Moruga wallaceae

Short description: Species of spider

Moruga wallaceae

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Subphylum:  | Chelicerata
Class:  | Arachnida
Order:  | Araneae
Infraorder:  | Mygalomorphae
Family:  | Barychelidae
Genus:  | Moruga
Species:  |

M. wallaceae

Binomial name
Moruga wallaceae

Raven, 1994[1]

Moruga wallaceae 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. The specific epithet wallaceae honours Carden Wallace, Curator Manager of the Museum of Tropical Queensland.[1][2]

## Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in the Cassowary Coast Region of Far North Queensland, in dry open forest habitats. The type locality is South Johnstone.[1][2]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Raven, RJ (1994). "Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 35 (2): 291–706 [412]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40007387#page/1/mode/1up. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Species Moruga wallaceae Raven, 1994". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/c5838f58-dc3c-4f2a-a853-802e84650df9.

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