''Brachionopus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

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tarantulas Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. , 1,040 species have been identified, with 156 genera. The term "tarantula" is usually used to describe members of the family Theraphosidae, although ...

that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1897. It was transferred to the Theraphosidae from the Barychelidae in 1985.

Species

it contains five species, found in

: *'' Brachionopus annulatus''

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, 1903 –

*'' Brachionopus leptopelmiformis''

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, 1907 – South Africa *'' Brachionopus pretoriae'' Purcell, 1904 – South Africa *'' Brachionopus robustus'' Pocock, 1897 ( type) – South Africa *'' Brachionopus tristis'' Purcell, 1903 – South Africa

References

Endemic fauna of South Africa Theraphosidae genera Spiders of South Africa Taxa named by R. I. Pocock Theraphosidae {{Theraphosidae-stub

Species

See also

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