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<blockquote data-quote="sschind" data-source="post: 130380" data-attributes="member: 27691"><p>Please forgive me as I am sure this has been discussed at length but I can't find the thread on this site. My understanding of the whole name change is simply this and I welcome any corrections.</p><p></p><p>B. smithi, B. hamorii and B. annitha were all names recently used in taxonomy</p><p></p><p>Most spiders that were commonly called B. smithi were actually B hamorii</p><p></p><p>The spiders that actually were B smithi are now called or actually were B annitha</p><p></p><p>B smithi should no longer be used as it is no longer a valid name for any tarantula. </p><p></p><p>So what this means to the casual T keeper is that if you bought a tarantula under the name B. smithi in the past it is likely a B hamorii and If you bought a tarantula under the name B annitha it actually is a B annitha although it is possible that the B smithi you bought is actually a B annitha.</p><p></p><p>At the last swap I labeled my spiders as B hamorii (ex smithi) but I am thinking that the longer we keep using the name smithi the longer the confusion will exist. I know in speech its difficult to change (Green tree python keepers still use the term "chondro" short for chondropython instead of the new name Morelia, elaphe instead of pantherophis, bufo instead of anaxyrus etc. but these are genus names and in most instance the specific epithet of the species hasn't changed) Is it better to rip the band aid off or pull it gently?</p><p></p><p>Any link to a discussion on this would be greatly appreciated as I do not want to continue adding to the confusion. I realize that most keepers are not scientists and few will be breeding so maybe its a bigger deal than it really is but I do want to be as accurate as possible. </p><p></p><p>Lastly, regarding common name (I know we all just love them.) Does the name Mexican Red Knee stay with the B hamorii or does it go with the annitha</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sschind, post: 130380, member: 27691"] Please forgive me as I am sure this has been discussed at length but I can't find the thread on this site. My understanding of the whole name change is simply this and I welcome any corrections. B. smithi, B. hamorii and B. annitha were all names recently used in taxonomy Most spiders that were commonly called B. smithi were actually B hamorii The spiders that actually were B smithi are now called or actually were B annitha B smithi should no longer be used as it is no longer a valid name for any tarantula. So what this means to the casual T keeper is that if you bought a tarantula under the name B. smithi in the past it is likely a B hamorii and If you bought a tarantula under the name B annitha it actually is a B annitha although it is possible that the B smithi you bought is actually a B annitha. At the last swap I labeled my spiders as B hamorii (ex smithi) but I am thinking that the longer we keep using the name smithi the longer the confusion will exist. I know in speech its difficult to change (Green tree python keepers still use the term "chondro" short for chondropython instead of the new name Morelia, elaphe instead of pantherophis, bufo instead of anaxyrus etc. but these are genus names and in most instance the specific epithet of the species hasn't changed) Is it better to rip the band aid off or pull it gently? Any link to a discussion on this would be greatly appreciated as I do not want to continue adding to the confusion. I realize that most keepers are not scientists and few will be breeding so maybe its a bigger deal than it really is but I do want to be as accurate as possible. Lastly, regarding common name (I know we all just love them.) Does the name Mexican Red Knee stay with the B hamorii or does it go with the annitha [/QUOTE]
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