Cataxia barrettae is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2017 by Australian arachnologists Michael Rix, Karlene Bain, Barbara York Main and Mark Harvey. The specific epithet barrettae honours Sarah Barrett for her pioneering survey work in high altitude habitats of the Great Southern region.[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: | Cataxia |
| Species: | C. barrettae
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Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in southern Western Australia, in the Mallee bioregion, in montane heathland habitats at elevations of over 500 m in the Stirling Range. The type locality is the summit track to Talyuberlup Peak in the Stirling Range National Park.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Rix, MG; Bain, K; Main, BY; Raven, RJ; Austin, AD; Cooper, SJB; Harvey, MS (2017). "Systematics of the spiny trapdoor spiders of the genus Cataxia (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae) from southwestern Australia: Documenting a threatened fauna in a sky-island landscape". Journal of Arachnology. 45 (3): 395–423 [400]. doi:10.1636/0161-8202-45.1.451. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ^ a b "Species Cataxia barrettae Rix, Bain, Main & Harvey, 2017". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
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