The Spider Cytogenetic Database

Current version: 12.5 (Feb 29, 2024)

Douglas Araujo, Marielle Cristina Schneider, Emygdio Paula-Neto and Doralice Maria Cella​
Ctenidae  Keyserling, 1877

Cited as = species name adopted by the researcher that performed the cytogenetic analysis; 2n = diploid number of males and in parenthesis, diploid number of females; n = haploid number; 3n = triploid number; 4n = tetraploid number; SCS = sex chromosome system; T = telocentric; A = acrocentric; St = subtelocentric; Sm = submetacentric; M = metacentric; H = holocentric; S = supernumerary chromosome; (?) = dubious description; (*) = designation of the species name not recorded in the taxonomic database.

Valid name Cited as 2n SCS Chromosomal morphology Collection site Bibliography
Anahita fauna Karsch, 1879 ---- 29 X1X2X3 26T+X1X2X3T Taiwan Chen, 1999
Asthenoctenus borellii Simon, 1897 ---- 22 X1X2 20T+X1X2T Brazil Araujo et al., 2014
Bowie indicus (Gravely, 1931) Ctenus indicus 28 X1X2 26A+X1X2A India Kumar et al., 2017
Centroctenus brevipes (Keyserling, 1891) Parabatinga brevipes 28 X1X2 26T+X1X2T Brazil Araujo et al., 2014
Ctenus amphora Mello-Leitão, 1930 ---- 28 X1X2 26A+X1X2A Brazil Pinto-Neto et al., 2020
Ctenus crulsi Mello-Leitão, 1930 ---- 28 X1X2 26A+X1X2A Brazil Pinto-Neto et al., 2020
Ctenus medius Keyserling, 1891 ---- 28 X1X2 26A+X1X2A Brazil Rincão et al., 2017
Ctenus medius Keyserling, 1891 ---- 28 X1X2 26A+X1X2A Brazil Rincão et al., 2020
Ctenus ornatus (Keyserling, 1877) ---- 28 X1X2 26T+X1X2T Brazil Araujo et al., 2014
Ctenus ornatus (Keyserling, 1877) ---- 28 X1X2 26A+X1X2A Brazil Rincão et al., 2017
Ctenus ornatus (Keyserling, 1877) ---- 28 X1X2 26A+X1X2A Brazil Rincão et al., 2020
Ctenus cf. pulchriventris (Simon, 1897) ---- 28 X1X2 26A+X1X2A South Africa Šťáhlavský et al., 2020
Ctenus villasboasi Mello-Leitão, 1949 ---- 28 X1X2 26A+X1X2A Brazil Pinto-Neto et al., 2020
Ctenus sp. ---- 28 X1X2 26T+X1X2T Brazil Araujo et al., 2014
Enoploctenus cyclothorax (Bertkau, 1880) ---- 28 X1X2 ---- Brazil Rincão et al., 2017
Guasuctenus longipes (Keyserling, 1891) ---- 28 X1X2 26A+X1X2A Brazil Rincão et al., 2020
Nothroctenus sp. ---- 29 X1X2X3 26T+X1X2X3T Brazil Araujo et al., 2014
Phoneutria nigriventer (Keyserling, 1891) ---- 28 X1X2 26T+X1X2T Brazil Araujo et al., 2014
Phoneutria nigriventer (Keyserling, 1891) ---- 28 X1X2 26A+X1X2A Brazil Rincão et al., 2017
Viracucha andicola (Simon, 1906) ---- 29 X1X2X3 26T+X1X2X3T Brazil Araujo et al., 2014
Viracucha andicola (Simon, 1906) ---- 29 X1X2X3 ---- Brazil Rincão et al., 2017