Gaius hueyi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Idiopidae |
Genus: | Gaius |
Species: | G. hueyi |
Binomial name | |
Gaius hueyi Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018 |
Gaius hueyi 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.
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in south-west Western Australia in the Esperance Plains bioregion. The type locality is Munglinup, some 620 km south-east of Perth.
References
- ^ Rix, MG; Raven, RJ; Harvey, MS (2018). "Systematics of the giant spiny trapdoor spiders of the genus Gaius Rainbow (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae: Aganippini): documenting an iconic lineage of the Western Australian inland arid zone". Journal of Arachnology. 46 (3): 438–472 .
- ^ "Species Gaius hueyi Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Gaius hueyi |
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