Blakistonia bassi
Blakistonia bassi is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2018 by Australian arachnologists Sophie Harrison, Michael Rix, Mark Harvey and Andrew Austin. The specific epithet bassi honours Daniel Bass for his research support.[1][2]
| Blakistonia bassi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Blakistonia |
| Species: | B. bassi |
| Binomial name | |
| Blakistonia bassi | |
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in south-eastern South Australia. The type locality is Ashton in the Mount Lofty Ranges.[1][2]
References
- Harrison, SE; Rix, MG; Harvey, MS; Austin, AD (2018). "Systematics of the Australian spiny trapdoor spiders of the genus Blakistonia Hogg (Araneae: Idiopidae)". Zootaxa. 4518 (1): 1–76 [27]. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4518.1.1. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- "Species Blakistonia bassi Harrison, Rix, Harvey & Austin, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
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