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Taxon: Family Theraphosidae Thorell, 1869 - tarantulas and bird spiders (spider)
Classification by:

Natura - nature
   actualia - actual entities
     Mundus Plinius - physical world
       naturalia - natural bodies
         Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
           Clade neomura Cavalier-Smith, 1987
             Domain Eukaryota Chatton, 1925 - eukaryotes
               Clade discaria Cavalier-Smith, 2021
                 Clade dorsates Cavalier-Smith, 2021
                   Clade podiates Cavalier-Smith, 2012
                     Clade Amorphea Adl et al. 2012 [Simpson, Medina & Adl 2020]
                       Clade Obazoa Brown, Sharpe, Silberman, Heiss, Lang, Simpson & Roger 2013
                         Clade Opisthokonta Cavalier-Smith 1987 [Simpson & Medina 2020] - animal-fungal clade
                           Superkingdom Holozoa Lang, O'Kelly, Nerad, Gray & Burger, 2002
                             Clade filozoa Shalchian-Tabrizi, Minge, Espelund, Orr, Ruden, Jakobsen & Cavalier-Smith, 2008
                               Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
                                 Clade Planulozoa Wallberg, Thollesson, Farris & Jondelius 2004
                                   Subkingdom Bilateria Hatschek, 1888 - bilaterians
                                     Clade Nephrozoa Jondelius, Ruiz-Trillo, Baguñà & Riutort 2002
                                       Infrakingdom Protostomia Grobben, 1908
                                         Superphylum Ecdysozoa Aguinaldo, Turbeville, Linford, Rivera, Garey, Raff & Lake, 1997
                                           Panarthropoda Nielsen, 1995 - panarthropods
                                             Tactopoda Budd, 2001
                                               Phylum Arthropoda Siebold, 1848 - arthropods
                                                 Euarthropoda
                                                   Subphylum Chelicerata Heymons, 1901
                                                     Euchelicerata Weygoldt & Paulus, 1979
                                                       Prosomapoda Lamsdell, 2013
                                                         Planaterga Lamsdell, 2013
                                                           Dekatriata Lamsdell, 2013
                                                             Sclerophorata Kamenz, Staude & Dunlop, 2011
                                                               Class Arachnida Lamarck, 1801
                                                                 Clade Micrura Hansen & Sørensen, 1904
                                                                   Clade Pantetrapulmonata Shultz, 2007
                                                                     Clade Tetrapulmonata Shultz, 1990
                                                                       Superorder Serikodiastida Garwood & Dunlop, 2014
                                                                         Order Araneida Clerck, 1757 - spiders
                                                                           Suborder Araneae Clerck, 1757 - tailless spiders
                                                                             Infraorder Opisthothelae Pocock, 1892 - unsegmented spiders
                                                                               Clade Mygalomorphae Pocock, 1892
                                                                                 Superfamily Avicularioidea Simon, 1874
                                                                                   Family Theraphosidae Thorell, 1869 - tarantulas and bird spiders
                                                                                     .1.1 Subfamily †Protertheraphosinae Wunderlich, 2020 [monotypic]
                                                                                     .1.2 Subfamily Selenocosmiinae Simon, 1889
                                                                                     .2 Subfamily Aviculariinae
                                                                                     001 Genus †Ischnocolinopsis Wunderlich, 1988
                                                                                     002 Genus Abdomegaphobema Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera-R., Léon-E., Cisneros-Heredia, Brescovit & Lucas, 2023
                                                                                     003 Genus Acanthopelma Pickard-Cambridge, 1897
                                                                                     004 Genus Acanthoscurria Ausserer, 1871
                                                                                     005 Genus Acentropelma Pocock, 1901
                                                                                     006 Genus Aenigmarachne Schmidt, 2005 [monotypic]
                                                                                     007 Genus Agnostopelma Pérez-Miles & Weinmann, 2010
                                                                                     008 Genus Aguapanela Perafán & Cifuentes, 2015
                                                                                     009 Genus Amazonius Cifuentes & Bertani, 2022
                                                                                     010 Genus Annandaliella Hirst, 1909
                                                                                     011 Genus Anoploscelus Pocock, 1897
                                                                                     012 Genus Anqasha Sherwood & Gabriel, 2022
                                                                                     013 Genus Antikuna Kaderka, Ferretti, West, Lüddecke & Hüsser, 2021
                                                                                     014 Genus Antillena Bertani, Huff & Fukushima, 2017
                                                                                     015 Genus Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901
                                                                                     016 Genus Augacephalus Gallon, 2002
                                                                                     017 Genus Avicularia Lamarck, 1818
