Brachionopus
| Brachionopus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Brachionopus Pocock, 1897[1] |
| Type species | |
| B. robustus Pocock, 1897
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| Species | |
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Brachionopus is a
tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1897.[2] It was transferred to the Theraphosidae from the Barychelidae in 1985.[3]
Species
As of June 2020[update] it contains 4 species, found in South Africa:[1]
- Brachionopus annulatus Purcell, 1903 – South Africa
- Brachionopus pretoriae Purcell, 1904 – South Africa
- Brachionopus robustus Pocock, 1897 (type) – South Africa
- Brachionopus tristis Purcell, 1903 – South Africa
See also
References
- ^ doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- .
- ^ Raven, R. J. (1985). "The spider infraorder Mygalomorphae (Araneae): Cladistics and systematics". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 182: 112.
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