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Theraphosa blondi  (Latreille, 1804)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 868632

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
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  Common Name(s): goliath birdeater tarantula [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomProtostomia   
          SuperphylumEcdysozoa   
             PhylumArthropoda  – Artrópode, arthropodes, arthropods  
                SubphylumChelicerata  – cheliceriformes, quelicerado, queliceriforme  
                   ClassEuchelicerata   
                      SubclassArachnida  – araignées, aracnídeo, arachnids, arácnidos  
                         OrderAraneae  – spiders, aranhas, araignées, arañas  
                            FamilyTheraphosidae Thorell, 1869 – tarantulas  
                               GenusTheraphosa Thorell, 1870  
                                  SpeciesTheraphosa blondi (Latreille, 1804) – goliath birdeater tarantula  
       

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  Source: World Spider Catalog, Version 20.0, website (version 20.0)  
  Acquired: 2019   
  Notes: World Spider Catalog (2019). Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch, accessed on 19 Feb 2019. doi: 10.24436/2   
  Reference for: Theraphosa blondi   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Breene, R. G., D. Allen Dean, G. B. Edwards, Blain Hebert, Herbert W. Levi, Gail Manning, et al.  
  Publication Date: 2003   
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  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Common Names of Arachnids, Fifth Edition   
  Page(s): 42   
  Publisher: American Tarantula Society   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 1-929427-11-5   
  Notes: The American Arachnological Society Committee on Common Names of Arachnids. Available online at http://atshq.org/downloads.php   
  Reference for: Theraphosa blondi, goliath birdeater tarantula [English]   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: South America  
       
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