Biology:Masteria toddae

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Masteria toddae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Dipluridae
Genus: Masteria
Species:
M. toddae
Binomial name
Masteria toddae
Raven, 1979 [1]

Masteria toddae is a species of curtain-web spider in the Dipluridae family. It is endemic to Australia . It was described in 1979 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in tropical Far North Queensland, in closed montane forest habitats. The type locality is Home Rule, Rossville, in the Shire of Cook.[2]

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Raven, RJ (1979). "Systematics of the mygalomorph spider genus Masteria (Masteriinae : Dipluridae : Arachnida)". Australian Journal of Zoology 27: 623–636 [630]. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Species Masteria toddae Raven, 1979". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/15ea5c1f-ddec-4409-8f64-dbb2a0361632. 

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