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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » Mygalomorphs (Mygalomorphae)

Infraorder Mygalomorphae - Mygalomorphs

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Sphodros rufipes - Red-legged Purseweb Spider - Sphodros rufipes Tarantula - Aphonopelma - male Promyrmekiaphila sp. burrow - Promyrmekiaphila Sphodros atlanticus - male California Trapdoor Spider - Bothriocyrtum californicum - female Black purseweb spider (Sphodros niger) - Sphodros niger Male spider ID help - Antrodiaetus microunicolor - male Texas Brown Tarantula
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder Mygalomorphae (Mygalomorphs)
Remarks
This is a more primitive group of spiders which includes the infamous tarantulas, primarily represented by members of Family Theraphosidae.
Some other familiar members include the trapdoor spiders and purseweb spiders.
Mygalomorphs are easily distinguished from Araneomorphs by two pairs or four booklungs.
Their fangs and chelicerae are parallel to the axis of the body.
Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 29 March, 2006 - 11:58pm
Last updated 28 March, 2008 - 10:23pm

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