Biology:Moruga fuliginea
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Short description: Species of spider
Moruga fuliginea | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Barychelidae |
Genus: | Moruga |
Species: | M. fuliginea
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Binomial name | |
Moruga fuliginea (Thorell, 1881)
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Moruga fuliginea is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia . It was described in 1881 by Swedish arachnologist Tamerlan Thorell.[1][2]
Description
The holotype male has a carapace 7.77 mm long by 6.15 mm wide. The carapace, chelicerae and legs are reddish-brown in colour.[3]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in the Gulf Country and Cape York Peninsula of northern Australia. The type locality is Somerset.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Thorell, T (1881). "Studi sui Ragni Malesi e Papuani III. Ragni dell'Austro Malesia e del Capo York, conservati nel Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genova 17: 1–727 [243].
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Species Moruga fuliginea (Thorell, 1881)". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/d2eb240c-a696-46e7-82c3-78321a47e04f.
- ↑ Raven, RJ (1994). "Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 35 (2): 291–706 [402]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40007387#page/1/mode/1up. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
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