Theraphosidae {family} - Arthropoda; Arachnida; Araneae;

Sub-taxa

Subfamilies (2)
  1. Ischnocolinae [4]
  2. Ornithoctoninae [1]
Genera (105)
  1. Abdomegaphobema [2]
  2. Acanthoscurria [19]
  3. Amazonius [1]
  4. Ami [11]
  5. Annandaliella [1]
  6. Aphonopelma [2051]
  7. Augacephalus [10]
  8. Avicularia [16]
  9. Bistriopelma [4]
  10. Bonnetina [93]
  11. Brachionopus [5]
  12. Brachypelma [110]
  13. Bumba [1]
  14. Cardiopelma [2]
  15. Caribena [3]
  16. Catumiri [6]
  17. Ceratogyrus [7]
  18. Chaetopelma [25]
  19. Chilobrachys [35]
  20. Chromatopelma [5]
  21. Citharacanthus [2]
  22. Citharognathus [2]
  23. Coremiocnemis [6]
  24. Crassicrus [6]
  25. Cyclosternum [2]
  26. Cyriocosmus [29]
  27. Cyriopagopus [30]
  28. Cyrtopholis [4]
  29. Davus [65]
  30. Dolichothele [2]
  31. Encyocratella [5]
  32. Ephebopus [5]
  33. Euathlus [7]
  34. Eucratoscelus [3]
  35. Eupalaestrus [18]
  36. Euthycaelus [3]
  37. Grammostola [117]
  38. Hapalopus [9]
  39. Hapalotremus [2]
  40. Haploclastus [2]
  41. Haplocosmia [5]
  42. Harpactira [20]
  43. Harpactirella [14]
  44. Hemirrhagus [1]
  45. Heteroscodra [12]
  46. Heterothele [8]
  47. Holothele [8]
  48. Homoeomma [4]
  49. Hysterocrates [16]
  50. Idiothele [5]
  51. Iridopelma [5]
  52. Ischnocolus [105]
  53. Kochiana [4]
  54. Lampropelma [11]
  55. Lasiodora [35]
  56. Lasiodorides [4]
  57. Lyrognathus [7]
  58. Magnacarina [4]
  59. Megaphobema [5]
  60. Metriopelma [4]
  61. Monocentropus [11]
  62. Neoholothele [10]
  63. Neostenotarsus [2]
  64. Nesiergus [1]
  65. Nhandu [6]
  66. Omothymus [19]
  67. Ornithoctonus [5]
  68. Orphnaecus [19]
  69. Pachistopelma [2]
  70. Pamphobeteus [3]
  71. Pelinobius [4]
  72. Phlogiellus [14]
  73. Phormictopus [3]
  74. Phormingochilus [7]
  75. Phrixotrichus [1]
  76. Plesiopelma [29]
  77. Plesiophrictus [6]
  78. Poecilotheria [417]
  79. Proshapalopus [1]
  80. Psalistops [1]
  81. Psalmopoeus [39]
  82. Psednocnemis [1]
  83. Pseudhapalopus [1]
  84. Pseudoclamoris [1]
  85. Pterinochilus [10]
  86. Pterinopelma [2]
  87. Sahydroaraneus [2]
  88. Sandinista [4]
  89. Schismatothele [3]
  90. Schizopelma [9]
  91. Selenocosmia [10]
  92. Selenotholus [5]
  93. Sericopelma [21]
  94. Sphaerobothria [6]
  95. Stichoplastoris [6]
  96. Stromatopelma [3]
  97. Tapinauchenius [5]
  98. Theraphosa [5]
  99. Thrigmopoeus [3]
  100. Thrixopelma [4]
  101. Tliltocatl [56]
  102. Trichopelma [5]
  103. Vitalius [7]
  104. Xenesthis [9]
  105. Ybyrapora [3]

Taxon Description (Wikipedia)

BOLD Stats

Specimen Records: 3,908 Public Records: 2,918
Specimens with Sequences: 3,287 Public Species: 248
Specimens with Barcodes: 3,021 Public BINs: 260
Species: 354          
Species With Barcodes: 253          
           

Contributors (Specimens & Sequencing)

