| Aphonopelma chamberlini | |
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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: | Aphonopelma |
| Species: | A. chamberlini |
| Binomial name | |
| Aphonopelma chamberlini Smith, 1995 | |
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Aphonopelma chamberlini, also known as the Paso Robles rusty red tarantula, is regarded by some sources as a tarantula species endemic to California, and by others as synonymous with Aphonopelma iodius.
Described in 1995, it is known from the vicinity of Paso Robles, California. Females are around 66 mm (2.6 in) long, and the body color is a uniform reddish brown with light rusty red setae (hairs) on the legs. The species name honors arachnologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin, who was responsible for naming a large number of Aphonopelma species.
A 2013 study suggested A. chamberlini was synonymous with Aphonopelma brunnius, which has since been included in Aphonopelma iodius.
References
- ^ Hamilton, C.A.; Hendrixson, B.E. & Bond, J.E. (2016). "Taxonomic revision of the tarantula genus Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) within the United States". ZooKeys (560): 1–340. Bibcode:2016ZooK..560....1H. doi:10.3897/zookeys.560.6264. PMC 4768370. PMID 27006611.
- ^ "Taxon details Aphonopelma iodius (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939)", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2021-01-07
- ^ Smith, Andrew M. (1995). Tarantula Spiders: Tarantulas of the U.S.A. and Mexico. London: Fitzgerald Publishing. ISBN 09510939-9-1.
- Wilson, Joseph S.; Gunnell, Clayton F.; Wahl, David B.; Pitts, James P. (2013). "Testing the species limits of the tarantulas (Araneae: Theraphosidae) endemic to California's Southern Coast Ranges, USA". Insect Conservation and Diversity. 6 (3): 365–371. doi:10.1111/icad.12000. S2CID 85727866.
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