Biology:Gaius tealei
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Short description: Species of spider
| Gaius tealei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Gaius |
| Species: | G. mainae
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| Binomial name | |
| Gaius mainae Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018[1]
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Gaius mainae is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2018 by Australian arachnologists Michael Rix, Robert Raven and Mark Harvey.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in Western Australia in the Gascoyne, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison and Mallee bioregions. The type locality is Lorna Glen Station (now part of the Matuwa and Kurrara-Kurrara Indigenous Protected Area) about 840 km north-east of Perth.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rix, MG; Raven, RJ; Harvey, MS (2018). "Systematics of the giant spiny trapdoor spiders of the genus Gaius Rainbow (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae: Aganippini): documenting an iconic lineage of the Western Australian inland arid zone". Journal of Arachnology 46 (3): 438–472 [468].
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Species Gaius mainae Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/3cc4fd99-b715-4473-aa7d-4a278f6f8c86.
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