Biology:Typhochlaena curumim
Typhochlaena curumim | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Theraphosidae |
Genus: | Typhochlaena |
Species: | T. curumin
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Binomial name | |
Typhochlaena curumin Bertani, 2012[1]
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Typhochlaena curumim is a species of tarantula, that is native to Mata do Pau-Ferro, Areia, in the state of Paraiba, Brazil . It is a member of the subfamily Aviculariinae.[2]
Etymology
The specific name is derived from the Brazilian indigenous Tupi language, meaning "child". It refers to the local children that found the type specimens high in a tree in Areia, State of Paraíba, Brazil, during an arachnological expedition.[2]
Characteristics
Typhochlaena curumim is only known from the female. It has a brown cephalothorax and legs, but the abdomen is metallic yellowish-green with a black dorsum with five black stripes extending laterally. It is characterized by the spermatheca, which is wide at the basal region but thins to a single or bifid spiralled region.[2]
References
- ↑ "Taxon details Typhochlaena curumim Bertani, 2012", World Spider Catalog (Natural History Museum Bern), http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/species/37977, retrieved 2016-03-10
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bertani, R. (2012), "Revision, cladistic analysis and biogeography of Typhochlaena C. L. Koch, 1850, Pachistopelma Pocock, 1901 and Iridopelma Pocock, 1901 (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Aviculariinae)", ZooKeys (230): 1–94, doi:10.3897/zookeys.230.3500, PMID 23166476
Wikidata ☰ Q15502071 entry
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