Typhochlaena paschoali

Typhochlaena paschoali

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Theraphosoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Ordo: Araneae
Subordo: Opisthothelae
Infraordo: Mygalomorphae
Superfamilia: Theraphosoidea

Familia: Theraphosidae
Subfamilia: Aviculariinae
Genus: Typhochlaena
Species: Typhochlaena paschoali

Name

Typhochlaena paschoali Bertani, 2012: 21, figs. 7, 27

Type locality: Brazil, state of Bahia, Camacan [15°24'S, 39°30'W], no further data.
Holotype: MNRJ 13723, female ♀.
Etymology: The specific name is a patronym in honour of Elbano Paschoal de Figueiredo Moraes, a Brazilian environmentalist who was died early on April 2011. He was one of the founders of the NGO “GAMBA – Grupo Ambientalista da Bahia”, and was well known for his efforts in preserving Brazilian Atlantic rainforest remnants in the state of Bahia, Brazil.

References

  • Bertani, R. 2012: Revision, cladistic analysis and biogeography of Typhochlaena C. L. Koch, 1850, Pachistopelma Pocock, 1901 and Iridopelma Pocock, 1901 (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Aviculariinae). ZooKeys, 230: 1–94. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.230.3500 Reference page. 
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