Antikuna is a genus of South American tarantulas. It was first described by Radan Kaderka, N. Ferretti and M. Hüsser in 2021,[2] and it has only been found in Peru.[1] The species of this genus live at the highest recorded altitude for the theraphosidae family, with a record of an altitude of 4,689 meters. family
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Antikuna Kaderka, Ferretti, West, Lüddecke & Hüsser, 2021[1] |
| Type species | |
| A. cernickai Kaderka, Ferretti & Lüddecke, 2021
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Species
editAs of April 2022[update] it contains seven species:[1]
- A. cernickai Kaderka, Ferretti & Lüddecke, 2021 (type) – Peru
- A. cimrmani Kaderka, Ferretti & Hüsser, 2021 – Peru
- A. cyanofemur Kaderka, Ferretti & Hüsser, 2021 – Peru
- A. majkusi Kaderka, Ferretti & Lüddecke, 2021 – Peru
- A. sapallanga Kaderka, Ferretti & Lüddecke, 2021 – Peru
- A. urayrumi Ferretti, Kaderka & West, 2021 – Peru
- A. valladaresi Ferretti, Kaderka & West, 2021 – Peru
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Gen. Antikuna Kaderka, Ferretti, West, Lüddecke & Hüsser, 2021". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
- ^ Kaderka, R.; Ferretti, N.; Hüsser, M.; et al. (2021). "Antikuna, a new genus with seven new species from Peru (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae) and the highest altitude record for the family". Journal of Natural History. 55 (21–22): 1335–1402. Bibcode:2021JNatH..55.1335K. doi:10.1080/00222933.2021.1936680.
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