Avicularia merianae
Appearance
Avicularia merianae | |
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Female | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Theraphosidae |
Genus: | Avicularia |
Species: | A. merianae
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Binomial name | |
Avicularia merianae |
Avicularia merianae is a species of spiders in the family Theraphosidae, found in Peru. It was first described in 2017.[1] It is named after the Dutch-German naturalist and painter Maria Sibylla Merian, in recognition of her studies on tarantulas.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Taxon details Avicularia merianae Fukushima & Bertani, 2017", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2017-03-13