Theraphosidae {family} - Arthropoda; Arachnida; Araneae;

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Sub-taxa

Subfamilies (2)
  1. Ischnocolinae [4]
  2. Ornithoctoninae [1]
Genera (108)
  1. Abdomegaphobema [4]
  2. Acanthoscurria [19]
  3. Amazonius [2]
  4. Ami [11]
  5. Annandaliella [1]
  6. Aphonopelma [2051]
  7. Augacephalus [10]
  8. Avicularia [16]
  9. Bistriopelma [4]
  10. Bonnetina [93]
  11. Brachionopus [5]
  12. Brachypelma [71]
  13. Bumba [1]
  14. Cardiopelma [2]
  15. Caribena [3]
  16. Catumiri [6]
  17. Ceratogyrus [7]
  18. Chaetopelma [25]
  19. Chilobrachys [35]
  20. Chromatopelma [5]
  21. Cilantica [1]
  22. Citharacanthus [2]
  23. Citharognathus [2]
  24. Coremiocnemis [6]
  25. Crassicrus [6]
  26. Crypsidromus [2]
  27. Cyclosternum [2]
  28. Cyriocosmus [29]
  29. Cyriopagopus [30]
  30. Cyrtopholis [4]
  31. Davus [65]
  32. Dolichothele [2]
  33. Encyocratella [5]
  34. Ephebopus [5]
  35. Euathlus [7]
  36. Eucratoscelus [3]
  37. Eupalaestrus [18]
  38. Euthycaelus [3]
  39. Grammostola [117]
  40. Hapalopus [9]
  41. Hapalotremus [2]
  42. Haploclastus [1]
  43. Haplocosmia [5]
  44. Harpactira [20]
  45. Harpactirella [14]
  46. Hemirrhagus [1]
  47. Heteroscodra [12]
  48. Heterothele [8]
  49. Holothele [8]
  50. Homoeomma [4]
  51. Hysterocrates [16]
  52. Idiothele [5]
  53. Iridopelma [5]
  54. Ischnocolus [105]
  55. Kochiana [4]
  56. Lampropelma [11]
  57. Lasiocyano [1]
  58. Lasiodora [33]
  59. Lasiodorides [4]
  60. Lyrognathus [7]
  61. Magnacarina [4]
  62. Megaphobema [3]
  63. Metriopelma [4]
  64. Monocentropus [11]
  65. Neoholothele [10]
  66. Neostenotarsus [2]
  67. Nesiergus [1]
  68. Nhandu [3]
  69. Omothymus [19]
  70. Ornithoctonus [5]
  71. Orphnaecus [19]
  72. Pachistopelma [2]
  73. Pamphobeteus [3]
  74. Pelinobius [4]
  75. Phlogiellus [14]
  76. Phormictopus [3]
  77. Phormingochilus [7]
  78. Phrixotrichus [1]
  79. Plesiopelma [29]
  80. Plesiophrictus [6]
  81. Poecilotheria [417]
  82. Proshapalopus [1]
  83. Psalistops [1]
  84. Psalmopoeus [39]
  85. Psednocnemis [1]
  86. Pseudhapalopus [1]
  87. Pterinochilus [10]
  88. Pterinopelma [2]
  89. Sahydroaraneus [2]
  90. Sandinista [4]
  91. Schismatothele [3]
  92. Schizopelma [9]
  93. Selenocosmia [10]
  94. Selenotholus [5]
  95. Sericopelma [21]
  96. Sphaerobothria [6]
  97. Stichoplastoris [6]
  98. Stromatopelma [3]
  99. Tapinauchenius [5]
  100. Tekoapora [2]
  101. Theraphosa [5]
  102. Thrigmopoeus [3]
  103. Thrixopelma [4]
  104. Tliltocatl [95]
  105. Trichopelma [5]
  106. Vitalius [7]
  107. Xenesthis [9]
  108. Ybyrapora [3]

Taxon Description (Wikipedia)

BOLD Stats

Specimen Records: 3,908 Public Records: 2,875
Specimens with Sequences: 3,287 Public Species: 236
Specimens with Barcodes: 3,021 Public BINs: 260
Species: 342          
Species With Barcodes: 247          
           

Contributors (Specimens & Sequencing)

