Biology:Moruga kimberleyi

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Moruga kimberleyi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Barychelidae
Genus: Moruga
Species:
M. kimberleyi
Binomial name
Moruga kimberleyi
Raven, 1994[1]

Moruga kimberleyi is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia . It was described in 1994 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven. The specific epithet kimberleyi refers to the region of the type locality.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in the Kimberley region of north-west Western Australia, in rainforest habitats. The type locality is Face Point on the Carson River escarpment.[1][2]

References

  1. 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 [408]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40007387#page/1/mode/1up. Retrieved 2023-07-04. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Species Moruga kimberleyi Raven, 1994". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/70ea717e-9456-4a25-a35f-26e042761ae9. 

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