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Grammostola actaeon

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Grammostola actaeon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Grammostola
Species:
G. actaeon
Binomial name
Grammostola actaeon
(Pocock, 1903)

Grammostola actaeon is a New World spider also known as the Brazilian redrump or the Brazilian wooly black.[1] It is commonly found in southern Brazil and parts of Uruguay and is remarkably similar to Grammostola gigantea and Grammostola iheringi. It was first identified in 1903 by British zoologist R.I Pocock.

References

  1. ^ "Grammostola actaeon". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 10 July 2017.