Typhoclaena amma is a species of the Aviculariinae, a subfamily of the Theraphosidae. The specific name refers to the project AMMA – arachnids and myriapods from Brazilian Atlantic rainforest carried out by the arachnologists from Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, who collected the types.[2][3]
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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: | Typhochlaena |
| Species: | T. amma
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| Binomial name | |
| Typhochlaena amma | |
Characteristics
editThe male is characterized by a medium length embolus, which is quite wide. The male also has a black carapace ventrally, which is pale dorsally. The female is distinguished from other species by strongly curved spermathecae, diverging at their basal portion. She is also more colourful than the male, being a dark, metallic blue with a black abdomen ventrally and pink dorsally. The borders between the two colours are zig-zagged.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Taxon details Typhochlaena amma Bertani, 2012". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Typhochlaena amma". Tarantupedia. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ a b Bertani, R. (2012). "Revision, cladistic analysis and biogeography of Typhochlaena C.L. Koch, 1859, Pachistopelma Pocock, 1901 and Iridopelma Pocock, 1901 (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Aviculariinae)". ZooKeys (230): 1–94. Bibcode:2012ZooK..230....1B. doi:10.3897/zookeys.230.3500. PMC 3494022. PMID 23166476.
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