Canaima (spider)
| Canaima | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Pholcidae |
| Genus: | Canaima Huber, 2000 |
| Type species | |
| C. arima (Gertsch, 1982)
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| Species | |
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Canaima is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by B. A. Huber in 2000.[1]
Species[edit]
As of September 2022[update] it contains eight species, found in Venezuela and Trinidad:[2]
- Canaima arima (Gertsch, 1982) (type) – Trinidad
- Canaima avila Huber, 2020 – Venezuela
- Canaima guaquira Huber, 2020 – Venezuela
- Canaima guaraque Huber, 2020 – Venezuela
- Canaima loca Huber, 2020 – Venezuela
- Canaima merida Huber, 2000 – Venezuela
- Canaima perlonga Huber, 2020 – Venezuela
- Canaima zerpa Huber, 2020 – Venezuela
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Huber, B. A. (2000). "New World pholcid spiders (Araneae: Pholcidae): A revision at generic level" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 254: 1–348.
- ^ "Gen. Canaima Huber, 2000". World Spider Catalog Version 23.5. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
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