Missulena davidi is a species of mouse spider in the Actinopodidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2021, with the specific epithet davidi honouring the senior author's husband, David Greenberg.[1][2]
Missulena davidi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Actinopodidae |
Genus: | Missulena |
Species: | M. davidi
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Binomial name | |
Missulena davidi Greenberg, Huey, Framenau & Harms, 2021[1]
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Distribution
editThe species is found in the Gascoyne and Pilbara IBRA bioregions of north-west Western Australia.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Greenberg, G; Huey, J; Framrenau, V; Harms, D (2021). "Three new species of mouse spider (Araneae: Actinopodidae: Missulena Walckenaer, 1805) from Western Australia, including an assessment of intraspecific variability in a widespread species from the arid biome". Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny. 79: 509–533 [513]. doi:10.3897/asp.79.e62332. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ^ a b "Species Missulena davidi Greenberg, Huey, Framenau & Harms, 2021". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-05.