Catanduba

Catanduba
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Infraorder:Mygalomorphae
Family:Theraphosidae
Genus:Catanduba
Brescovit[1]
Type species
Catanduba tuskae
Species

7, see text

Catanduba is a genus of spiders in the Theraphosidae family. It was first described in 2012 by Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit. As of 2017, it contains 7 species, all found in Brazil.[1]

Species

Catanduba comprises the following species:[1]

  • Catanduba araguaia Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012
  • Catanduba canabrava Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012
  • Catanduba flavohirta (Simon, 1889)
  • Catanduba peruacu Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012
  • Catanduba piauiensis Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012
  • Catanduba simoni (Soares & Camargo, 1948)
  • Catanduba tuskae Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Theraphosidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-20.


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