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]
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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: | Taksinus Songsangchote, Sippawat, Khaikaew & Chomphuphuang, 2022 |
| Species: | T. bambus
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| Binomial name | |
| Taksinus bambus Songsangchote, Sippawat, Khaikaew & Chomphuphuang, 2022
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Description
editTarkinsus 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
edit- ^ "Taksinus". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ Hunt, Katie (19 January 2022). "A new species of tarantula discovered by Thai YouTube star". CNN. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ a b 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. Bibcode:2022ZooK.1080....1S. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1080.76876. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 8752575. PMID 35068962. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Wildlife YouTuber discovers new species of tarantula". NBC News. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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