Biology:Pseudoclamoris burgessi
| Pseudoclamoris burgessi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Pseudoclamoris |
| Species: | P. burgessi
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudoclamoris burgessi Hüsser, 2018
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Pseudoclamoris burgessi is a tarantula in the Pseudoclamoris genus, it was first described by Martin Hüsser in 2018. It is found in Leticia, Colombia and Iquitos, Peru, although it is likely also found in Ecuador. It is named after Joseph Burges whom helped to collect important material for this study.[1] It is fairly commonly breed and kept in captivity, with its common name being Ghost Tree Spider. As the name suggest it is an arboreal tarantula, and usually have a skittish behavior.
Description
The described specimens were offspring raised in captivity of a wild caught specimen that were collected from a burrow and preserved in 80% ethanol. They have a faded brown, black or grey color, and long light hairs being orange or red in the abdomen. Females differ from all other species of Pseudoclamoris by the lack of reddish hairs on legs and abdomen. Males differing from other Pseudoclamoris species by the presence of an additional spine located on the Rap.[1]
Habitat
This spider is found in Colombia, Peru and likely Ecuador, in lowland rainforests of the Amazon. With average temperatures 25–26 °C, the average yearly rainfall being 2900mm, being roughly around 100m above sea level.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hüsser, Martin (2018-12-09). "A first phylogenetic analysis reveals a new arboreal tarantula genus from South America with description of a new species and two new species of Tapinauchenius Ausserer, 1871 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae)" (in en). ZooKeys 784: 59–93. doi:10.3897/zookeys.784.26521. ISSN 1313-2970. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/26521/.
Wikidata ☰ Q72411822 entry
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