                                                                                     018 Genus Bacillochilus Gallon, 2010
                                                                                     019 Genus Batesiella Pocock, 1903 [monotypic]
                                                                                     020 Genus Bermejoa Gabriel, Sherwood & Pérez-Miles, 2023
                                                                                     021 Genus Birupes Gabriel & Sherwood, 2019
                                                                                     022 Genus Bistriopelma Kaderka, 2015
                                                                                     023 Genus Bonnetina Vol, 2000
                                                                                     024 Genus Brachionopus Pocock, 1897
                                                                                     025 Genus Brachypelma Simon, 1891
                                                                                     026 Genus Bumba Pérez-Miles, Bonaldo & Miglio, 2014
                                                                                     027 Genus Cardiopelma Vol, 1999 [monotypic]
                                                                                     028 Genus Caribena Fukushima & Bertani, 2017
                                                                                     029 Genus Catanduba Yamamoto, Lucas & Brescovit, 2012
                                                                                     030 Genus Catumiri Guadanucci, 2004
                                                                                     031 Genus Ceratogyrus Pocock, 1897
                                                                                     032 Genus Chaetopelma Ausserer, 1871
                                                                                     033 Genus Chilobrachys Karsch, 1892
                                                                                     034 Genus Chinchaysuyu Ferretti, Chaparro, Ochoa & West, 2023
                                                                                     035 Genus Chromatopelma Schmidt, 1995 [monotypic]
                                                                                     036 Genus Citharacanthus Pocock, 1901
                                                                                     037 Genus Citharognathus Pocock, 1895
                                                                                     038 Genus Clavopelma Chamberlin, 1940 [monotypic]
                                                                                     039 Genus Coremiocnemis Simon, 1892
                                                                                     040 Genus Cotztetlana Mendoza, 2012
                                                                                     041 Genus Crassicrus Reichling & West, 1996 [monotypic]
                                                                                     042 Genus Crypsidromus Ausserer, 1871
                                                                                     043 Genus Cubanana Ortiz, 2008 [monotypic]
                                                                                     044 Genus Cyclosternum Ausserer, 1871
                                                                                     045 Genus Cymbiapophysa Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020
                                                                                     046 Genus Cyriocosmus Simon, 1903
                                                                                     047 Genus Cyriopagopus Simon, 1887
                                                                                     048 Genus Cyrtogrammomma Pocock, 1895 [monotypic]
                                                                                     049 Genus Cyrtopholis Simon, 1892
                                                                                     050 Genus Davus Pickard-Cambridge, 1892
                                                                                     051 Genus Dolichothele Mello-Leitão, 1923
                                                                                     052 Genus Dugesiella Pocock, 1901
                                                                                     053 Genus Encyocratella Strand, 1907 [monotypic]
                                                                                     054 Genus Encyocrates Simon, 1892 [monotypic]
                                                                                     055 Genus Ephebopus Simon, 1892
                                                                                     056 Genus Euathlus Ausserer, 1875
                                                                                     057 Genus Eucratoscelus Pocock, 1898
                                                                                     058 Genus Eumenophorus Pocock, 1897
                                                                                     059 Genus Eupalaestrus Pocock, 1901
                                                                                     060 Genus Euphrictus Hirst, 1908
                                                                                     061 Genus Euthycaelus Simon, 1889
                                                                                     062 Genus Grammostola Simon, 1892
                                                                                     063 Genus Guyruita Guadanucci, Lucas, Indicatti & Yamamoto, 2007
                                                                                     064 Genus Hapalopus Ausserer, 1875
                                                                                     065 Genus Hapalotremus Simon, 1903
                                                                                     066 Genus Haploclastus Simon, 1892
                                                                                     067 Genus Haplocosmia Schmidt & von Wirth, 1996
                                                                                     068 Genus Harpactira Ausserer, 1871
                                                                                     069 Genus Harpactirella Purcell, 1902
