Biology:Moruga kimberleyi
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Short description: Species of spider
| Moruga kimberleyi | |
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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: | Moruga |
| Species: | M. kimberleyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Moruga kimberleyi Raven, 1994[1]
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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
- ↑ Jump up to: 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.
- ↑ Jump up to: 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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