Actinopus fractus

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Actinopus fractus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Actinopodidae
Genus: Actinopus
Species:
A. fractus
Binomial name
Actinopus fractus
Mello-Leitão, 1920

Actinopus fractus is a species of mygalomorph spiders in the family Actinopodidae. It is found in Brazil. [1]

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