Hadronyche mascordi
Hadronyche mascordi is a species of funnel-web spider in the Atracidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2010 by Australian arachnologist Michael Roland Gray. The species epithet mascordi honours Ramon Mascord, an author, photographer and student of spiders.[1][2]
| Hadronyche mascordi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Atracidae |
| Genus: | Hadronyche |
| Species: | H. mascordi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hadronyche mascordi Gray, 2010[1] | |
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in the Kulnura–Somersby region of the New South Wales Central Coast.[2]
References
- Gray, MR (2010). "A Revision of the Australian Funnel-web Spiders (Hexathelidae: Atracinae)". Records of the Australian Museum. 62 (2 & 3): 285–392 [339–342].
- "Species Hadronyche mascordi Gray, 2010". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
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