Idiosoma kopejtkaorum
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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: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Idiosoma |
| Species: | I. kopejtkaorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Idiosoma kopejtkaorum | |
Idiosoma kopejtkaorum is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2018 by Australian arachnologists Michael Rix and Mark Harvey. The specific epithet kopejtkaorum honours Paul and Karen Kopejtka for their support for the Western Australian Museum Foundation.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
The species occurs in south-west Western Australia, in the north-eastern Avon Wheatbelt bioregion. The type locality is Snake Gully Nature Reserve, Xantippe, some 220 km north-east of Perth.[1][2]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c Rix, MG; Huey, JA; Cooper, SJB; Austin, AD; Harvey, MS (2018). "Conservation systematics of the shield-backed trapdoor spiders of the nigrum-group (Mygalomorphae, Idiopidae, Idiosoma): integrative taxonomy reveals a diverse and threatened fauna from south-western Australia". ZooKeys. 756: 1–121 [50]. doi:10.3897/zookeys.756.24397. PMC 5956031. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
- ^ a b "Species Idiosoma kopejtkaorum Rix & Harvey, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-09-03.