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Acanthopelma

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Acanthopelma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Acanthopelma
F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897[1]
Type species
A. rufescens
F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897
Species

Acanthopelma is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1897.[2] As of December 2019 it contains two species, found in Central America and South America: A. beccarii and A. rufescens.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2020). "Gen. Acanthopelma F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  2. ^ Pickard-Cambridge, F. O. (1897), "Arachnida - Araneida and Opiliones", Biologia Centrali-Americana, Zoology