Chileotaxus is a monotypic genus of Chilean araneomorph spiders in the family Physoglenidae, containing the single species Chileotaxus sans. It was first described by Norman I. Platnick in 1990, and is found in Chile. Originally placed with the Synotaxidae, it was moved to the Physoglenidae in 1973. The generic name is a contraction of "Chilean Synotaxus", and the specific name is an arbitrary combination of letters.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Chileotaxus sans being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Physoglenidae
- Genus
- Chileotaxus
- Species
- Chileotaxus sans
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