Actinopodidae
| Actinopodidae | |
|---|---|
| M. occatoria, male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Clade: | Avicularioidea |
| Family: | Actinopodidae Simon, 1892 |
| Genera | |
|
3, see text | |
| Diversity | |
| 3 genera, 124 species | |
Actinopodidae is a family of mygalomorph spiders found in mainland Australia and South America usually in open forest. Species are most common in Queensland, Australia. It includes mouse spiders (Missulena species), whose bites, though rare, are considered medically significant and potentially dangerous.
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