Bowie (spider)
| Bowie | |
|---|---|
| Bowie sp. from the Western Ghats | |
| B. beruang in Indonesia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Ctenidae |
| Genus: | Bowie Jäger, 2022 |
| Type species | |
| Bowie rebelrebel Jäger, 2022
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| Species | |
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119, see text | |
Bowie is a genus of Ctenidae that was described by Peter Jäger in 2022. The genus was named after the English singer-songwriter and actor David Bowie. It consists of more than a hundred described species, of which about half were named after elements from David Bowie's musical catalogue.