Biology:Sericopelma angustum
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Short description: Species of spider
| Sericopelma angustum | |
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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: | Sericopelma |
| Species: | S. angustum
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| Binomial name | |
| Sericopelma angustum Valerio, 1980
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Sericopelma angustum, is a species of spider in the family Theraphosidae[2] found in Costa Rica[3] The species was formerly included in the genus Brachypelma.[4]
Since at least the early 1990s some pet-trade animals have been exchanged under the name Brachypelma angustum, however, none of these correspond to the originally described species, and should not be treated as such.[citation needed]
Description
The animals kept in the pet hobby that have been misidentified as 'angustum' measure 3.5–4 inches (8.9–10.2 cm).[5] The common nane "Costa Rican red tarantula" refers to the red hairs covering the legs and abdomen; the thorax is black or brown.[6]
References
- ↑ "Appendices | CITES". https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php.
- ↑ "Brachypelma angustum | CITES" (in en). https://cites.org/eng/node/20039.
- ↑ "Costa Rican Red Tarantula - Brachypelma angustum - Classifications - Encyclopedia of Life" (in en). https://eol.org/pages/46765328/names.
- ↑ "Gen. Brachypelma Simon, 1891", World Spider Catalog (Natural History Museum Bern), http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/3330, retrieved 2017-09-27
- ↑ "Costa Rican Red Tarantula (Brachypelma angustum)" (in en-us). http://staktosvoras.lt/en/birdeater-spider-tarantula-theraphosidae/15-kosta-rikos-pauksteda.html.
- ↑ "Antilles Pinktoe". http://www.krcritters.com/REDRUMP.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q27505716 entry
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