Aphonopelma atomicum

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Aphonopelma atomicum
Aphonopelma atomicum female ZooKeys 560.jpg
Female
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Aphonopelma
Species:
A. atomicum
Binomial name
Aphonopelma atomicum
Hamilton, 2016[1]

Aphonopelma atomicum is a species of spiders in the family Theraphosidae, found in United States (California, Nevada).[1] Like many New World tarantulas, they flick urticating hairs at attackers if threatened.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Hamilton, C.A.; Hendrixson, B.E. & Bond, J.E. (2016), "Taxonomic revision of the tarantula genus Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) within the United States", ZooKeys (560): 1–340, doi:10.3897/zookeys.560.6264, PMC 4768370, PMID 27006611


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