Reichlingia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Theraphosidae |
Genus: |
Reichlingia Rudloff, 2001 [1] |
Species: | R. annae
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Binomial name | |
Reichlingia annae (Reichling, 1997)
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Synonyms [2] | |
Acanthopelma annae Reichling, 1997 |
Reichlingia is a monotypic genus of Central American tarantulas containing the single species, Reichlingia annae. The genus was first described in 2001, [2] and has only been found in Belize. [1]
Originally placed with the brushed trapdoor spiders, it was moved to the tarantula family in 2014, [3] and is a member of the Ischnocolinae subfamily. [4] The sole species was originally described by Steven B. Reichling as Acanthopelma annae, but was changed to Reichlingia annae when it was transferred to this genus in 2001. [2] It is named after Reichling's wife Ann, who helped with the arachnological investigation. [5]
Reichlingia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Theraphosidae |
Genus: |
Reichlingia Rudloff, 2001 [1] |
Species: | R. annae
|
Binomial name | |
Reichlingia annae (Reichling, 1997)
[1]
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Synonyms [2] | |
Acanthopelma annae Reichling, 1997 |
Reichlingia is a monotypic genus of Central American tarantulas containing the single species, Reichlingia annae. The genus was first described in 2001, [2] and has only been found in Belize. [1]
Originally placed with the brushed trapdoor spiders, it was moved to the tarantula family in 2014, [3] and is a member of the Ischnocolinae subfamily. [4] The sole species was originally described by Steven B. Reichling as Acanthopelma annae, but was changed to Reichlingia annae when it was transferred to this genus in 2001. [2] It is named after Reichling's wife Ann, who helped with the arachnological investigation. [5]