Mandjelia brassi
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| Mandjelia brassi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Barychelidae |
| Genus: | Mandjelia |
| Species: | M. brassi |
| Binomial name | |
| Mandjelia brassi | |
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]