Taksinus

Taksinus is a genus of tarantula. The genus contains the single species Taksinus bambus.[1][2] The tarantula specialises in living in the culm of bamboo of the genus Gigantochloa. It is found in the Mueang Tak District of Thailand.[3] It was discovered by YouTuber JoCho Sippawat, arachnologist Narin Chomphuphuang, and arachnologist Chaowalit Songsangchote.[4] The genus is named after the Thai king Taksin the Great.[4]

Taksinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Taksinus
Songsangchote, Sippawat, Khaikaew & Chomphuphuang, 2022
Species:
T. bambus
Binomial name
Taksinus bambus
Songsangchote, Sippawat, Khaikaew & Chomphuphuang, 2022

Description

Taksinus has a low caput and a clypeus that is less than a width of the median ocular quadrangle and a spermathecae with twin seminal receptacles. The genus has a lack of incrassate tibia and metatarsus. The genus also has a lack of a dense brush of hair on the retrolateral side of the femora of the front limbs. Males lack apical embolus swelling.[3]

References
  1. "Taksinus". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  2. Hunt, Katie (19 January 2022). "A new species of tarantula discovered by Thai YouTube star". CNN. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  3. Songsangchote, Chaowalit; Sippawat, Zongtum; Khaikaew, Wuttikrai; Chomphuphuang, Narin (4 January 2022). "A new genus of bamboo culm tarantula from Thailand (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae)". ZooKeys (1080): 1–19. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1080.76876. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 8752575. PMID 35068962. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  4. "Wildlife YouTuber discovers new species of tarantula". NBC News. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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