Biology:Missulena iugum
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Short description: Species of spider
| Missulena iugum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Actinopodidae |
| Genus: | Missulena |
| Species: | M. iugum
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| Binomial name | |
| Missulena iugum Greenberg, Huey, Framenau & Harms, 2021[1]
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Missulena iugum is a species of mouse spider in the Actinopodidae family. It is endemic to Australia . It was described in 2021, with the specific epithet iugum (Latin for ‘ridge’) referring to the strongly ridged cheliceral groove of the male spiders.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
The species is found in the Murchison IBRA bioregion of Western Australia.[2] The holotype specimen was obtained in Acacia shrubland.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Greenberg, G; Huey, J; Framrenau, V; Harms, D (2021). "Three new species of mouse spider (Araneae: Actinopodidae: Missulena Walckenaer, 1805) from Western Australia, including an assessment of intraspecific variability in a widespread species from the arid biome". Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 79: 509–533 [521]. doi:10.3897/asp.79.e62332. https://arthropod-systematics.arphahub.com/article/62332/. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Species Missulena iugum Greenberg, Huey, Framenau & Harms, 2021". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/e464b23b-cfed-4dae-b56e-7796d277154f.
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