Ozicrypta_clarki

<i>Ozicrypta clarki</i>

Ozicrypta clarki

Species of spider

Ozicrypta clarki 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 clarki honours Australian physicist Gregory John Clark, Director of Science and Technology at IBM Australia Ltd.[1][2]

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Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Queensland’s Torres Strait Islands in savanna woodland. The type locality is Terry Beach, Prince of Wales Island.[1][2]

References

  1. [1]
    Raven, RJ (1994). "Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 35 (2): 291–706 [427]. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  2. [2]
    "Species Ozicrypta clarki Raven & Churchill, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-05.


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