| Cryptoforis cooloola | |
|---|---|
Scientific 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 | |
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 2 3 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.
- 1 2 "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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