Callithrix
Genus of New World monkeys / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Callitris or Calytrix, two genera of plants native to Australia and New Caledonia.
Callithrix is a genus of New World monkeys of the family Callitrichidae, the family containing marmosets and tamarins. The genus contains the Atlantic Forest marmosets. The name Callithrix is derived from the Greek words kallos, meaning beautiful, and thrix, meaning hair.
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Callithrix[1][2] | |
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Common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
Family: | Callitrichidae |
Genus: | Callithrix Erxleben, 1777 |
Type species | |
Simia jacchus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Species | |
6; see text | |
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