{"id":1013694,"date":"2026-09-28T19:38:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T19:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zamorano.edu\/?post_type=zamociencia&#038;p=1013694"},"modified":"2026-09-28T19:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T19:42:10","slug":"nueva-especie-nombrada-en-honor-a-profesor-de-zamorano","status":"publish","type":"zamociencia","link":"https:\/\/zamorano.edu\/en\/zamociencia\/nueva-especie-nombrada-en-honor-a-profesor-de-zamorano\/","title":{"rendered":"New Species Named in Honor of Zamorano University Professor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1013694\" class=\"elementor elementor-1013694\" data-elementor-post-type=\"zamociencia\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e8e3d2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2e8e3d2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58f4571 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58f4571\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New Species Named in Honor of Zamorano University Professor<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f6a454 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f6a454\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a711b24\" data-id=\"a711b24\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c2def0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c2def0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A team of researchers described a new spider species of the genus <em>Ixchela<\/em>, found in a cloud forest in the department of Olancho, Honduras. With this discovery, Honduras becomes the Central American country with the greatest known diversity of this spider genus.<\/p><p>The scientists decided to name the new species <em>Ixchela komari<\/em> in honor of Dr. Oliver Komar, professor at Zamorano University, in recognition of his outstanding scientific career and his commitment to the conservation of Honduran biodiversity, particularly through his work with the country\u2019s birds and his role in strengthening the Zamorano Biodiversity Center. In addition, part of the scientific material from this and other spider studies was deposited in the center\u2019s collection, located on the university campus.<\/p><p>Naming a species after a researcher is one way the scientific community recognizes significant contributions to the knowledge and protection of nature. This discovery also highlights the importance of university biological collections, such as Zamorano\u2019s, for taxonomic research in the region.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc18189 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc18189\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For more information:<\/p><p class=\"p1\">evandenberghe@zamorano.edu<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28ef1c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"28ef1c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.30550\/j.azl\/2383\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the study here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08f3a85 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"08f3a85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/zamorano.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/oliver-komar-ixchela-komari.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1013704\" alt=\"Dr. Oliver Komar, profesor de Universidad Zamorano\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zamorano.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/oliver-komar-ixchela-komari.webp 800w, https:\/\/zamorano.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/oliver-komar-ixchela-komari-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/zamorano.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/oliver-komar-ixchela-komari-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/zamorano.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/oliver-komar-ixchela-komari-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/zamorano.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/oliver-komar-ixchela-komari-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5132c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5132c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>(Image: Dr. Oliver Komar, professor at Zamorano University)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A team of researchers described a new spider species of the genus Ixchela, found in a cloud forest in the department of Olancho, Honduras. 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