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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Systematics of the spiny trapdoor spiders of the genus Cataxia (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae) from southwestern Australia: Documenting a threatened fauna in a sky-island landscape |
Author: | Rix, M. Bain, K. Main, B. Raven, R. Austin, A. Cooper, S. Harvey, M. |
Citation: | Journal of Arachnology, 2017; 45(3):395-423 |
Publisher: | American Arachnological Society |
Issue Date: | 2017 |
ISSN: | 0161-8202 1937-2396 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Michael G. Rix, Karlene Bain, Barbara Y. Main, Robert J. Raven, Andrew D. Austin, Steven J.B. Cooper, and Mark S. Harvey |
Abstract: | The spiny trapdoor spiders (Idiopidae) of the Cataxia bolganupensis-group from south-western Australia are revised, and six species are recognized: C. barrettae sp. nov., C. bolganupensis (Main, 1985), C. colesi sp. nov., C. melindae sp. nov., C. sandsorum sp. nov. and C. stirlingi (Main, 1985). All species exhibit extreme short-range endemism, with allopatric sky-island distributions in mesic montane habitats of the Stirling Range, Porongurup Range and Mount Manypeaks. A molecular phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (CO1) and cytochrome b (CYB) sequences complements the morphological taxonomy, along with a key to species and detailed information on their distributions and habitat preferences. All six species are assessed as ‘endangered’ using IUCN criteria, with the major threatening processes being the spread of the plant pathogenic fungus Phytophthora (causing dieback), climate change and inappropriate fire regimes. |
Keywords: | Taxonomy; new species; mesic zone; biodiversity hotspot; biogeography |
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DOI: | 10.1636/JoA-S-17-012.1 |
Grant ID: | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP120200092 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1636/joa-s-17-012.1 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 3 Earth and Environmental Sciences publications |
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