Marine Species: Anoplodactylus virescens

(Hodge, 1864)

Taxonomy Structure

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Pycnogonida
Order: Pantopoda
Family: Phoxichilidiidae
Genus: Anoplodactylus
Species: Anoplodactylus virescens

Species Data:

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Common Name: A sea spider
Description: Clearly segmented trunk. Pincers of the chelonia are bigger than the proboscis, with the pincers suspended in front of the mouth. Without palpus. Without accessory claws.
Habitat: Medium and infralittoral (over the algae).
Dimensions: Body with about 1 mm in length.
Geographical Distribution: Atlantic Ocean

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