Bungulla kendricki 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 kendricki honours George Kendrick (1929–2014) for collecting paratype specimens, and for his contributions to the study of fossil invertebrates.[1][2]
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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. kendricki
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| Binomial name | |
| Bungulla kendricki | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in Western Australia in the north-west Gascoyne bioregion. The type locality is the Barlee Range Nature Reserve.[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 [313]. doi:10.1636/JoA-S-17-057.1. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ a b "Species Bungulla kendricki Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-05.