Acanthopelma
| Acanthopelma | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Acanthopelma F.O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897[1] |
| Species | |
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A. beccarii Caporiacco, 1947 | |
Acanthopelma is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas).[1] It is the only genus in the Acanthopelminae subfamily. The genus has two species, Acanthopelma beccarii in Guyana and Acanthopelma rufescens in Central America.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Gen. Acanthopelma F.O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-05-20
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