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Mandjelia brassi

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Species of spider

Mandjelia brassi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Barychelidae
Genus: Mandjelia
Species: M. brassi
Binomial name
Mandjelia brassi
Raven & Churchill, 1994

Mandjelia brassi 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 brassi honours Australian-born American botanist Leonard Brass, who led the 1948 Archbold Expedition to Cape York.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Far North Queensland in rainforest habitats. The type locality is Cape Tribulation in the Daintree National Park.

References

  1. ^ Raven, RJ (1994). "Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 35: 291–706 .
  2. ^ "Species Mandjelia brassi Raven & Churchill, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
Taxon identifiers
Mandjelia brassi


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