Ozicrypta wrightae 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 wrightae honours poet, naturalist and conservationist Judith Wright, a cofounder of the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland.[1][2]
| Ozicrypta wrightae | |
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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. wrightae
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| Binomial name | |
| Ozicrypta wrightae | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in Far North Queensland in rainforest habitats. The type locality is the Bellenden Ker Range, at an elevation of 500 m, in the Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site.[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 [475]. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ a b "Species Ozicrypta wrightae Raven & Churchill, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-08.