Bungulla aplini 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. The specific epithet aplini honours Ken Aplin, for his contributions to the Southern Carnarvon Basin Survey and the study of Australasian biodiversity.[1][2]
| Bungulla aplini | |
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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: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Bungulla |
| Species: | B. aplini
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| Binomial name | |
| Bungulla aplini | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in the north-western Yalgoo bioregion of Western Australia. The type locality is Nerren Nerren Station, near Shark Bay.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Rix, MG; Raven, RJ; Austin, AD; Cooper, SJB; Harvey, MS (2018). "Systematics of the spiny trapdoor spider genus Bungulla (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae): Revealing a remarkable radiation of mygalomorph spiders from the Western Australian arid zone". Journal of Arachnology. 46 (2): 249–344 [265]. doi:10.1636/JoA-S-17-057.1. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ^ a b "Species Bungulla aplini Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-07-28.