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Marine Species: Achelia vulgaris
(Costa, 1861)
Taxonomy Structure
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Pycnogonida |
| Order: | Pantopoda |
| Family: | Ammotheidae |
| Genus: | Achelia |
| Species: | Achelia vulgaris |
Species Data:
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| Common Name: | Sea spider |
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| Description: | Elliptical body. Trunk with coalescet third and fourth segment; lateral prolongations ending on each side by a conical arched spiniform salience. Ocular tubercle exceeding the medium level of the pincers of the chelonia. Fusiform proboscis. |
| Habitat: | Infralittoral (algae and mussels population). |
| Dimensions: | About 2 mm in lenght. |
| Geographical Distribution: | Atlantic Ocean |
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