Specimen Depositories: Sequencing Labs:
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Imagery

images representing subtaxa of Theraphosidae
(Acanthoscurria - BC-EVS-5374) @11 [ ] by-nc-sa (2025) SNSB, Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns ZSM (SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen) (Ami - INB0004290985) @14 [ ] Copyright (2012) C. Viquez Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (Aphonopelma - CCDB-11311 G06) @14 [ ] Copyright (2012) C. Viquez Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
(Avicularia - BM-1036WK-B11) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2014) Michael Morra Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (Brachionopus - Brsp NCA 2021 1093 M) @11 [ ] Creative Commons – Attribution Share-Alike (by-sa) (2021) Charles Haddad University of the Free State (Brachypelma - AASFB-0267) @14 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Manuel Medina Mex Unspecified
(Catumiri - MLB 04299) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015) Unspecified Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales (Chaetopelma - 04-KADIR-C05) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2010) Gergin Blagoev, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (Chilobrachys - NIBGE SPD-00687) @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2010) Muhammad Ashfaq National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Faisalabad Pakistan
(Chromatopelma - ISIS# 40430) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2017) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (Coremiocnemis - GBOL04175) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015) Unspecified SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen (Crassicrus - CQR-0847) @13 [ ] Copyright Unspecified Unspecified
(Cyriocosmus - SCC1DGD007) @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Author: Facundo M. Labarque - MACN-Argentina Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales (Cyriopagopus - GBOL03687) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015) Unspecified SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen (Davus - INB0004325202) @13 [ ] Copyright (2012) C. Viquez Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
(Encyocratella - GBOL03693) @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015) Unspecified SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen (Ephebopus - GBOL03685) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015) Unspecified SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen (Euathlus - BIOGU00532-G08) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2014) Michael Morra Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
(Eupalaestrus - LMO002_2023) @11 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified (Grammostola - LMO014_2023) @11 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified (Haplocosmia - ISIS# 49244) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2018) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
(Harpactira - KBGPS7) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2018) Unspecified National Collection of Arachnida (NCA) (Harpactirella - Hala F NCA 2021 197) @11 [ ] Creative Commons – Attribution Share-Alike (by-sa) (2021) Charles Haddad University of the Free State (Heteroscodra - GBOL03683) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015) Unspecified SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen
(Heterothele - BIOGU00532-B01) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2013) Michael Morra Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (Holothele - BIOGU00533-B06) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2014) Michael Morra Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (Idiothele - GBOL03702) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015) Unspecified SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen
(Ischnocolinae - CP Lep 1608) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2018) SNSB, Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns ZSM (SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen) (Lasiodora - INB0004325208) @13 [ ] Copyright (2012) C. Viquez Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (Megaphobema - INB0004325230) @13 [ ] Copyright (2012) C. Viquez Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
(Metriopelma - INB0004325359) @13 [ ] Copyright (2012) C. Viquez Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (Neoholothele - GBOL03697) @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015) Unspecified SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen (Omothymus - GBOL03700) @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015) Unspecified SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen
(Orphnaecus - BL-1036WK-H01) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2014) Michael Morra Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (Pelinobius - BL-1036WK-G06) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2014) Michael Morra Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (Phlogiellus - BL-1036X2-F10) @11 [ ] Copyright (2010) Michael Olsina British Tarantula Society (BTS)
(Poecilotheria - BIOGU00532-A08) @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2014) Michael Morra Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (Psalistops - INB0004325228) @11 [ ] Copyright (2012) C. Viquez Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (Psalmopoeus - INB0004325188) @11 [ ] Copyright (2012) C. Viquez Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
(Pterinochilus - BIOGU00532-H04) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2014) Michael Morra Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (Pterinopelma - ISIS# 44957) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2017) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (Sahydroaraneus - BL-1036X1-C08) @11 [ ] No Rights Reserved (2017) Jakub Skowronek University of Guelph
(Sandinista - CCDB-11311 G05) @12 [ ] Copyright (2012) C. Viquez Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (Sericopelma - INB0004325222) @11 [ ] Copyright (2012) C. Viquez Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (Sphaerobothria - INB0003535238) @11 [ ] Copyright (2012) C. Viquez Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
(Stichoplastoris - INB0004292114) @13 [ ] Copyright (2012) C. Viquez Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (Thrixopelma - ISIS# 49274) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2018) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (Trichopelma - INB0004325220) @12 [ ] Copyright (2012) C. Viquez Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
(Vitalius - LOZ-4035) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution J. Wilson/ W. Porto MACN (Xenesthis - BL-1036WK-G12) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2014) Michael Morra Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
(Xenesthis)
  Sample ID:
BL-1036WK-G12
  License:
CreativeCommons - Attribution (2014)
  License Holder:
Michael Morra, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics

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