Tandayarachne
Genus of spiders
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Tandayarachne is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae.[2]
| Tandayarachne | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Tandayarachne Peñaherrera-R. & Guayasamin, 2025[1] |
| Type species | |
| T. sherwoodae Peñaherrera-R. & Guayasamin, 2025 | |
| Species | |
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2, see text | |
Distribution
Etymology
The genus name is a combination of Tandayapa Cloud Forest Station, the type location in the Alambi river basin in Pichincha Province, Ecuador, and Ancient Greek arachne "spider". T. sherwoodae honors UK arachnologist Danniella Sherwood.[1]
