Global InformationOrphnaecus philippinus information
| Orphnaecus philippinus | |
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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: | Orphnaecus |
| Species: | O. philippinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Orphnaecus philippinus (Schmidt, 1999)
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Orphnaecus philippinus, known as the Philippine Tangerine, Philippine Orange, or Neon Orange Tarantula is a species of tarantula. It is native to the Philippines. It was described in 1999, by Gunter Schmidt, as Selenobrachys philippinus, but in 2012, Rick West, Steven Nunn and Henry Hogg made the genus Selenobrachys a junior synonym of Orphnaecus.[1]
- ^ Orphnaecus philippinus (Schmidt, 1999) World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum of Bern. Retrieved March 7, 2016.