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

Mandjelia nuganuga
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. nuganuga
Binomial name
Mandjelia nuganuga

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in Central Queensland. The type locality is Lake Nuga Nuga in the Central Highlands region.[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 [377]. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
  2. ^ a b "Species Mandjelia nuganuga Raven & Churchill, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-30.