Schismatothele facts for kids
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Schismatothele Karsch, 1879 |
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| S. lineata Karsch, 1879
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Schismatothele is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1879.
Species
As of April 2023[update] it contains sixteen species, found in South America:
- Schismatothele benedettii Panzera, Perdomo & Pérez-Miles, 2011 - Brazil
- Schismatothele caeri Moeller, Weinmann & Guadanucci, 2023 - Trinidad and Tobago
- Schismatothele caiquetia Moeller, Weinmann & Guadanucci, 2023 - Venezuela
- Schismatothele hacaritama Perafán, Valencia-Cuéllar & Guadanucci, 2019 - Colombia
- Schismatothele inflata (Simon, 1889) (type) - Venezuela
- Schismatothele kastoni (Caporiacco, 1955) - Venezuela
- Schismatothele lineata Karsch, 1879 - Venezuela
- Schismatothele merida Moeller, Weinmann & Guadanucci, 2023 - Venezuela
- Schismatothele modesta (Simon, 1889) - Colombia
- Schismatothele moonenorum Moeller, Weinmann & Guadanucci, 2023 - French Guiana
- Schismatothele olsoni Guadanucci, Perafán & Valencia-Cuéllar, 2019 - Colombia, Venezuela
- Schismatothele opifex (Simon, 1889) - Venezuela
- Schismatothele quimbaya Moeller, Weinmann & Guadanucci, 2023 - Colombia
- Schismatothele timotocuica Moeller, Weinmann & Guadanucci, 2023 - Venezuela
- Schismatothele wayana Moeller, Weinmann & Guadanucci, 2023 - Brazil
- Schismatothele weinmanni Guadanucci, Perafán & Valencia-Cuéllar, 2019 - Colombia
See also
In Spanish: Schismatothele para niños
- List of Theraphosidae species
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