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Ozicrypta kroombit

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Ozicrypta kroombit
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. kroombit
Binomial name
Ozicrypta kroombit

Ozicrypta kroombit 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 kroombit refers to the type locality.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in Central Queensland in montane rainforest. The type locality is Kroombit Tops, at an elevation of 1050 m.[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 [444]. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  2. ^ a b "Species Ozicrypta kroombit Raven & Churchill, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-06.