''Catanduba'' is a
genus
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of South American
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 m ...
that was first described by F. U. Yamamoto, S. M. Lucas &
Antônio Domingos Brescovit
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in 2012.
Species
it contains seven species, all found in
Brazil
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:
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Catanduba araguaia''
Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012 –
Brazil
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Catanduba canabrava''
Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012 – Brazil
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Catanduba flavohirta
''Catanduba'' is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by F. U. Yamamoto, S. M. Lucas & Antônio Domingos Brescovit in 2012.
Species
it contains seven species, all found in Brazil:
*'' Catanduba araguaia'' Yamamoto, Lucas ...
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( Simon, 1889) – Brazil
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Catanduba peruacu''
Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012 – Brazil
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Catanduba piauiensis''
Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012 – Brazil
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Catanduba simoni''
(Soares & Camargo, 1948) – Brazil
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Catanduba tuskae''
Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012 (
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) – Brazil
See also
*
List of Theraphosidae species
This page lists all described genera and species of the spider family Theraphosidae. , the World Spider Catalog accepts 1041 species in 156 genera:
A ''Acanthopelma''
'' Acanthopelma'' F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897
* '' Acanthopelma beccarii'' ...
References
Theraphosidae genera
Spiders of Brazil
Theraphosidae
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