Cubanana

Cubanana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Cubanana
Ortiz, 2008[1]
Species: C. cristinae
Binomial name
Cubanana cristinae
Ortiz, 2008[1]

Cubanana is a genus of New World tarantula (family Theraphosidae) with only one species, Cubanana cristinae.[1]

The species was first described in 2008 and is endemic to Cuba, occurring in the east of the island.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gen. Cubanana Ortiz, 2008", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-04-07
  2. 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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