As of February 2020[update], he was Principal Curator of Arachnology and Research Fellow in the Biodiversity and Geosciences Program at the Queensland Museum.[1] He has held numerous professional appointments including President of the Society of Australian Systematic Biologists and Associate Editor of the Journal of Arachnology. He is widely published and cited.[2] The World Spider Catalog lists 166 species names[3] and 22 genus names[4] authored or co-authored by Rix, as of February 2020[update]. Pseudoanyphaena michaelrixi, discovered in 2003, was named after him.[5]
His interest in spiders developed as a boy.[6] He has interest in Australian trapdoor spiders and his research into their decline over the past decade.[7][8]
In early 2020 Rix expressed concern over the likely extinction of the assassin spider — Zephyrarchaea austini — also called the pelican spider, which is only known to occur in the Western River Wilderness Protection Area on Kangaroo Island, as a result of the catastrophic 2020 bush fires.[9]
Referencesedit
^"Dr Michael Rix". www.qm.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
^"Michael Rix - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
^"Search for species author Rix", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 29 October 2016
^"Search for genus author Rix", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 29 October 2016
^Desmond, Rosemary (15 March 2003). "Species closes Gondwana gap". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane, Qld. p. 8.
^Pierre, Nicole (20 October 2019). "SPINNING WEB OF INTRIGUE". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane, Qld. p. 28.
^"Trapdoor spiders disappearing from Australian landscape". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
^Collard, Sarah (16 May 2018). "Rare WA 'armoured' spiders under threat from habitat destruction". ABC News. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
^Kilvert, Nick (18 January 2020). "Ancient 'assassin' may have been wiped out by Kangaroo Island fires". ABC News. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
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michael, michael, gordon, australian, arachnologist, whose, publications, mainly, concern, spiders, nationalityaustralianalma, materuniversity, western, australiascientific, careerfieldsbiology, zoology, arachnologyinstitutionsqueensland, museumthesistaxonomy,. Michael Gordon Rix is an Australian arachnologist whose publications mainly concern spiders Michael G RixNationalityAustralianAlma materUniversity of Western AustraliaScientific careerFieldsbiology zoology arachnologyInstitutionsQueensland MuseumThesisTaxonomy and systematics of the Australian Micropholcommatidae Arachnida Araneae 2009 Author abbrev zoology RixAs of February 2020 update he was Principal Curator of Arachnology and Research Fellow in the Biodiversity and Geosciences Program at the Queensland Museum 1 He has held numerous professional appointments including President of the Society of Australian Systematic Biologists and Associate Editor of the Journal of Arachnology He is widely published and cited 2 The World Spider Catalog lists 166 species names 3 and 22 genus names 4 authored or co authored by Rix as of February 2020 update Pseudoanyphaena michaelrixi discovered in 2003 was named after him 5 His interest in spiders developed as a boy 6 He has interest in Australian trapdoor spiders and his research into their decline over the past decade 7 8 In early 2020 Rix expressed concern over the likely extinction of the assassin spider Zephyrarchaea austini also called the pelican spider which is only known to occur in the Western River Wilderness Protection Area on Kangaroo Island as a result of the catastrophic 2020 bush fires 9 References edit Dr Michael Rix www qm qld gov au Retrieved 14 February 2020 Michael Rix Google Scholar Citations scholar google com Retrieved 14 February 2020 Search for species author Rix World Spider Catalog Natural History Museum Bern retrieved 29 October 2016 Search for genus author Rix World Spider Catalog Natural History Museum Bern retrieved 29 October 2016 Desmond Rosemary 15 March 2003 Species closes Gondwana gap The Courier Mail Brisbane Qld p 8 Pierre Nicole 20 October 2019 SPINNING WEB OF INTRIGUE The Courier Mail Brisbane Qld p 28 Trapdoor spiders disappearing from Australian landscape ScienceDaily Retrieved 14 February 2020 Collard Sarah 16 May 2018 Rare WA armoured spiders under threat from habitat destruction ABC News Retrieved 14 February 2020 Kilvert Nick 18 January 2020 Ancient assassin may have been wiped out by Kangaroo Island fires ABC News Retrieved 14 February 2020 nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about an Australian scientist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a zoologist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael G Rix amp oldid 1150189026, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
