Antikuna (spider)
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| Antikuna | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Antikuna Kaderka, Ferretti, West, Lüddecke & Hüsser, 2021[1] |
| Type species | |
| A. cernickai Kaderka, Ferretti & Lüddecke, 2021 | |
| Species | |
|
7, see text | |
Antikuna is a genus of South American tarantulas. It was first described by Radan Kaderka, N. Ferretti and M. Hüsser in 2021,[2] and it has only been found in Peru.[1] The species of this genus live at the highest recorded altitude for the theraphosidae family, with a record of an altitude of 4,689 meters.
