Mandjelia oenpelli

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

Mandjelia oenpelli 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 oenpelli refers to the type locality.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat[edit]

The species occurs in the Top End of the Northern Territory in Allosyncarpia forest habitats. The type locality is Oenpelli in west Arnhem Land.[1][2]

References[edit]

  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 [379]. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
  2. ^ a b "Species Mandjelia oenpelli Raven & Churchill, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-30.