Huntia murrindal is a cave spider in the family Zoropsidae.[1] It was first described in 2001 by Michael R. Gray & Judith A. Thompson.[2][3] The genus name honours arachnologist, Glenn Stuart Hunt (1944-1999),[2] and the species epithet, murrindal, references the type locality.[2]
| Huntia murrindal | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Zoropsidae |
| Genus: | Huntia |
| Species: | H. murrindal
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| Binomial name | |
| Huntia murrindal Gray & Thompson, 2001
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| Holotype site (AM KS17235 ♀): Anticline Cave, Murrindal, VIC[1] | |
It is known only from the Buchan-Murrindal cave system in Victoria.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Huntia_murrindal
- ^ a b c d Michael R. Gray; Judith A. Thompson (2001). "New lycosoid spiders from cave and surface habitats in southern Australia and Cape Range peninsula (Araneae: Lycosoidea)" (PDF). Records of the Western Australian Museum, supplement. 64 (1): 159–170. doi:10.18195/ISSN.0313-122X.64.2001.159-170. ISSN 0313-122X. Wikidata Q99573794.
- ^ "Huntia murrindal". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 12 December 2023.