Mandjelia yuccabine 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 yuccabine refers to the type locality.[1][2]
| Mandjelia yuccabine | |
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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: | Barychelidae |
| Genus: | Mandjelia |
| Species: | M. yuccabine
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| Binomial name | |
| Mandjelia yuccabine | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in Far North Queensland in rainforest habitats. The type locality is Yuccabine Creek in the Kirrama Range between Cairns and Townsville.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ 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 [393]. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- ^ a b "Species Mandjelia yuccabine Raven & Churchill, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-30.