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Imagery

images representing subtaxa of Theraphosidae
(Abdomegaphobema - INB0004325227) @12 [ ] Copyright (2012) C. Viquez Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (Acanthoscurria - BIOGU00532-H06) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2016) Michael Morra Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (Ami - INB0004290985) @14 [ ] Copyright (2012) C. Viquez Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
(Aphonopelma - CCDB-11311 G06) @14 [ ] Copyright (2012) C. Viquez Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (Avicularia - BM-1036WK-B11) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2014) Michael Morra Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (Brachionopus - Brsp NCA 2021 1093 M) @11 [ ] Creative Commons – Attribution Share-Alike (by-sa) (2021) Charles Haddad University of the Free State
(Brachypelma - BM-1036WK-A03) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2014) Michael Morra Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (Catumiri - MLB 04299) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015) Unspecified Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales (Chaetopelma - 04-KADIR-C05) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2010) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
(Chilobrachys - NIBGE SPD-00687) @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2010) Muhammad Ashfaq National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Faisalabad Pakistan (Chromatopelma - ISIS# 40430) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2017) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (Coremiocnemis - GBOL04175) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015) SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen
(Crassicrus - CQR-0847) @13 [ ] Copyright Unspecified Unspecified (Crypsidromus - INB0004325360) @12 [ ] Copyright (2012) C. Viquez Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (Cyriocosmus - SCC1DGD007) @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Facundo M. Labarque Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales
(Cyriopagopus - BIOGU00532-H05) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2016) Michael Morra Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (Davus - INB0004325202) @13 [ ] Copyright (2012) C. Viquez Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (Encyocratella - GBOL03693) @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015) SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen
(Ephebopus - GBOL03685) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015) SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen (Euathlus - BIOGU00532-G08) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2014) Michael Morra Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (Eupalaestrus - LMO002_2023) @11 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified
(Grammostola - LMO014_2023) @11 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified (Haplocosmia - ISIS# 49244) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2018) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (Harpactira - KBGPS7) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2018) Unspecified National Collection of Arachnida (NCA)
(Harpactirella - Hala F NCA 2021 197) @11 [ ] Creative Commons – Attribution Share-Alike (by-sa) (2021) Charles Haddad University of the Free State (Heteroscodra - GBOL03683) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015) SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen (Heterothele - BIOGU00532-A09) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2013) Michael Morra Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
(Holothele - BIOGU00533-B06) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2014) Michael Morra Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (Idiothele - GBOL03702) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015) SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen (Ischnocolinae - CP Lep 1608) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2018) SNSB, Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns ZSM (SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen)
(Lasiodora - INB0004325208) @13 [ ] Copyright (2012) C. Viquez Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (Megaphobema - INB0004325230) @13 [ ] Copyright (2012) C. Viquez Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (Metriopelma - INB0004325359) @13 [ ] Copyright (2012) C. Viquez Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
(Neoholothele - GBOL03697) @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015) SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen (Omothymus - GBOL03700) @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015) SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen (Orphnaecus - BL-1036WK-H01) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2014) Michael Morra Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
(Pelinobius - BL-1036WK-G06) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2014) Michael Morra Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (Phlogiellus - BL-1036X2-F10) @11 [ ] Copyright (2010) Michael Olsina British Tarantula Society (BTS) (Poecilotheria - BIOGU00532-A08) @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2014) Michael Morra Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
(Psalistops - INB0004325228) @11 [ ] Copyright (2012) C. Viquez Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (Psalmopoeus - INB0004325188) @11 [ ] Copyright (2012) C. Viquez Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (Pterinochilus - BIOGU00532-H04) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2014) Michael Morra Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
(Pterinopelma - ISIS# 44957) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2017) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (Sahydroaraneus - BL-1036X1-C08) @11 [ ] No Rights Reserved (2017) Jakub Skowronek University of Guelph (Sandinista - CCDB-11311 G05) @12 [ ] Copyright (2012) C. Viquez Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
(Sericopelma - INB0004325222) @11 [ ] Copyright (2012) C. Viquez Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (Sphaerobothria - INB0003535238) @11 [ ] Copyright (2012) C. Viquez Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (Stichoplastoris - INB0004292114) @13 [ ] Copyright (2012) C. Viquez Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
(Thrixopelma - ISIS# 49274) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2018) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (Tliltocatl - AASFB-0040) @14 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Manuel Medina Mex Unspecified (Trichopelma - INB0004325220) @12 [ ] Copyright (2012) C. Viquez Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
(Xenesthis - BL-1036WK-G12) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2014) Michael Morra Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
(Xenesthis)
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BL-1036WK-G12
  License:
CreativeCommons - Attribution (2014)
  License Holder:
Michael Morra, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics

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