Idiosoma dandaragan
Idiosoma dandaragan is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2018 by Australian arachnologists Michael Rix and Mark Harvey. The specific epithet dandaragan refers to the type locality.[1][2]
| Idiosoma dandaragan | |
|---|---|
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| Male holotype | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Idiosoma |
| Species: | I. dandaragan |
| Binomial name | |
| Idiosoma dandaragan | |
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in south-west Western Australia, in the Avon Wheatbelt, Jarrah Forest and Swan Coastal Plain bioregions. The type locality is 19.5 km south of Moora, on the Dandaragan Plateau north of Perth.[1][2]
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Female specimen
References
- Rix, MG; Huey, JA; Cooper, SJB; Austin, AD; Harvey, MS (2018). "Conservation systematics of the shield-backed trapdoor spiders of the nigrum-group (Mygalomorphae, Idiopidae, Idiosoma): integrative taxonomy reveals a diverse and threatened fauna from south-western Australia". ZooKeys. 756: 1–121 [32]. doi:10.3897/zookeys.756.24397. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
- "Species Idiosoma dandaragan Rix & Harvey, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
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