Michael I. Saaristo (1938 – 27 April 2008) was a Finnish arachnologist, with a particular interest in the spiders of the Seychelles. 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. His account of the spiders of the Seychelles was published in 2010, after his death, with the assistance of

Yuri M. Marusik Yuri Mikhailovitch Marusik (born 13 May 1962) is a Russian arachnologist. Early life and education Marusik was born in Sarny, a small town in West Ukraine, to Mikhail Adamovich, a school teacher, and Tamara Andreevna, a nurse. His interest in z ...

. The spider genera ''

Saaristoa ''Saaristoa'' is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by Alfred Frank Millidge in 1978. Species it contains five species, found in Europe, the United States, and Japan: *''Saaristoa abnormis'' (Blackwall, 1841) ( type) – Europe ...

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Saaristattus ''Saaristattus'' is a monotypic genus of Malaysian jumping spiders containing the single species, ''Saaristattus tropicus''. It was first described by D. V. Logunov & G. N. Azarkina in 2008, and is found only in Malaysia. The name is a combinatio ...

'' were named after him. The World Spider Catalog lists 15 species with the specific name ''saaristoi'', honouring him.

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