Ozicrypta wrightae 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 wrightae honours poet, naturalist and conservationist Judith Wright, a cofounder of the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland.[1][2]

Ozicrypta wrightae
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. wrightae
Binomial name
Ozicrypta wrightae

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in Far North Queensland in rainforest habitats. The type locality is the Bellenden Ker Range, at an elevation of 500 m, in the Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site.[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 [475]. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  2. ^ a b "Species Ozicrypta wrightae Raven & Churchill, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-08.