Euathlus affinis | |
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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: | Euathlus |
Species: | E. affinis
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Binomial name | |
Euathlus affinis (Nicolet, 1849)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Euathlus affinis is a species of spider belonging to the family Theraphosidae ( tarantulas). It is native to Chile. [1]
The species was first described in 1849 as Mygale affinis. However, Mygale had been used previously for a genus of mammals, and the correct name for the genus is Avicularia, [2] making this species Avicularia affinis. It was subsequently transferred to Brachypelma in 1936 and then to Euathlus in 2017. [1]