On 25 March 2021 Joseph Schubert named and described Maratus nemo in Evolutionary Systematics The species was discovered by Sheryl Holliday in a wetland in South Australia. The name was chosen in reference to the orange face of this spider resembling the fictional character of the clownfish “Nemo” from the movie “Finding Nemo”. The state of South Australia is inhabited by relatively few peacock spiders and this new species makes this an even more impressive find. Museum Victoria published an article about this new species that includes some film footage