Michael Saaristo

Michael Saaristo
Born1938
Died2008 (2009) (aged 70)
NationalityFinnish
Scientific career
FieldsArachnology
InstitutionsZoological Museum, University of Turku
Author abbrev. (zoology)Saaristo

Michael I. Saaristo (1938 – 27 April 2008) was a Finnish arachnologist, with a particular interest in the spiders of the Seychelles.[1] The World Spider Catalog lists 61 genus names or synonyms and 109 species names or synonyms of which he is the sole or co-author.[2][3]

His account of the spiders of the Seychelles was published in 2010, after his death, with the assistance of Yuri M. Marusik.[4]

The spider genera Saaristoa[5] and Saaristattus[6] were named after him. The World Spider Catalog lists 15 species with the specific name saaristoi, honouring him.[7]

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