                                                                                     070 Genus Hemirrhagus Simon, 1903
                                                                                     071 Genus Heterophrictus Pocock, 1900
                                                                                     072 Genus Heteroscodra Pocock, 1900
                                                                                     073 Genus Heterothele Karsch, 1879
                                                                                     074 Genus Holothele Karsch, 1879
                                                                                     075 Genus Homoeomma Ausserer, 1871
                                                                                     076 Genus Hysterocrates Simon, 1892
                                                                                     077 Genus Idiothele Hewitt, 1919 [monotypic]
                                                                                     078 Genus Iridopelma Pocock, 1901
                                                                                     079 Genus Ischnocolus Ausserer, 1871
                                                                                     080 Genus Isiboroa Gabriel, Sherwood & Pérez-Miles, 2023
                                                                                     081 Genus Jambu Miglio, Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2024
                                                                                     082 Genus Kankuamo Perafán, Galvis & Pérez-Miles, 2016
                                                                                     083 Genus Kochiana Fukushima, Nagahama & Bertani, 2008 [monotypic]
                                                                                     084 Genus Lampropelma Simon, 1892
                                                                                     085 Genus Lasiocyano Galleti-Lima, Hamilton, Borges & Guadanucci, 2023
                                                                                     086 Genus Lasiodora Koch, 1850
                                                                                     087 Genus Lasiodorides Schmidt & Bischoff, 1997
                                                                                     088 Genus Longilyra Gabriel, 2014
                                                                                     089 Genus Loxomphalia Simon, 1889 [monotypic]
                                                                                     090 Genus Loxoptygus Simon, 1903
                                                                                     091 Genus Lyrognathus Pocock, 1895
                                                                                     092 Genus Magnacarina Mendoza, Locht, Kaderka, Medina & Pérez-Miles, 2016
                                                                                     093 Genus Mascaraneus Gallon, 2005 [monotypic]
                                                                                     094 Genus Megaphobema Pocock, 1901
                                                                                     095 Genus Melloina Brignoli, 1985, nom. illeg.
                                                                                     096 Genus Melognathus Chamberlin, 1917
                                                                                     097 Genus Metriopelma Becker, 1878
                                                                                     098 Genus Miaschistopus Pocock, 1897
                                                                                     099 Genus Monocentropus Pocock, 1897
                                                                                     100 Genus Munduruku Miglio, Bonaldo & Pérez-Miles, 2013
                                                                                     101 Genus Murphyarachne Sherwood & Gabriel, 2022
                                                                                     102 Genus Mygalarachne Ausserer, 1871
                                                                                     103 Genus Myostola Simon, 1903 [monotypic]
                                                                                     104 Genus Neischnocolus Petrunkevitch, 1925
                                                                                     105 Genus Neoheterophrictus Siliwal & Raven, 2012
                                                                                     106 Genus Neoholothele Guadanucci & Weinmann, 2015
                                                                                     107 Genus Neostenotarsus Pribik & Weinmann, 2004 [monotypic]
                                                                                     108 Genus Nesiergus Simon, 1903
                                                                                     109 Genus Nesipelma Schmidt & Kovařík, 1996 [monotypic]
                                                                                     110 Genus Nhandu Lucas, 1983
                                                                                     111 Genus Notahapalopus Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera-R., Osorio, Benavides, Hörweg, Brescovit & Lucas, 2024
                                                                                     112 Genus Omothymus Thorell, 1891
                                                                                     113 Genus Ornithoctonus Pocock, 1892
                                                                                     114 Genus Orphnaecus Simon, 1892 [monotypic]
                                                                                     115 Genus Ozopactus Simon, 1889 [monotypic]
                                                                                     116 Genus Pachistopelma Pocock, 1901
                                                                                     117 Genus Pamphobeteus Pocock, 1901
                                                                                     118 Genus Parvicarina Galleti-Lima, Hamilton, Borges & Guadanucci, 2023
                                                                                     119 Genus Pelinobius Karsch, 1885
