Loureedia phoenixi

Loureedia phoenixi is a species of spider discovered in Iran in 2020.^[1] The species is categorized as a velvet spider. The spider is described as reclusive. It is named after the musician Lou Reed and actor Joaquin Phoenix, for a color pattern which matches the movie character Joker from D.C. Comics.^[2][3][4] Loureedia phoenixi is the first of its genus to be found not in the Mediterranean, which is over 1500 kilometers away from the rest of the genus.

Loureedia phoenixi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Eresidae
Genus:	Loureedia
Species:	L. phoenixi
Binomial name
Loureedia phoenixi Zamani & Marusik, 2020

See also

• List of organisms named after famous people (born 1950–present)
• Spiders