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Ozicrypta australoborealis

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Ozicrypta australoborealis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Barychelidae
Genus: Ozicrypta
Species:
O. australoborealis
Binomial name
Ozicrypta australoborealis

Ozicrypta australoborealis 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 australoborealis refers to the northerly type locality.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in the Top End of the Northern Territory. The type locality is the King River.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Raven, RJ (1994). "Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 35 (2): 291–706 [424]. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  2. ^ a b "Species Ozicrypta australoborealis Raven & Churchill, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-05.