Callithrix
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.
| Callithrix | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
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6; see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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