Mandjelia wooroonooran

Mandjelia wooroonooran is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1994 by Australian arachnologists Robert Raven and Tracey Churchill. The specific epithet wooroonooran comes from an Aboriginal name for Mount Bellenden Ker.[1][2]

Mandjelia wooroonooran
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Barychelidae
Genus: Mandjelia
Species:
M. wooroonooran
Binomial name
Mandjelia wooroonooran

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in Far North Queensland in rainforest habitats. The type locality is the Bellenden Ker Range.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Raven, RJ (1994). "Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 35 (2): 291–706 [388]. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
  2. ^ a b "Species Mandjelia wooroonooran Raven & Churchill, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-30.