Thrixopelma

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Thrixopelma
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Thrixopelma ockerti
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Thrixopelma
Schmidt, 1994[1]
Type species
T. ockerti
Schmidt, 1994
Species

7, see text

Thrixopelma is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by Günter E. W. Schmidt in 1994.[2]

Species[]

As of July 2021 it contains seven species, found in South America:[1]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Gen. Thrixopelma Schmidt, 1994". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  2. ^ Schmidt, G. (1994). "Eine neue Vogelspinnenart aus Peru, Thrixopelma ockerti gen. et sp. n. (Araneida: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae)". Arachnologisches Magazin. 2 (2): 3–8.


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