Iridopelma is a genusofBrazilian tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1901.[2]
| Iridopelma | |
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| Iridopelma vanini | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Iridopelma Pocock, 1901[1] |
| Type species | |
| I. hirsutum Pocock, 1901 | |
| Species | |
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6, see text | |
Males of this genus can be distinguished by the tibial spurs on leg 1 and 2, while females differ from most other genera by the anterior eye row, which is strongly curved forward. Avicularia and Typhochlaena both own the latter characteristics; however, Iridopelma can be distinguished from Avicularia by the spermatheca, which lacks a curvature, and from Typhochlaena by the spinnerets, which are finger-shaped.[3]
As of March 2020[update] it contains six species, all found in Brazil:[1]
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