Aname watsoni

Aname watsoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Anamidae
Genus: Aname
Species:
A. watsoni
Binomial name
Aname watsoni
Castalanelli, Framenau, Huey, Hillyer & Harvey, 2020

Aname watsoni is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2020 by Mark Castalanelli, Volker Framenau, Joel Huey, Mia Hillyer and Mark Harvey.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in north-west Western Australia. The type locality is 8 km west of Newman, in the arid Pilbara region.

References

  1. 1 2 Castalanelli, MA; Framenau, VW; Huey, JA; Hillyer, MJ; Harvey, MS (2020). "New species of the open-holed trapdoor spider genus Aname (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Anamidae) from arid Western Australia". Journal of Arachnology. 48 (2): 169–213 [202]. doi:10.1636/0161-8202-48.2.169.
  2. 1 2 "Species Aname watsoni Castalanelli, Framenau, Huey, Hillyer & Harvey, 2020". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-21.