| Actinopodidae | |
|---|---|
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| M. occatoria, male | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Clade: | Avicularioidea |
| Family: | Actinopodidae Simon, 1892 |
| Genera | |
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3, see text | |
| Diversity | |
| 3 genera, 124 species | |
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Actinopodidae is a family of mygalomorph spiders found in mainland Australia and South America usually in open forest. Species are most common in Queensland, Australia.[1] It includes mouse spiders (Missulena species), whose bites, though rare, are considered medically significant and potentially dangerous.[2]
- ^ Museum, c=AU; co=Queensland Government; ou=Queensland. "Mouse Spiders". www.qm.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Isbister, Geoffrey K. (2004). "Mouse spider bites (Missulena spp.) and their medical importance". Med J Aust. 180 (5): 225–227. doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb05890.x. S2CID 37977034.