Bungulla kendricki 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, Robert Raven and Mark Harvey. The specific epithet kendricki honours George Kendrick (1929–2014) for collecting paratype specimens, and for his contributions to the study of fossil invertebrates.[1][2]

Bungulla kendricki
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Idiopidae
Genus: Bungulla
Species:
B. kendricki
Binomial name
Bungulla kendricki

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in Western Australia in the north-west Gascoyne bioregion. The type locality is the Barlee Range Nature Reserve.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Rix, MG; Raven, RJ; Austin, AD; Cooper, SJB; Harvey, MS (2018). "Systematics of the spiny trapdoor spider genus Bungulla (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae): Revealing a remarkable radiation of mygalomorph spiders from the Western Australian arid zone". Journal of Arachnology. 46 (2): 249–344 [313]. doi:10.1636/JoA-S-17-057.1. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  2. ^ a b "Species Bungulla kendricki Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-05.