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Ozicrypta filmeri

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Ozicrypta filmeri
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. filmeri
Binomial name
Ozicrypta filmeri

Ozicrypta filmeri 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 filmeri honours Ivor Filmer, Gympie naturalist and staff member of the Queensland Museum.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in the Gympie Region and Conondale Range of south-east Queensland in rainforest habitats. The type locality is the Glastonbury State Forest, near the Widgee State Forest.[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 [438]. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  2. ^ a b "Species Ozicrypta filmeri Raven & Churchill, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-06.