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Moruga doddi

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Moruga doddi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Barychelidae
Genus: Moruga
Species:
M. doddi
Binomial name
Moruga doddi
Raven, 1994[1]

Moruga doddi 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.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in north-east Queensland. The type locality is Mount Cleveland, Bowling Green Bay National Park, near Townsville, where the habitat is XanthorrhoeaCasuarina woodland, on rocky soils with granite boulders, and patches of grassland and rainforest.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Raven, RJ (1994). "Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 35 (2): 291–706 [400]. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  2. ^ a b "Species Moruga doddi Raven, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-02.