Biology:Idioctis xmas
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Short description: Species of spider
| Idioctis xmas | |
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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: | Barychelidae |
| Genus: | Idioctis |
| Species: | I. xmas
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| Binomial name | |
| Idioctis xmas Raven, 1988[1]
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Idioctis xmas is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia . It was described in 1988 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven. The specific epithet xmas is an abbreviation for ‘Christmas’, with reference to the type locality.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species has only been recorded from Christmas Island, an Australian territory in the eastern Indian Ocean. The female holotype was found in intertidal habitat, on the beach or coastal pinnacles.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Raven, RJ (1988). "A revision of the mygalomorph spider genus Idioctis (Araneae, Barychelidae)". American Museum Novitates 2929: 1–14 [10]. https://archive.org/details/revisionmygalom2929rave/page/10/mode/2up. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- ↑ "Species Idioctis xmas Raven, 1988". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/5a49c06a-f69e-4740-b4c1-5e17d0d66775.
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