Taksinus

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Taksinus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Taksinus
Songsangchote, Sippawat, Khaikaew & Chomphuphuang, 2022
Species:
T. bambus
Binomial name
Taksinus bambus
Songsangchote, Sippawat, Khaikaew & Chomphuphuang, 2022

Taksinus is a genus of tarantula. The genus contains the single species Taksinus bambus. [1] [2] The tarantula specialises in living in the culm of bamboo of the genus Gigantochloa . It is found in the Mueang Tak District of Thailand. [3] It was discovered by YouTuber JoCho Sippawat, arachnologist Narin Chomphuphuang, and arachnologist Chaowalit Songsangchote. [4] The genus is named after the Thai king Taksin the Great. [4]

Description

Taksinus has a low caput and a clypeus that is less than a width of the median ocular quadrangle and a spermathecae with twin seminal receptacles. The genus has a lack of incrassate tibia and metatarsus. The genus also has a lack of a dense brush of hair on the retrolateral side of the femora of the front limbs. Males lack apical embolus swelling. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Taksinus". World Spider Catalog . Natural History Museum Bern . Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  2. ↑ Hunt, Katie (19 January 2022). "A new species of tarantula discovered by Thai YouTube star". CNN . Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Songsangchote, Chaowalit; Sippawat, Zongtum; Khaikaew, Wuttikrai; Chomphuphuang, Narin (4 January 2022). "A new genus of bamboo culm tarantula from Thailand (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae)". ZooKeys (1080): 1–19. Bibcode:2022ZooK.1080....1S. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1080.76876 . ISSN   1313-2970. PMC   8752575 . PMID   35068962 . Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Wildlife YouTuber discovers new species of tarantula". NBC News. Retrieved 26 January 2022.


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