Mandjelia wooroonooran
Mandjelia wooroonooran 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 wooroonooran comes from an Aboriginal name for Mount Bellenden Ker.[1][2]
| Mandjelia wooroonooran | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Barychelidae |
| Genus: | Mandjelia |
| Species: | M. wooroonooran |
| Binomial name | |
| Mandjelia wooroonooran | |
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in Far North Queensland in rainforest habitats. The type locality is the Bellenden Ker Range.[1][2]
References
- Raven, RJ (1994). "Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 35 (2): 291–706 [388]. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- "Species Mandjelia wooroonooran Raven & Churchill, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
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