Namea gowardae
Appearance
Namea gowardae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Anamidae |
Genus: | Namea |
Species: | N. gowardae
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Binomial name | |
Namea gowardae |
Namea gowardae is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2020 by Michael Rix, Jeremy Wilson and Mark Harvey.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs in south-eastern Queensland in rainforest habitats. The type locality is Mount Glorious in the D'Aguilar Range near Brisbane.[2][1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Rix, MG; Wilson, JD; Harvey, MS (2020). "The open-holed trapdoor spiders (Mygalomorphae: Anamidae: Namea) of Australia's D'Aguilar Range: revealing an unexpected subtropical hotspot of rainforest diversity". Zootaxa. 4861: 71–91 [80].
- ^ a b "Species Namea gowardae Rix, Wilson & Harvey, 2020". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-22.