Biology:Mandjelia qantas
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Short description: Species of spider
| Mandjelia qantas | |
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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: | Mandjelia |
| Species: | M. qantas
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| Binomial name | |
| Mandjelia qantas Raven & Churchill, 1994[1]
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Mandjelia qantas is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia . It was described in 1994 by Australian arachnologists Robert Raven and Tracey Churchill. The specific epithet qantas acknowledges support from Qantas Airways Ltd to the XII International Congress of Arachnology, Brisbane, 1992.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in coastal Central Queensland in rainforest and vine thicket habitats. The type locality is near the entrance to the Olsen's Caves complex, 23 km north of Rockhampton.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Raven, RJ (1994). "Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 35 (2): 291–706 [383]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40007387#page/68/mode/1up. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Species Mandjelia qantas Raven & Churchill, 1994". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/b0de04c0-a3e7-4e0d-97f7-5dc8e0f29fa4.
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