Namea gowardae

Namea gowardae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Anamidae
Genus: Namea
Species:
N. gowardae
Binomial name
Namea gowardae
Rix, Wilson & Harvey, 2020

Namea gowardae is a species of mygalomorph spider in the family Anamidae. It is endemic to Australia. It was first described in 2020 by Michael Rix, Jeremy Wilson and Mark Harvey.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-eastern Queensland in rainforest habitats. The type locality is Mount Glorious in the D'Aguilar Range near Brisbane.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Rix, MG; Wilson, JD; Harvey, MS (2020). "The open-holed trapdoor spiders (Mygalomorphae: Anamidae: Namea) of Australia's D'Aguilar Range: revealing an unexpected subtropical hotspot of rainforest diversity". Zootaxa. 4861 (1): 71–91 [80]. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4861.1.5. PMID 33055870.
  2. 1 2 "Species Namea gowardae Rix, Wilson & Harvey, 2020". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-22.