Bungulla iota
Appearance
Bungulla iota | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Idiopidae |
Genus: | Bungulla |
Species: | B. iota
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Binomial name | |
Bungulla iota |
Bungulla iota 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, Robert Raven and Mark Harvey. The specific epithet iota comes from the Greek for “anything very small”, with reference to the relatively small size of the spiders.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in Western Australia in the southern Carnarvon bioregion. The type locality is Woodleigh Station.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c Rix, MG; Raven, RJ; Austin, AD; Cooper, SJB; Harvey, MS (2018). "Systematics of the spiny trapdoor spider genus Bungulla (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae): Revealing a remarkable radiation of mygalomorph spiders from the Western Australian arid zone". Journal of Arachnology. 46 (2): 249–344 [303]. doi:10.1636/JoA-S-17-057.1. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- ^ a b "Species Bungulla iota Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-04.