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Order Pantopoda

Black bodiless spider Sea Spider - Pycnogonum stearnsi Callipallene brevirostris Callipallene brevirostris Pantopoda Anoplodactylus californicus? - male Anoplodactylus californicus? - male Anoplodactylus californicus? - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Pycnogonida (Sea Spiders)
Order Pantopoda
Other Common Names
Sea spiders
Identification
They have a cephalothorax and a smaller abdomen.
Four to six pairs of legs for walking. Some have additional leg-like appendages.
Range
Cosmopolitan
Life Cycle
Separate sexes, except for one hermaphroditic species.
Remarks
They are not spiders, despite their common name (Sea spiders).
Internet References
EoL. Pantopoda (Sea spiders)
Wikicommons. External anatomy of Nymphon sea spider.
Contributed by Ken Wolgemuth on 23 July, 2013 - 7:40pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 18 February, 2018 - 1:12pm

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