Seqocrypta hamlynharrisi

Seqocrypta hamlynharrisi 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 hamlynharrisi honours Ronald Hamlyn-Harris (1874–1953), a director of the Queensland Museum who modernised the data storage and retrieval system of the research collections.[1][2]

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

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in south-eastern Queensland, in rainforest habitats. The type locality is Upper Tallebudgera Creek in the Gold Coast hinterland.[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 [486]. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  2. ^ a b "Species Seqocrypta hamlynharrisi Raven, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-10.