Brachionopus
Genus of spiders
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Brachionopus is a genus of South African tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1897.[2] It was transferred to the Theraphosidae from the Barychelidae in 1985.[3]
| Brachionopus | |
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| female B. robustus | |
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| B. pretoriae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Brachionopus Pocock, 1897[1] |
| Type species | |
| B. robustus Pocock, 1897 | |
| Species | |
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4, see text | |
All described species are endemic to South Africa.[1]
Species
As of October 2025[update], this genus includes four species:[1]
- Brachionopus annulatus Purcell, 1903
- Brachionopus pretoriae Purcell, 1904
- Brachionopus robustus Pocock, 1897 (type species)
- Brachionopus tristis Purcell, 1903
