| Missulena manningensis | |
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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: | Actinopodidae |
| Genus: | Missulena |
| Species: | M. manningensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Missulena manningensis Greenberg, Huey, Framenau & Harms, 2021 | |
Missulena manningensis is a species of mouse spider in the Actinopodidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2021, with the specific epithet manningensis referring to the type locality.
Distribution and habitat
The species is found in the Murchison IBRA bioregion of Western Australia. It is known only from the Mount Manning area. The holotype specimen was obtained in tall open eucalypt woodland with mixed shrubs.
References
- ^ Greenberg, G; Huey, J; Framrenau, V; Harms, D (2021). "Three new species of mouse spider (Araneae: Actinopodidae: Missulena Walckenaer, 1805) from Western Australia, including an assessment of intraspecific variability in a widespread species from the arid biome". Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny. 79: 509–533 . doi:10.3897/asp.79.e62332. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ^ "Species Missulena manningensis Greenberg, Huey, Framenau & Harms, 2021". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
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| Missulena manningensis | |
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