Ozopactus is a monotypic genus of Venezuelan tarantula, containing the single species Ozopactus ernsti. It was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1889.[2][1] It has an enlarged sternum and maxillae, with the front of the ocularium no longer than the back.[3]
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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: | Ozopactus Simon, 1889[1] |
| Species: | O. ernsti
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| Binomial name | |
| Ozopactus ernsti Simon, 1889
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2020). "Gen. Ozopactus Simon, 1889". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
- ^ Simon, E. (1889), "Arachnides", Voyage de M
- ^ Schmidt, G. (2003). Die Vogelspinnen: Eine weltweite Übersicht. Neue Brehm-Bücherei (in German). Hohenwarsleben: Westarp Wissenschaften. p. 127. ISBN 978-3-89432-899-3.
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