| Idiosoma mcclementsorum | |
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| Male holotype | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Idiosoma |
| Species: | I. mcclementsorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Idiosoma mcclementsorum | |
Idiosoma mcclementsorum is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2018 by Australian arachnologists Michael Rix and Mark Harvey. The specific epithet mcclementsorum honours James and Meredith McClements for their support for the Western Australian Museum Foundation.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in south-west Western Australia in the Avon Wheatbelt, Jarrah Forest and Swan Coastal Plain bioregions. The type locality is Julimar Conservation Park, 60 km north-east of Perth.[1][2]
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Female paratype
References
- 1 2 3 Rix, MG; Huey, JA; Cooper, SJB; Austin, AD; Harvey, MS (2018). "Conservation systematics of the shield-backed trapdoor spiders of the nigrum-group (Mygalomorphae, Idiopidae, Idiosoma): integrative taxonomy reveals a diverse and threatened fauna from south-western Australia". ZooKeys. 756: 1–121 [55]. doi:10.3897/zookeys.756.24397. PMC 5956031. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
- 1 2 "Species Idiosoma mcclementsorum Rix & Harvey, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
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