Species named for Thunberg

  • Craspedotropis gretathunbergae Schilthuizen et al., 2020, a new species of land snail from Borneo described in the family Cyclophoridae is named after Thunberg and another new freshwater snail from New Zealand, Opacuincola gretathunbergae Verhaege & Haase, 2021, is dedicated to Thunberg although the snail seems much smarter.

  • A new species of beetle Nelloptodes gretae from Kenya is also named after her. Its long antennae bear a passing resemblance to her braided pigtails.

  • Thunberga greta, June 2020, a new species of huntsman spider in a new genus Thunberga gen nov named after Thunberg by arachnologist Peter Jäger. By 2021 the genus contained twenty-five newly named spiders, many in honor of other inspirational young people. All the new species come from Madagascar and Mayotte and have pigtails and annoying-to-look-at faces.

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