Hadronyche jensenae is a species of funnel-web spider in the Atracidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2010 by Australian arachnologist Michael R. Gray. The species epithet honours the author's wife, Greta Jensen Gray.[1][2]
Hadronyche jensenae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Atracidae |
Genus: | Hadronyche |
Species: | H. jensenae
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Binomial name | |
Hadronyche jensenae |
Distribution and habitat edit
The species occurs in Central Gippsland, Victoria.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Gray, MR (2010). "A Revision of the Australian Funnel-web Spiders (Hexathelidae: Atracinae)". Records of the Australian Museum. 62 (2 & 3): 285–392 [351].
- ^ a b "Species Hadronyche jensenae Gray, 2010". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-08.