Cubanana cristinae
| Cubanana cristinae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Subfamily: | Theraphosinae |
| Genus: | Cubanana |
| Species: | C. cristinae |
| Binomial name | |
| Cubanana cristinae (Ortiz, 2008) | |
Cubanana cristinae is a species of New World tarantula and the only species in the genus Cubanana.[1]
The species was described in 2008 and is endemic to Cuba, occurring in the east of the island.[2]
References
- ↑ Platnick, N.I. (11 December 2010). "The World Spider Catalog". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ↑ Ortiz, D. (2008). "Description of Cubanana cristinae a new genus and species of theraphosine tarantula (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from The Island of Cuba". Boletin de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa 42: 107–122.
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