| Guyruita metallophilia | |
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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: | Guyruita |
| Species: | G. metallophila
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| Binomial name | |
| Guyruita metallophila Fonseca-Ferreira, Zampaulo & Guadanucci, 2017
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Guyruita metallophila is a tarantula in the genus Guyruita; it was first described by Rafael Fonseca-Ferreira, Robson de Almeida Zampaulo, José Paulo Leite Guadanucci in 2017. This tarantula is found in Brazil, Pará in Curionópolis. It is named after the common vegetation in ironstone deposits, as in the area investigated, it was the most common species. [1]
- ^ Fonseca-Ferreira, Rafael; Zampaulo, Robson de Almeida; Guadanucci, José Paulo Leite (2017-10-02). "Diversity of iron cave-dwelling mygalomorph spiders from Pará, Brazil, with description of three new species (Araneae)". Tropical Zoology. 30 (4): 178–199. doi:10.1080/03946975.2017.1367590. hdl:11449/163418. ISSN 0394-6975. S2CID 90495213.