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The list includes all commonly accepted genera, but also genera that are now considered invalid, doubtful (nomina dubia), or were not formally published (nomina nuda), as well as junior synonyms of more established names, and genera that are no longer considered therapsids. The list currently contains 510 generic names.
This page lists all described genera and species of the spider family Theraphosidae. As of August 2022 [update] , the World Spider Catalog accepted 1041 species in 156 genera: [ 1 ] A
Pages in category "Theraphosidae" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 491 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Pages in category "Theraphosidae genera" The following 114 pages are in this category, out of 114 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Acanthopelma;
Theraphosidae Paratropididae. Diversity; 2 families, 905 species: The Theraphosoidea are a superfamily of mygalomorph spiders. [1] They contain two families of spiders:
The Aviculariinae are a subfamily of spiders in the family Theraphosidae ().They can be distinguished from other theraphosids by a number of characters. Their legs have no or few spines on the underside (ventral surface) of the tibial and metatarsal joints of the legs.
Subsequent molecular phylogenetic studies upheld the relationship between the Theraphosidae and Barychelidae, but found that Paratropidae fell outside the clade. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In 2012, it was suggested that Theraphosoidina should probably include an additional family of spiders related to Homostola . [ 4 ]
Theraphosa is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1805. The Theraphosa spiders are some of the largest known to science.