Marine Species: Ammothella longipes

(Hodge, 1864)

Taxonomy Structure

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Pycnogonida
Order: Pantopoda
Family: Ammotheidae
Genus: Ammothella
Species: Ammothella longipes

Species Data:

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Common Name: Sea spider
Description: Thorny elliptical body. Clearly segmented trunk, with melted third and fourth segments; lateral prolongations with a pointed medium salience, accompanied with a thorn (except on the last pair). Oval proboscis. Pincers of the chelonia are shorter than the proboscis.
Habitat: Infralittoral.
Dimensions: Body with 2 mm-2,5 mm in length.
Geographical Distribution: Atlantic Ocean

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