of 2017[update], it contains only one species, Gorgasella eximia.
The genus is possibly named after William Crawford Gorgas, who eliminated yellow fever in Panama, thus ensuring the construction of the Panama Canal.