Austrarchaea aleenae

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Austrarchaea aleenae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Archaeidae
Genus: Austrarchaea
Species:
A. aleenae
Binomial name
Austrarchaea aleenae
Rix & Harvey, 2011

Austrarchaea aleenae is a species of spider in the family Archaeidae . It is endemic to south-east Queensland, Australia [1] where it may be found in the Bulburin National Park and Kalpowar State Forest. [2]

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References

  1. "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  2. Michael G Rix; Mark S Harvey (15 August 2011). "Australian Assassins, Part I: A review of the Assassin Spiders (Araneae, Archaeidae) of mid-eastern Australia". ZooKeys . 123 (123): 1–100. doi: 10.3897/ZOOKEYS.123.1448 . ISSN   1313-2989. PMC   3175121 . PMID   21998529. Wikidata   Q21192137.