Aphonopelma iodius

(Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939) · species

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Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Araneae/Theraphosidae/Aphonopelma

At a glance

Occurrence records2 624

Data sources8

Biological traits1

DNA specimens95

eDNA detections100

Sources8 archives

Databases and archives Aphonopelma iodius's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation5 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 624 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI100 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics95 specimens↗

World Spider Trait DBMasaryk University1 traits · 1 refs↗

World Spider CatalogNaturhist. Museum Bernworld catalog↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page5 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements1 literature sources1 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF2 624 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 0 countries100 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD95 specimens

01Narrative

Aphonopelma chamberlini, also known as the Paso Robles rusty red tarantula, is regarded by some sources as a tarantula species endemic to California, and by others as synonymous with Aphonopelma iodius. Described in 1995, it is known from the vicinity of Paso Robles, California. Females are around 66 mm long, and the body color is a uniform reddish brown with light rusty red setae (hairs) on the legs. The species name honors arachnologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin, who was responsible for naming a large number of Aphonopelma species. A 2013 study suggested A. chamberlini was synonymous with Aphonopelma brunnius, which has since been included in Aphonopelma iodius.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesPekár et al. 2012a

Predation1

Prey diversity5 mm

05DNA & barcoding95 specimens

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Aphonopelma iodius has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens95

BINs1

Marker genes1

eDNA detections100

Countries1

The DNA barcodethe species' typical barcode, built from every sequenced specimen

COI-5P897 bp consensus94 specimens

ACGT

▸ drag or hover over the strip to read any position — letter and how much it varies

Violet ticks below the strip = positions where individuals differ; flat = the species' unchanging signature. 87% of positions are identical in every specimen.

Where individuals differ — all 121 variable positions, in barcode order

5Gvariable

8Avariable

11Amostly conserved

14Amostly conserved

20Tvariable

23Avariable

59Gvariable

62Cvariable

71Tmostly conserved

77Tmostly conserved

86Gmostly conserved

89Avariable

92Gmostly conserved

98Tmostly conserved

116Tmostly conserved

122Avariable

125Avariable

128Tmostly conserved

140Avariable

143Tvariable

149Gvariable

164Tmostly conserved

167Gvariable

170Gmostly conserved

179Avariable

184Tmostly conserved

185Amostly conserved

188Avariable

191Gmostly conserved

192Tvariable

197Avariable

202Gmostly conserved

212Gvariable

215Tvariable

227Tvariable

230Avariable

239Tmostly conserved

242Avariable

245Gvariable

248Gvariable

251Avariable

254Gmostly conserved

266Tmostly conserved

269Gmostly conserved

272Gmostly conserved

284Tvariable

296Gvariable

302Tvariable

320Tmostly conserved

326Tvariable

329Amostly conserved

330Gmostly conserved

332Amostly conserved

338Gmostly conserved

363Tvariable

380Tvariable

389Avariable

392Gmostly conserved

395Tmostly conserved

401Avariable

410Tvariable

413Avariable

419Gvariable

422Gmostly conserved

423Amostly conserved

440Avariable

461Gmostly conserved

467Cvariable

476Gvariable

479Avariable

491Tmostly conserved

494Avariable

495Tvariable

497Gvariable

506Avariable

509Avariable

512Amostly conserved

515Gmostly conserved

548Ahighly variable

551Gvariable

560Tvariable

587Avariable

596Avariable

611Tvariable

619Gvariable

632Gmostly conserved

644Gmostly conserved

650Amostly conserved

662Avariable

663Amostly conserved

665Amostly conserved

668Tmostly conserved

680Gmostly conserved

689Gmostly conserved

704Gmostly conserved

716Amostly conserved

722Gmostly conserved

725Tmostly conserved

728Gmostly conserved

734Gvariable

758Tmostly conserved

761Gvariable

767Tmostly conserved

770Tmostly conserved

803Cvariable

812Gvariable

821Amostly conserved

830Tmostly conserved

831Tmostly conserved

833Gmostly conserved

836Amostly conserved

839Avariable

842Gmostly conserved

845Gmostly conserved

851Gmostly conserved

869Gvariable

878Avariable

881Tmostly conserved

882Cvariable

887Amostly conserved

+1 more variable positions not shown

TTTTGTCATCATTAACTGATGTAGGGGTTGGGGCTGGATGAACTATTTATCCTCCTTTGTCCTCTTTTGTTGGTCATTCTGGAGGGGGAA …

Variant network

Each circle is a barcode variant; bigger = more specimens, colour = region. Lines join the most similar variants and the tick marks count the mutations between them — a tight cluster is one “dialect”, a long line a more divergent lineage. Click a circle to list its actual specimens. Showing the 28 commonest of 53 variants.

Diversity (π)5.3%

Haplotypes53

BINs0

Most divergent pair9.7%

Other

Closest relatives by DNA barcode

The species whose COI barcode is most similar to this one — a quick “who is this most like”. The percentage is how much the barcode differs; it approximates, but is not, the full evolutionary tree.

Aphonopelma eutylenumsame genus5.4%Aphonopelma chalcodessame genus8.2%Aphonopelma vorhiesisame genus8.5%Aphonopelma armadasame genus11.0%Aphonopelma anaxsame genus11.6%

Marker genes sequenced

★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.

★COI-5P

animal barcode

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type2 624 records

Wild obs. + sensor2 618

Museum / vouchered6

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO5 284 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy80% within 1 km

≤100 m 1 374≤1 km 324≤10 km 170>10 km 252

2 120 georeferenced · 498 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor2 618

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 2

2 georeferenced · 4 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence6

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions1 of 2 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Denver, US	4
Natural History Museum of Utahlocation not on record	2

2 institutions · 6 of 6 vouchered records shown

09Environmental DNA100 detections

Where the DNA of Aphonopelma iodius was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.

Signal

Detections DNA found100

Studies independent surveys1

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 100 detections have coordinates

Open the map0 countries0

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.

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Aphonopelma iodius

At a glance

Sources8 archives

Predation1

At a glance

Record type2 624 records

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions1 of 2 geolocated

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Record type2 624 records