Catanduba
Genus of spiders
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Catanduba is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by F. U. Yamamoto, S. M. Lucas & Antônio Domingos Brescovit in 2012.[2]
| Catanduba | |
|---|---|
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| Catanduba simoni | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Catanduba Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012[1] |
| Type species | |
| C. tuskae Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012 | |
| Species | |
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7, see text | |
Species
As of December 2019[update] it contains seven species, all found in Brazil:[1]
- Catanduba araguaia Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012 – Brazil
- Catanduba canabrava Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012 – Brazil
- Catanduba flavohirta (Simon, 1889) – Brazil
- Catanduba peruacu Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012 – Brazil
- Catanduba piauiensis Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012 – Brazil
- Catanduba simoni (Soares & Camargo, 1948) – Brazil
- Catanduba tuskae Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012 (type) – Brazil
