Gorgasella
Sign in to saveGorgasella is a monotypic genus of Panamanian jumping spiders containing the single species, Gorgasella eximia. It was first described by Arthur Merton Chickering in 1946, and is only found in Panama. The genus is named after William Crawford Gorgas, who eliminated yellow fever in Panama.
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It sits within the topics Arthropods of Panama, Monotypic Salticidae genera and Salticidae.
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Gorgasella is a monotypic genus of Panamanian jumping spiders containing the single species, Gorgasella eximia. It was first described by Arthur Merton Chickering in 1946, and is only found in Panama. The genus is named after William Crawford Gorgas, who eliminated yellow fever in Panama.
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