Missulena iugum
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| Missulena iugum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Actinopodidae |
| Genus: | Missulena |
| Species: | M. iugum |
| Binomial name | |
| Missulena iugum Greenberg, Huey, Framenau & Harms, 2021[1] | |
Missulena iugum is a species of mouse spider in the Actinopodidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2021, with the specific epithet iugum (Latin for ‘ridge’) referring to the strongly ridged cheliceral groove of the male spiders.[1][2]
