Moruga heatherae
| Moruga heatherae | |
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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: | Barychelidae |
| Genus: | Moruga |
| Species: | M. heatherae
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| Binomial name | |
| Moruga heatherae | |
Moruga heatherae 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 heatherae honours Heather Janetski, Education Officer at the Queensland Museum, for her contributions to natural history and the museum's collections from northern Queensland.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs in north-east Queensland in open eucalypt forest. The type locality is Shiptons Flat, just south of Cooktown, on the Cape York Peninsula.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ 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 [403]. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
- ^ a b "Species Moruga heatherae Raven, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-02.