Cryptoforis cooloola

Cryptoforis cooloola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Idiopidae
Genus: Cryptoforis
Species:
C. cooloola
Binomial name
Cryptoforis cooloola
Wilson, Raven, & Rix, 2021[1]

Cryptoforis cooloola is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2021 by Australian arachnologists Jeremy Wilson, Robert Raven and Michael Rix. The specific epithet cooloola refers to the type locality.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-eastern Queensland. The type locality is Cooloola, in the Great Sandy National Park, in open eucalypt forest and littoral rainforest on sand.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Wilson, JD; Rix, MG; Schmidt, DJ; Hughes, JM; Raven, RJ (2021). "Systematics of the spiny trapdoor spider genus Cryptoforis (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae: Euoplini): documenting an enigmatic lineage from the eastern Australian mesic zone". Journal of Arachnology. 49: 28–90 [52]. doi:10.1636/JoA-S-18-100.
  2. ^ a b "Species Cryptoforis cooloola Wilson, Raven & Rix, 2021". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-26.


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