Stromatopelma
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Stromatopelma | |
|---|---|
(Theraphosidae)_(7839040006).jpg) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Stromatopelma Karsch, 1881[1] |
| Type species | |
| S. calceatum (Fabricius, 1793) | |
| Species | |
|
5, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Stromatopelma is a genus of African tarantulas that was first described by Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1881.[2] They are renowned for their potent venom that uses stromatoxin peptides to induce medically significant effects.[3]
