Biology:Eucanippe eucla

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Short description: Species of spider

Eucanippe eucla
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Idiopidae
Genus: Eucanippe
Species:
E. eucla
Binomial name
Eucanippe eucla
Rix, Main, Raven & Harvey, 2018[1]

Eucanippe eucla is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2018 by Australian arachnologists Michael Rix, Barbara York Main, Robert Raven and Mark Harvey. The specific epithet refers to the type locality.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in coastal south-eastern Western Australia, in the Hampton bioregion. The type locality is 5 km east of Eucla.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Rix, MG; Main, BY; Raven, RJ; Harvey, MS (2018). "Systematics of the spiny trapdoor spiders of the genus Eucanippe (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae: Aganippini) from south-western Australia: documenting a poorly-known lineage from Australia’s biodiversity hotspot". Journal of Arachnology 46: 133–154 [145]. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Species Eucanippe eucla Rix, Main, Raven & Harvey, 2018". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/124c8dcd-c2ec-4b3a-8304-9ec3d2dfeddb. 

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