Typhochlaena paschoali | |
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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: | Typhochlaena |
Species: | T. paschoali
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Binomial name | |
Typhochlaena paschoali Bertani, 2012
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Typhochlaena paschoali is a species of tarantula (family Theraphosidae), in the subfamily Aviculariinae. It is native to Brazil. [2]
The species was first described in 2012 by Rogério Bertani. [1] The specific name honours Elbano Paschoal de Figueiredo Moraes, a Brazilian environmentalist who died early in April 2011. [3] He was one of the founders of the non-governmental organization Grupo Ambientalista da Bahia (GAMBÁ), and was well known for his efforts in preserving the remnants of the Brazilian Atlantic forest in the state of Bahia, Brazil. [2]
Typhochlaena paschoali is characterized mainly by its short, wide, straight, and multi-lobular spermathecae. It also has a brown cephalothorax and black abdomen with the dorsum (dorsal part of the abdomen) white with a zig-zag border. It is only known from the female. [2]