Mandjelia brassi is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1994 by Australian arachnologists Robert Raven and Tracey Churchill. The specific epithet brassi honours Australian-born American botanist Leonard Brass, who led the 1948 Archbold Expedition to Cape York.[1][2]
| Mandjelia brassi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Barychelidae |
| Genus: | Mandjelia |
| Species: | M. brassi
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| Binomial name | |
| Mandjelia brassi | |
Distribution and habitat
editThe species occurs in Far North Queensland in rainforest habitats.[1] The type locality is Cape Tribulation in the Daintree National Park.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Raven, RJ (1994). "Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 35: 291–706 [349].
- ^ a b "Species Mandjelia brassi Raven & Churchill, 1994". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-28.