Bungulla biota
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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: | Bungulla |
| Species: | B. biota
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| Binomial name | |
| Bungulla biota | |
Bungulla biota 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, Robert Raven and Mark Harvey. The specific epithet biota honours the Biota Environmental Sciences consultancy for their support of the Australian Research Council and for providing sequenceable specimens.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs in the central Murchison bioregion of Western Australia. The type locality is Mount Richardson, 222 km south-east of Mount Magnet.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Rix, MG; Raven, RJ; Austin, AD; Cooper, SJB; Harvey, MS (2018). "Systematics of the spiny trapdoor spider genus Bungulla (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae): Revealing a remarkable radiation of mygalomorph spiders from the Western Australian arid zone". Journal of Arachnology. 46 (2): 249–344 [272]. doi:10.1636/JoA-S-17-057.1. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- ^ a b "Species Bungulla biota Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-07-30.