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{{Short description|Superfamily of spiders}} |
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| image = Avicularia metallica immature.jpg |
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| image_caption = <small>young ''[[Avicularia]] metallica'', Theraphosidae</small> |
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| taxon = Theraphosoidea |
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| diversity_link = Araneae families |
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| diversity = 2 families, 905 species |
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The '''Theraphosoidea''' are a [[ |
The '''Theraphosoidea''' are a [[superfamily (taxonomy)|superfamily]] of [[Mygalomorphae|mygalomorph]] spiders.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Raven |first=Robert J. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WjUUAQAAMAAJ |title=The Spider Infraorder Mygalomorphae (Araneae): Cladistics and Systematics |date=1985 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |pages=23 |language=en}}</ref> They contain two [[family (biology)|families]] of spiders: |
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* [[Theraphosidae]], the true tarantulas |
* [[Theraphosidae]], the true tarantulas |
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* [[Paratropididae]], the bald-legged spiders |
* [[Paratropididae]], the bald-legged spiders |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Latest revision as of 11:54, 30 October 2023
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| young Avicularia metallica, Theraphosidae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Superfamily: | Theraphosoidea |
| Families | |
| Diversity | |
| 2 families, 905 species | |
The Theraphosoidea are a superfamily of mygalomorph spiders.[1] They contain two families of spiders:
- Theraphosidae, the true tarantulas
- Paratropididae, the bald-legged spiders
References[edit]
- ^ Raven, Robert J. (1985). The Spider Infraorder Mygalomorphae (Araneae): Cladistics and Systematics. American Museum of Natural History. p. 23.
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