Batesiella | |
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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: |
Batesiella Pocock, 1903 [1] |
Species: | B. crinita
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Binomial name | |
Batesiella crinita
Pocock, 1903
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Batesiella is a monotypic genus of African tarantulas containing the single species, Batesiella crinita. It was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1903, [2] and is found in Cameroon. [1] It is named in honor of the collector, G. L. Bates. [2] It was synonymized with Encyocrates from 1985 to 1990. [3] [4]