Roddenberryus is a genusofaraneomorph spiders in the family Caponiidae, first described by Alexander Sánchez-Ruiz & Alexandre B. Bonaldo in 2023.[1]
Roddenberryus | |
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Roddenberryus sargi | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Caponiidae |
Genus: | Roddenberryus Sánchez-Ruiz - Bonaldo, 2023 |
Type species | |
R. kirk Sánchez-Ruiz & Bonaldo, 2023 | |
Species | |
5, see text |
The genus was named after Gene Roddenberry, creator of the "Star Trek" franchise, "that inspired generations of kids to pursue scientific careers".[2]
Three newly discovered species were named after characters from "Star Trek: The Original Series", created by Roddenberry: Roddenberryus kirk (named after James T. Kirk); R. mccoy (named after Leonard McCoy); and R. spock (named after Spock).[1]
As of September 2023[update] it contains five species:[1]
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