The whip spiders are very similar to the real spiders, but they differ from them by an articulated hind body, the flagellate and very long first pairs of legs, and the presence of a "catching basket" of reshaped leg-switches, with whose help small insects are seized. Whip spiders are mainly found in the tropics and belong to the oldest animal groups of all. Of the approximately 200 species worldwide, 10 are represented in the collection by valuable type-material.
From this collection a total of 9 digital objects are displayed in FUNDus
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Name: Charinides bengalensis Gravely 1911 Country / Sea: Asia Type: Paratype Location: India Calcutta Collection name: Chelicerata and Myriapoda Class: Arachnida Order: Amblypygi Family: Charinidae Preparation: alcohol
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Name: Charinus kakum Harms 2018 Country / Sea: Africa Type: Holotype Location: Ghana Kakum National Park Collection name: Chelicerata and Myriapoda Class: Arachnida Order: Amblypygi Family: Charinidae Preparation: alcohol
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Name: Charinus neocaledonicus Simon 1895 Country / Sea: Australia Type: Paratype Location: New Caledonia unknown Collection name: Chelicerata and Myriapoda Class: Arachnida Order: Amblypygi Family: Charinidae Preparation: alcohol
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Name: Charinus seychellarum Kraepelin 1898 Country / Sea: Africa Type: Lectoptype Location: Seychelles Insel Silhouette Collection name: Chelicerata and Myriapoda Class: Arachnida Order: Amblypygi Family: Charinidae Preparation: alcohol
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Name: Charinus seychellarum Kraepelin 1898 Country / Sea: Africa Type: Paratype Location: Seychelles Insel Silhouette Collection name: Chelicerata and Myriapoda Class: Arachnida Order: Amblypygi Family: Charinidae Preparation: alcohol
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Name: Phalangium medium Herbst 1797 Country / Sea: Africa Type: Neotype Location: Liberia unknown Collection name: Chelicerata and Myriapoda Class: Arachnida Order: Amblypygi Family: Phrynidae Preparation: alcohol
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Name: Phrynus goesii Thorell, 1889 Country / Sea: America Type: Paratype Location: St. Barthélémy unknown Collection name: Chelicerata and Myriapoda Class: Arachnida Order: Amblypygi Family: Phrynidae Preparation: alcohol
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Name: Sarax brachydactylus Simon 1892 Country / Sea: Asia Type: Paratype Location: Philippines unknown Collection name: Chelicerata and Myriapoda Class: Arachnida Order: Amblypygi Family: Charinidae Preparation: alcohol
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Name: Tarantula santarensis Pocock 1894 Country / Sea: South America Type: Paratype Location: Brazil Santarém Collection name: Chelicerata and Myriapoda Class: Arachnida Order: Amblypygi Family: Phrynidae Preparation: alcohol
