Biology:Tungari aurukun

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Short description: Species of spider

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

Tungari aurukun 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 aurukun refers to the type locality.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs on the Cape York Peninsula of Far North Queensland in open forest habitats. The type locality is Aurukun.[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 [568]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40007387#page/1/mode/1up. Retrieved 2023-07-20. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Species Tungari aurukun Raven, 1994". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/c69b1d71-fe2d-421a-954a-6f4e120d138d. 

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