Austrarchaea woodae

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Austrarchaea woodae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Archaeidae
Genus: Austrarchaea
Species:
A. woodae
Binomial name
Austrarchaea woodae
Rix & Harvey, 2012

Austrarchaea woodae is a species of spider in the family Archaeidae. It is commonly known as the Mount Bartle Frere Assassin Spider as the holotype male was found at Mount Bartle Frere in the Wooroonooran National Park. It was named to honour Hannah M. Wood and is endemic to Queensland, Australia. [1] [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 (30 August 2012). "Australian Assassins, Part III: A review of the Assassin Spiders (Araneae, Archaeidae) of tropical north-eastern Queensland". ZooKeys . 218 (218): 1–50. doi: 10.3897/ZOOKEYS.218.3662 . ISSN   1313-2989. PMC   3433871 . PMID   22977344. Wikidata   Q21191855.