Mecicobothrium | |
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M. thorelli | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Mecicobothriidae |
Genus: |
Mecicobothrium Holmberg [1] |
Species | |
Mecicobothrium is a genus of dwarf tarantulas first described by Eduardo Ladislao Holmberg in 1882. [1] [2]
These spiders have three tarsal claws. The cephalic groove (fovea) is longitudinal. The abdomen has plates. The male palpal bulb lies in a long modified final joint. The posterior lateral spinnerets are very long, with the last joint whiplike. [3]
As of July 2020 [update], the genus contained only two species: [1]
Mecicobothrium | |
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M. thorelli | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Mecicobothriidae |
Genus: |
Mecicobothrium Holmberg [1] |
Species | |
Mecicobothrium is a genus of dwarf tarantulas first described by Eduardo Ladislao Holmberg in 1882. [1] [2]
These spiders have three tarsal claws. The cephalic groove (fovea) is longitudinal. The abdomen has plates. The male palpal bulb lies in a long modified final joint. The posterior lateral spinnerets are very long, with the last joint whiplike. [3]
As of July 2020 [update], the genus contained only two species: [1]