Tuberculotae
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The Tuberculotae are an infraorder of mygalomorph spiders, consisting of eight families with ca. 250 genera and 1,800 species.
- Mecicobothrioidea (Mecicobothriidae and Microstigmatidae)
- Hexathelidae
- Dipluridae
- Nemesiidae
- Theraphosoidea (Theraphosidae and Paratropididae)
- Barychelidae
They are opposed to the Fornicephalae, which make up the rest of the Mygalomorphae.
However, according to (Goloboff, 1993), neither group appears to be monophyletic.
[edit] References
- Coddington, J.A. & Levi, H.W. (1991). Systematics and Evolution of Spiders (Araneae). Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 22:565:592. doi:doi:10.1146/annurev.es.22.110191.003025
- Goloboff, P.A. (1993). A Reanalysis of Mygalomorph Spider Families (Araneae). American Museum Novitates 3056. PDF
