Damastes (spider)
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This article is about the genus of spiders. For the character in Greek mythology, see Procrustes.
Damastes is a genus of East African huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1880.[2] It is classified under the family Sparassidae, though its subfamilial classification remains unclear.[3][4] The subspecies Damastes coquereli affinis is a nomen dubium.[5]
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Damastes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Sparassidae |
Genus: | Damastes Simon, 1880[1] |
Type species | |
D. grandidieri Simon, 1880 | |
Species | |
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