Crassicrus is a genus of Central and South American tarantulas that was first described by S. B. Reichling & R. C. West in 1996.[2]
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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: | Crassicrus Reichling & West, 1996[1] |
| Type species | |
| C. lamanai Reichling & West, 1996
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Species
editAs of March 2020[update] it contains six species, found in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico:[1]
- Crassicrus bidxigui Candia-Ramírez & Francke, 2017 – Mexico
- Crassicrus cocona Candia-Ramírez & Francke, 2017 – Mexico
- Crassicrus lamanai Reichling & West, 1996 (type) – Guatemala, Belize
- Crassicrus stoicum (Chamberlin, 1925) – Mexico
- Crassicrus tochtli Candia-Ramírez & Francke, 2017 – Mexico
- Crassicrus yumkimil Candia-Ramírez & Francke, 2017 – Mexico
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Gen. Crassicrus Reichling & West, 1996". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
- ^ Reichling, S. B.; West, R. C. (1996). "A new genus and species of theraphosid spider from Belize (Araneae, Theraphosidae)". Journal of Arachnology. 24: 254–261.
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