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Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of Avicularia Lamarck, 1818 (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Aviculariinae) with description of three new aviculariine genera.
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SUBMITTER: Fukushima CS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5345366 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of <i>Avicularia</i> Lamarck, 1818 (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Aviculariinae) with description of three new aviculariine genera.
ZooKeys 20170302 659
The genus <i>Avicularia</i> Lamarck, 1818 is revised and all species are rediagnosed. The type species, described as <i>Aranea avicularia</i> Linnaeus, 1758, is the oldest mygalomorph species described and its taxonomic history is extensive and confusing. Cladistic analyses using both equal and implied weights were carried out with a matrix of 46 taxa from seven theraphosid subfamilies, and 71 morphological and ecological characters. The optimal cladogram found with Piwe and concavity = 6 sugges ...[more]