Biology:Eucyrtops ksenijae
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Short description: Species of spider
| Eucyrtops ksenijae | |
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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: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Eucyrtops |
| Species: | E. ksenijae
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| Binomial name | |
| Eucyrtops ksenijae Rix & Harvey, 2022[1]
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Eucyrtops ksenijae is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2022 by Australian arachnologists Michael Rix and Mark Harvey. The specific epithet ksenijae honours Ksenija Leonija Elizabete Blosfelds (nee Koslowskis) (1906-2003), who died just before the type specimens were collected, in recognition of her remarkable life.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in south-west Western Australia, in the Jarrah Forest and Avon Wheatbelt bioregions. The type locality is the junction of Arthur River and the Albany Highway, a site dominated by Allocasuarina and Acacia woodland, but surrounded by cleared land used for farming.[2][1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rix, MG; Harvey, MS (2022). "A new species of the spiny trapdoor spider genus Eucyrtops (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae) from south-western Australia". Australian Journal of Taxonomy 4: 1–6 [3]. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3107510933/view. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Species Eucyrtops ksenijae Rix & Harvey, 2022". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/ca994d21-d447-4f89-8c11-bcf356bccccd.
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