Biology:Zephyrarchaea marki

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Short description: Species of spider

Zephyrarchaea marki
Zephyrarchaea marki, Cape Le Grand National Park, Western Australia.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Archaeidae
Genus: Zephyrarchaea
Species:
Z. marki
Binomial name
Zephyrarchaea marki
Rix & Harvey, 2012

Zephyrarchaea marki, the Cape Le Grand assassin spider, is a spider in the family Archaeidae. The species was first described by Michael G. Rix and Mark Harvey in 2012. It is endemic to Cape Le Grand National Park in Australia .[1]

Taxonomy

The holotype of the species was collected in Thistle Cove in Cape Le Grand National Park in Western Australia. The specific epithet is in honour of Mark Wojcieszek, who helped discover the first specimens of the species.[2]

Description

The males of the species are 2.77–2.79 mm in length.[2]

Distribution and habitat

The species is known only from its type locality at Thistle Cove at Cape Le Grand National Park. They were found in leaf litter in a dense coastal thicket of Banksia speciosa.[2]

Conservation

The species is endemic and has an extremely small range, with the only known population at the Cape Le Grand National Park possibly being threatened by fire, dieback disease, and climate change.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q18667419 entry