Michael Saaristo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Michael Saaristo

Finnish arachnologist and entomologist

Date of Birth: 01-Sep-1938

Place of Birth: Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 27-Apr-2008

Profession: zoologist, entomologist, arachnologist

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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