Aname watsoni is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2020 by Mark Castalanelli, Volker Framenau, Joel Huey, Mia Hillyer and Mark Harvey.[1][2]
| Aname watsoni | |
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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: | Anamidae |
| Genus: | Aname |
| Species: | A. watsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Aname watsoni Castalanelli, Framenau, Huey, Hillyer & Harvey, 2020[1]
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Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in north-west Western Australia. The type locality is 8 km west of Newman, in the arid Pilbara region.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Castalanelli, MA; Framenau, VW; Huey, JA; Hillyer, MJ; Harvey, MS (2020). "New species of the open-holed trapdoor spider genus Aname (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Anamidae) from arid Western Australia". Journal of Arachnology. 48: 169–213 [202].
- ^ a b "Species Aname watsoni Castalanelli, Framenau, Huey, Hillyer & Harvey, 2020". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-21.