Aphonopelma atomicum
Aphonopelma atomicum is a species of spiders in the family Theraphosidae, found in United States (California, Nevada).[1] Like many New World tarantulas, they flick urticating hairs at attackers if threatened.
| Aphonopelma atomicum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Aphonopelma |
| Species: | A. atomicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Aphonopelma atomicum Hamilton, 2016[1] | |
References
- Hamilton, C.A.; Hendrixson, B.E. & Bond, J.E. (2016), "Taxonomic revision of the tarantula genus Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) within the United States", ZooKeys, 560: 1–340, doi:10.3897/zookeys.560.6264, PMC 4768370, PMID 27006611
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