Ozicrypta microcauda 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 microcauda is Latin for ‘small tail’, alluding to the relative size of the spider's posterior median spinnerets.[1][2]
| Ozicrypta microcauda | |
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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: | Ozicrypta |
| Species: | O. microcauda
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| Binomial name | |
| Ozicrypta microcauda | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in Central Queensland in open forest and semi-evergreen vine thicket habitats. Its known range includes Kroombit Tops, Mount Archer and Homevale. The type locality is Kroombit Tops, south-west of Rockhampton.[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 [454]. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ a b "Species Ozicrypta microcauda Raven & Churchill, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-07.