Antikuna (spider)

Antikuna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Antikuna
Kaderka, Ferretti, West, Lüddecke & Hüsser, 2021[1]
Type species
A. cernickai
Kaderka, Ferretti & Lüddecke, 2021
Species

7, see text

Antikuna is a genus of South American tarantulas. It was first described by Radan Kaderka, N. Ferretti and M. Hüsser in 2021,[2] and it has only been found in Peru.[1] The species of this genus live at the highest recorded altitude for the theraphosidae family, with a record of an altitude of 4,689 meters. family

Species

As of April 2022 it contains seven species:[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Antikuna Kaderka, Ferretti, West, Lüddecke & Hüsser, 2021". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  2. ^ Kaderka, R.; Ferretti, N.; Hüsser, M.; et al. (2021). "Antikuna, a new genus with seven new species from Peru (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae) and the highest altitude record for the family". Journal of Natural History. 55 (21–22): 1335–1402. Bibcode:2021JNatH..55.1335K. doi:10.1080/00222933.2021.1936680.
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