''Moruga'' is a
genus
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of
Australia
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n
brushed trapdoor spiders, found in the states of
Queensland
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(QLD) or
Western Australia
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(WA), that was first described by
arachnologist
Arachnology is the scientific study of arachnids, which comprise spiders and related invertebrates such as scorpions, pseudoscorpions, harvestmen, ticks, and mites. Those who study spiders and other arachnids are arachnologists. More narrowly ...
Robert Raven
Robert John Raven is an Australian arachnologist, being the Head of Terrestrial Biodiversity and the Senior Curator (Arachnida) at the Queensland Museum. Dr Raven has described over 450 species of spider in Australia and elsewhere, and is spider ...
in 1994.
Species
the genus contained eight species:
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Moruga doddi''
Raven, 1994 — QLD
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Moruga fuliginea''
(Thorell, 1881) — QLD
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Moruga heatherae''
Raven, 1994 — QLD
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Moruga insularis''
Raven, 1994 — QLD
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Moruga kimberleyi''
Raven, 1994 — WA
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Moruga thickthorni''
Raven, 1994 — QLD
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Moruga thorsborneorum''
Raven, 1994 — QLD
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Moruga wallaceae''
Raven, 1994 — QLD
References
Barychelidae
Mygalomorphae genera
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