- Cubanana cristinae
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Cubanana cristinae Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Suborder: Mygalomorphae Family: Theraphosidae Subfamily: Theraphosinae Genus: Cubanana Species: C. cristinae Binomial name Cubanana cristinae
(Ortiz, 2008)Cubanana cristinae is a species of New World tarantula and the only species in the genus Cubanana.[1]
The species was described in 2008 and is endemic to Cuba, occurring in the east of the island.[2]
References
- ^ Platnick, N.I. (11 December 2010). "The World Spider Catalog". American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/iz/spiders/catalog/THERAPHOSIDAE.html. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ Ortiz, D. (2008). "Description of Cubanana cristinae a new genus and species of theraphosine tarantula (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from The Island of Cuba". Boletin de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa 42: 107–122.
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