Missulena iugum is a species of mouse spider in the Actinopodidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2021, with the specific epithet iugum (Latin for ‘ridge’) referring to the strongly ridged cheliceral groove of the male spiders.[1][2]
| Missulena iugum | |
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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: | Actinopodidae |
| Genus: | Missulena |
| Species: | M. iugum
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| Binomial name | |
| Missulena iugum Greenberg, Huey, Framenau & Harms, 2021[1]
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Distribution and habitat
editThe species is found in the Murchison IBRA bioregion of Western Australia.[2] The holotype specimen was obtained in Acacia shrubland.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c 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 [521]. doi:10.3897/asp.79.e62332. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ^ a b "Species Missulena iugum Greenberg, Huey, Framenau & Harms, 2021". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-06.