Typhochlaena | |
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Typhochlaena seladonia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Theraphosidae |
Genus: |
Typhochlaena C.L. Koch, 1850 [1] |
Typhochlaena is a genus of small-bodied tarantulas with an arboreal trapdoor lifestyle. [2] All the species except for T. seladonia were first described by Rogério Bertani in 2012. [1]
Typhochlaena differs from all other aviculariine species by having a domed, short distal segment on the posterior lateral spinneret; the sternum is as long as wide, truncated behind; they are also quite small, with type II urticating hairs. [3]
As of January 2016 [update], the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species: [1]