Other Tarantula Genera
A few genera are presently not well-classified, and/or have classifications which are disputed.
Brachionopus
Gallon (2008) has recently proposed transferring the genus Brachionopus to the family Barychelidae, a proposal which is still disputed.
- Brachionopus annulatus — South Africa
- Brachionopus leptopelmiformis — South Africa
- Brachionopus pretoriae — South Africa
- Brachionopus robustus — South Africa
- Brachionopus tristis — South Africa
Cardiopelma
A genus described by Fabian Vol in 1999, but which has little record in the scientific literature; often placed in subfamily Theraphosinae.
- Cardiopelma mascatum
Read more about this topic: List Of Theraphosidae Species
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