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Makin a thread of sea spider species I will add to every now and then
Meridionale harrisi
A colourful shallow-water species documented from the eastern and southern coasts of Australia
Meridionale harrisi
A colourful shallow-water species documented from the eastern and southern coasts of Australia
Decolopoda australis, a very large sea spider (reaches ~25cm in legspan) from the South Pole. It is unusual amongst sea spiders for possessing 10 legs, typically sea spiders have 8.
Here’s a nice one, I like these colours.
Stylopallene cheilorhynchus
Another Australian species, just a 3 centimetre maximum legspan I believe, most sea spiders are rather small.
Stylopallene cheilorhynchus
Another Australian species, just a 3 centimetre maximum legspan I believe, most sea spiders are rather small.
Here’s a looking funny guy
Pycnogonum litorale.
This sea spider is widely distributed across Europe and inhabits waters around 1000-4000m in depth.
It has a much more stout appearance than most sea spiders you see online.
They have a max legspan of about 5cm.
Pycnogonum litorale.
This sea spider is widely distributed across Europe and inhabits waters around 1000-4000m in depth.
It has a much more stout appearance than most sea spiders you see online.
They have a max legspan of about 5cm.
Anoplodactylus insignis
Looks like it is covered in thorns. A shallow water species of the family Phoxichilidiidae, found in the Gulf of Mexico.
Looks like it is covered in thorns. A shallow water species of the family Phoxichilidiidae, found in the Gulf of Mexico.
Pseudopallene variabilis
Another shallow water Australian species.
This has actually been established as a species complex, meaning there are likely several closely related species in the area that look very similar, but the distinctions between them have not been explored.
Another shallow water Australian species.
This has actually been established as a species complex, meaning there are likely several closely related species in the area that look very similar, but the distinctions between them have not been explored.
Anoplodactylus evansi
A shallow water species whose diet is largely comprised of sea slugs
A shallow water species whose diet is largely comprised of sea slugs
Pentapycnon geayi
A 10-legged species of the family Pycnogonidae that inhabits a region stretching from the Caribbean to Brazil.
I’m trying to find all the species with more than 8 legs and I didn’t know about this genus so that’s another one to the list!
A 10-legged species of the family Pycnogonidae that inhabits a region stretching from the Caribbean to Brazil.
I’m trying to find all the species with more than 8 legs and I didn’t know about this genus so that’s another one to the list!
Nymphon gracile
Inhabits the sublittoral zone in the oceans of Western Europe and has been documented in Morocco.
Around 6-8cm legspan I believe.
Inhabits the sublittoral zone in the oceans of Western Europe and has been documented in Morocco.
Around 6-8cm legspan I believe.
Queubus jamesanus
A shallow water South African species with a legspan of about 1.2 centimetres.
A shallow water South African species with a legspan of about 1.2 centimetres.
Nymphonella tapetis.
This Japanese species has caused problems for clam farming, as the larvae (sea spider larvae 3rd pic) invade and parasitise commercially important species, feeding on them and reducing their fitness. They can remain within the clam all the way into adulthood.
This Japanese species has caused problems for clam farming, as the larvae (sea spider larvae 3rd pic) invade and parasitise commercially important species, feeding on them and reducing their fitness. They can remain within the clam all the way into adulthood.
Ammothea hilgendorfi. Nice colours, and documented range in the last photo. Though it has apparently also become introduced to the sea around Venice somehow.
