Synothele longbottomi 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 longbottomi honours Alan Longbottom, collector of specimens for the Western Australian Museum.[1][2]
| Synothele longbottomi | |
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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: | Synothele |
| Species: | S. longbottomi
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| Binomial name | |
| Synothele longbottomi | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in south-west Western Australia in marri and jarrah woodland habitats. The type locality is Mount Cooke on the Darling Scarp near Jarrahdale.[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 [524]. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
- ^ a b "Species Synothele longbottomi Raven, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-14.