Pterinopelma sazimai
Pterinopelma sazimai is a species of tarantula (family Theraphosidae).[1] It is known as the Brazilian blue or Sazima's tarantula. Iridescent blue in color, P. sazimai is native to an ecological island within the Chapada Diamantina National Park in Bahia, Brazil. In 2012, it became the first Brazilian species to appear on the International Institute for Species Exploration's Top 10 New Species list.[3] The specific epithet sazimai honors Ivan Sazima, a Brazilian zoologist who was the first to collect exemplars of the species. This species is endangered due to the destruction of its habitat and overcollecting for the illegal pet trade.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Pterinopelma |
| Species: | P. sazimai |
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References
- "Taxon details Pterinopelma sazimai Bertani, Nagahama & Fukushima, 2011". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- Rogério Bertani, Roberto Hiroaki Nagahama & Caroline Sayuri Fukushima (2011). "Revalidation of Pterinopelma Pocock 1901 with description of a new species and the female of Pterinopelma vitiosum (Keyserling 1891) (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae)" (PDF full text). Zootaxa. 2814: 1–18. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- International Institute for Species Exploration. "Top 10 New Species - 2012". Arizona State University. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
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