Biology:Moruga thickthorni
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Short description: Species of spider
| Moruga thickthorni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Barychelidae |
| Genus: | Moruga |
| Species: | M. thickthorni
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| Binomial name | |
| Moruga thickthorni Raven, 1994[1]
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Moruga thickthorni 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 thickthorni honours Australian naturalist Charles Walter De Vis (1829–1915), who wrote many popular articles under the pen-name ‘Thickthorn’ before becoming the first Director of the Queensland Museum.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in north-east Queensland, in dry open forest habitats. The type locality is Tully.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 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 [399]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40007387#page/1/mode/1up. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Species Moruga thickthorni Raven, 1994". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/4dbde76e-2394-44ae-aa1f-06bc4b1ceb81.
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