Moruga doddi
Moruga doddi 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.[1][2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Barychelidae |
| Genus: | Moruga |
| Species: | M. doddi |
| Binomial name | |
| Moruga doddi | |
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in north-east Queensland. The type locality is Mount Cleveland, Bowling Green Bay National Park, near Townsville, where the habitat is Xanthorrhoea–Casuarina woodland, on rocky soils with granite boulders, and patches of grassland and rainforest.[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 [400]. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
- "Species Moruga doddi Raven, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
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