Ornodolomedes mickfanningi

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Masked wood sprite
female O. mickfanningi with eggsac
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Dolomedidae
Genus: Ornodolomedes
Species:
O. mickfanningi
Binomial name
Ornodolomedes mickfanningi
Raven & Hebron, 2018

Ornodolomedes mickfanningi is a species of spider in the genus Ornodolomedes. It is endemic to Queensland, Australia.[1]

The species epithet mickfanningi honours Australian surfer Mick Fanning.[2]

The common name "Masked wood sprite" was conferred by Ricardo Leite as part of the World Science Festival Brisbane launch.[2]

Taxonomy

Ornodolomedes mickfanningi was described by Robert Raven and Wendy Hebron in 2018 as part of their comprehensive review of the water spider family Pisauridae in Australia and New Caledonia.[2] The genus Ornodolomedes was originally placed in Pisauridae, but was later transferred to the family Dolomedidae in 2025 following phylogenetic studies that found Pisauridae to be paraphyletic.[1]

Distribution

O. mickfanningi is known only from the lower slopes up to 700 metres of Lamington National Park, close to Canungra, in south-eastern Queensland.[2]

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