                                                                                     120 Genus Phlogiellus Pocock, 1897
                                                                                     121 Genus Phoneyusa Karsch, 1884
                                                                                     122 Genus Phormictopus Pocock, 1901
                                                                                     123 Genus Phormingochilus Pocock, 1895
                                                                                     124 Genus Phrixotrichus Simon, 1889
                                                                                     125 Genus Plesiopelma Pocock, 1901
                                                                                     126 Genus Plesiophrictus Pocock, 1899
                                                                                     127 Genus Poecilotheria Simon, 1885
                                                                                     128 Genus Psalistops Simon, 1889
                                                                                     129 Genus Psalmopoeus Pocock, 1895
                                                                                     130 Genus Psednocnemis West, Nunn & Hogg, 2012
                                                                                     131 Genus Pseudhapalopus Strand, 1907
                                                                                     132 Genus Pseudoschizopelma Smith, 1995
                                                                                     133 Genus Pterinochilus Pocock, 1897
                                                                                     134 Genus Pterinopelma Pocock, 1901
                                                                                     135 Genus Reichlingia Rudloff, 2001 [monotypic]
                                                                                     136 Genus Reversopelma Schmidt, 2001 [monotypic]
                                                                                     137 Genus Sahydroaraneus Mirza & Sanap, 2014
                                                                                     138 Genus Sandinista Longhorn & Gabriel, 2019
                                                                                     139 Genus Schismatothele Karsch, 1879 [monotypic]
                                                                                     140 Genus Schizopelma Pickard-Cambridge, 1897
                                                                                     141 Genus Scopelobates Simon, 1903
                                                                                     142 Genus Selenocosmia Ausserer, 1871
                                                                                     143 Genus Selenogyrus Pocock, 1897
                                                                                     144 Genus Selenotholus Hogg, 1902 [monotypic]
                                                                                     145 Genus Selenotypus Pocock, 1895 [monotypic]
                                                                                     146 Genus Sericopelma Ausserer, 1875
                                                                                     147 Genus Sickius Soares & Camargo, 1948 [monotypic]
                                                                                     148 Genus Sphaerobothria Karsch, 1879 [monotypic]
                                                                                     149 Genus Spinosatibiapalpus Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020
                                                                                     150 Genus Stichoplastoris Rudloff, 1997
                                                                                     151 Genus Stromatopelma Karsch, 1881
                                                                                     152 Genus Taksinus Songsangchote, Sippawat, Khaikaew & Chomphuphuang, 2022
                                                                                     153 Genus Tapinauchenius Ausserer, 1871
                                                                                     154 Genus Tekoapora Galleti-Lima, Hamilton, Borges & Guadanucci, 2023
                                                                                     155 Genus Thalerommata Ausserer, 1875
                                                                                     156 Genus Theraphosa Walckenaer, 1805 sensu Thorell, 1870, nom. subst., nom. protect.
                                                                                     157 Genus Thrigmopoeus Pocock, 1899
                                                                                     158 Genus Thrixopelma Schmidt, 1994
                                                                                     159 Genus Tliltocatl Mendoza & Francke, 2020
                                                                                     160 Genus Tmesiphantes Simon, 1892
                                                                                     161 Genus Trichognathella Gallon, 2004 [monotypic]
                                                                                     162 Genus Trichopelma Simon, 1888
                                                                                     163 Genus Typhochlaena Koch, 1850
                                                                                     164 Genus Umbyquyra Gargiulo, Brescovit & Lucas, 2018
                                                                                     165 Genus Urupelma Kaderka, Lüddecke, Řezáč, Řezáčová & Hüsser, 2023
                                                                                     166 Genus Vitalius Lucas, Silva & Bertani, 1993
                                                                                     167 Genus Xenesthis Simon, 1891
                                                                                     168 Genus Yanomamius Bertani & Almeida, 2021
                                                                                     169 Genus Ybyrapora Fukushima & Bertani, 2017

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