Megaphobema | |
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Megaphobema robustum | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Theraphosidae |
Genus: | Megaphobema Pocock, 1901[1] |
Type species | |
M. robustum (Ausserer, 1875) | |
Species | |
5, see text |
Megaphobema is a genusoftarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1901.[2] They look similar to members of Pamphobeteus except for its legs; the third and fourth pairs of legs are much larger and stronger than the first two pairs.[2]
As of March 2020[update] it contains five species, found in Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia, and Costa Rica:[1]
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