Avicularia merianae
| Avicularia merianae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Avicularia |
| Species: | A. merianae
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| Binomial name | |
| Avicularia merianae | |
Avicularia merianae is a species of spiders in the family Theraphosidae, found in Peru. It was first described in 2017.[1] It is named after the Dutch-German naturalist and painter Maria Sibylla Merian, in recognition of her studies on tarantulas.
References[]
- ^ a b "Taxon details Avicularia merianae Fukushima & Bertani, 2017", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2017-03-13
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