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Ozicrypta sinclairi

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Ozicrypta sinclairi
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. sinclairi
Binomial name
Ozicrypta sinclairi

Ozicrypta sinclairi 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 sinclairi honours environmentalist John Sinclair, who helped preserve the rainforests of Fraser Island.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in the Gladstone Region of Queensland in rainforest habitats. The type locality is Deepwater Creek, near Rosedale.[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 [466]. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  2. ^ a b "Species Ozicrypta sinclairi Raven & Churchill, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-08.