Iridopelma | |
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Iridopelma vanini | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Theraphosidae |
Genus: |
Iridopelma Pocock, 1901 [1] |
Type species | |
I. hirsutum Pocock, 1901
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Species | |
6, see text |
Iridopelma is a genus of Brazilian tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1901. [2]
Males of this genus can be distinguished by the tibial spurs on leg 1 and 2, while females differ from most other genera by the anterior eye row, which is strongly curved forward. Avicularia and Typhochlaena both own the latter characteristics; however, Iridopelma can be distinguished from Avicularia by the spermatheca, which lacks a curvature, and from Typhochlaena by the spinnerets, which are finger-shaped. [3]
As of March 2020 [update] it contains six species, all found in Brazil: [1]
Iridopelma | |
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Iridopelma vanini | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Theraphosidae |
Genus: |
Iridopelma Pocock, 1901 [1] |
Type species | |
I. hirsutum Pocock, 1901
| |
Species | |
6, see text |
Iridopelma is a genus of Brazilian tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1901. [2]
Males of this genus can be distinguished by the tibial spurs on leg 1 and 2, while females differ from most other genera by the anterior eye row, which is strongly curved forward. Avicularia and Typhochlaena both own the latter characteristics; however, Iridopelma can be distinguished from Avicularia by the spermatheca, which lacks a curvature, and from Typhochlaena by the spinnerets, which are finger-shaped. [3]
As of March 2020 [update] it contains six species, all found in Brazil: [1]