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The spider family '''Actinopodidae''' is a family of [[Mygalomorphae|mygalomorph]] spiders found in [[Australia]] and [[South America]]. This family includes the Australian genus ''Missulena'', known as [[mouse spider]]s. The bites of ''Missulena'' spiders, though rare, are considered medically significant and potentially dangerous. |
The spider family '''Actinopodidae''' is a family of [[Mygalomorphae|mygalomorph]] spiders found in [[Australia]] and [[South America]]. This family includes the Australian genus ''Missulena'', known as [[mouse spider]]s. The bites of ''Missulena'' spiders, though rare, are considered medically significant and potentially dangerous. |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Clade: | Avicularioidea |
| Family: | Actinopodidae Simon, 1892 |
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| 3 genera, 42 species | |
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The spider family Actinopodidae is a family of mygalomorph spiders found in Australia and South America. This family includes the Australian genus Missulena, known as mouse spiders. The bites of Missulena spiders, though rare, are considered medically significant and potentially dangerous.
Genera
As of November 2015[update], the World Spider Catalog accepted the following genera:[1]
- Actinopus Perty, 1833 — South America
- Missulena Walckenaer, 1805 — Australia, Chile
- Plesiolena Goloboff & Platnick, 1987 — Chile
See also
References
- ^ "Family: Actinopodidae Simon, 1892", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2015-11-17
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