Avicularia merianae
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| Avicularia merianae | |
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| Female | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Avicularia |
| Species: | A. merianae |
| Binomial name | |
| Avicularia merianae | |
Avicularia merianae is a species of spiders in the family Theraphosidae, found in Peru. It was first described in 2017.[1] It is named after the Dutch-German naturalist and painter Maria Sibylla Merian, in recognition of her studies on tarantulas.
