Abaddon despoliator
Appearance
Abaddon despoliator | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Opiliones |
Family: | Lomanellidae |
Genus: | Abaddon Derkarabetian & Baker, 2021 |
Species: | A. despoliator
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Binomial name | |
Abaddon despoliator Derkarabetian, 2021
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Abaddon is a genus of harvestman in the family Lomanellidae. It contains the single species Abaddon despoliator.[1] The species was named after a Warhammer 40,000 character called "Abaddon the Despoiler,"[2] who is named after the Hebrew term Abaddon.[3] It is known from south-western Western Australia.
References
[edit]- ^ "Abaddon despoliator Derkarabetian, 2021". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Meet the Australian Arachnid Named After the Warmaster of Chaos". www.warhammer-community.com. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ Derkarabetian, S.; Baker, C.M.; Hedin, M.; Prieto, C.E.; Giribet, G. (2021). "Phylogenomic re-evaluation of Triaenonychoidea (Opiliones: Laniatores), and systematics of Triaenonychidae, including new families, genera and species". Invertebrate Systematics. 35 (2): 133–157. doi:10.1071/IS20047.