Biology:Parvicarina
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Parvicarina is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae containing the single species, Parvicarina felipeleitei.[1]
Distribution
Parvicarina felipeleitei has been recorded from Brazil.[1]
Etymology
The genus name is a combination of Latin parvus (small) and carina (keel), referring to the small keels present on the male palpal bulb of the type-species.[2]
The species name honors Brazilian herpetologist Felipe S. F. Leite for his extensive contribution to the knowledge of the biodiversity of the Espinhaço Mountain Range.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described in genus Pterinopelma.[3] It was transferred to its own genus based on advances in phylogeny and morphological differences.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gen. Parvicarina Galleti-Lima, Hamilton, Borges & Guadanucci, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/6452. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Galleti-Lima, A.; Hamilton, C. A.; Borges, L. M.; Guadanucci, J. P. L. (2023). "Phylogenomics of Lasiodoriforms: reclassification of the South American genus Vitalius Lucas, Silva and Bertani and allied genera (Araneae: Theraphosidae)". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 11: 1–19. doi:10.3389/fevo.2023.1177627. Bibcode: 2023FrEEv..1177627G.
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bertani, R.; Leal, F. (2016). "A new species of Pterinopelma (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from the highlands of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil and description of the male of P. sazimai". Zoologia (Curitiba) 33 (2): 1–9. doi:10.1590/S1984-4689zool-20150190. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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