Gigathele
Genus of spiders
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Gigathele is a genus of spiders in the family Macrothelidae.[2]
| Gigathele | |
|---|---|
| |
| G. hungae in Taiwan | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Macrothelidae |
| Genus: | Gigathele Shao, Zhou & Lin, 2025[1] |
| Type species | |
| Macrothele gigas Shimojana & Haupt, 1998 | |
| Species | |
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6, see text | |
Distribution
Species
As of January 2026[update], this genus includes six species:[2]
- Gigathele gigas (Shimojana & Haupt, 1998) – Japan (Ryukyu Islands)
- Gigathele guizhouensis (Hu & Li, 1986) – China
- Gigathele hungae (Lin & Li, 2021) – Taiwan
- Gigathele limenghuai (Lin & Li, 2021) – China
- Gigathele monocirculata (Xu & Yin, 2000) – China
- Gigathele raveni (Zhu, Li & Song, 2000) – China
