Moruga kimberleyi is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1994 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven. The specific epithet kimberleyi refers to the region of the type locality.[1][2]
| Moruga kimberleyi | |
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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: | Moruga |
| Species: | M. kimberleyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Moruga kimberleyi | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in the Kimberley region of north-west Western Australia, in rainforest habitats. The type locality is Face Point on the Carson River escarpment.[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 [408]. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ a b "Species Moruga kimberleyi Raven, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-04.