Abba

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Araneoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Araneae Subordo: Opisthothelae Infraordo: Araneomorphae Series: Entelegynae Superfamilia: Araneoidea

Familia: Araneidae
Genus: Abba
Species: A. transversa

Name

Abba Castanheira & Framenau, 2023

• Type species: Araneus transversus Rainbow, 1912
• Gender: feminine
• Etymology: "The genus-group name honours the Swedish pop group ABBA whose songs and subsequent musicals Mamma Mia! (2008) and Mamma Mia – Here We Go again! (2018), provided hours of entertainment for the authors." (Castanheira & Framenau, 2023)

References

Primary references

• de Souza Castanheira, P. & Framenau, V.W. 2023. Abba, a new monotypic genus of orb-weaving spiders (Araneae, Araneidae) from Australia. Evolutionary Systematics 7(1): 73-81. DOI: 10.3897/evolsyst.7.98015. . Reference page.