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Family: Pycnogonidae



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71 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 8.5 cm LS
 
Pentapycnon bouvieri
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Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic

Pentapycnon charcoti Bouvier, 1910

Photo by Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Pentapycnon charcoti
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Pentapycnon geayi
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Pentapycnon magnum
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Pycnogonum africanum
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Pycnogonum aleuticum
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Pycnogonum angulirostrum
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Pycnogonum anovigerum
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Pycnogonum arbustum
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Pycnogonum asiaticum
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Pycnogonum aurilineatum
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Pycnogonum benokianum
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Pycnogonum buticulosum
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Pycnogonum calculum
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Pycnogonum callosum
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Pycnogonum carinatum
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Pycnogonum cataphractum
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Pycnogonum cessaci
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Pycnogonum clarki
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Pycnogonum cranaobyrsa
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Pycnogonum crassirostrum
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Pycnogonum crosnieri
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Pycnogonum daguilarensis
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Pycnogonum diceros
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Pycnogonum elephas
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Pycnogonum eltanin
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Pycnogonum forte
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Pycnogonum gaini
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Pycnogonum gibberum
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Pycnogonum gordonae
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Pycnogonum grumus
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Pycnogonum guyanae
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Pycnogonum hancocki
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Pycnogonum indicum
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Photo by Harvey-Clark, Chris

Northern Atlantic, Arctic

Pycnogonum litorale (Strom, 1762)

Photo by Photo by Harvey-Clark, Chris
 
Pycnogonum litorale
[Anemone sea spider]
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Pycnogonum lobipes
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Pycnogonum madagascariensis
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Pycnogonum magellanicum
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Pycnogonum magnirostrum
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Pycnogonum microps
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Pycnogonum minutum
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Pycnogonum moniliferum
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Pycnogonum moolenbeeki
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Pycnogonum mucronatum
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Pycnogonum musaicum
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Pycnogonum nodulosum
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Pycnogonum occa
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Pycnogonum ornans
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Pycnogonum pamphorum
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Pycnogonum panamum
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Pycnogonum paragaini
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Pycnogonum planum
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Pycnogonum platylophum
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Pycnogonum plumipes
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Pycnogonum portus
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Pycnogonum pusillum
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Pycnogonum pustulatum
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Pycnogonum repentinum
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Pycnogonum reticulatum
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Pycnogonum rickettsi
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Pycnogonum saxulum
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Pycnogonum sivertseni
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Pycnogonum stearnsi
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Max. Length 1.3 cm TRKL
 
Pycnogonum stylidium
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Pycnogonum tenue
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Pycnogonum tesselatum
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Pycnogonum torresi
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Pycnogonum tuberculatum
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Pycnogonum tumulosum
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Pycnogonum uedai
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Max. Length 0.9 cm TRKL
 
Pycnogonum ungellatum
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Pentapycnon bouvieri Antarctic Atlantic 8.5 LS 1993
Pentapycnon charcoti Antarctic 1910
Pentapycnon geayi Western Central Atlantic 1911
Pentapycnon magnum Antarctic Atlantic 1994
Pycnogonum africanum Western Indian Ocean 1938
Pycnogonum aleuticum Northern Pacific 1994
Pycnogonum angulirostrum Southeast Atlantic 1959
Pycnogonum anovigerum Southwest Peninsula 1956
Pycnogonum arbustum Eastern Central Atlantic 1966
Pycnogonum asiaticum Western Central Pacific 1992
Pycnogonum aurilineatum Indo-West Pacific 1919
Pycnogonum benokianum Northwest Pacific. 1935
Pycnogonum buticulosum Northwest Pacific 1949
Pycnogonum calculum Southwest Atlantic 1995
Pycnogonum callosum Northwest Pacific 1961
Pycnogonum carinatum Indo-West Pacific 2002
Pycnogonum cataphractum Western Indian Ocean 1902
Pycnogonum cessaci Western Central Atlantic 1911
Pycnogonum clarki Southwest Pacific 2002
Pycnogonum cranaobyrsa Northwest Pacific 2004
Pycnogonum crassirostrum Northeast Atlantic 1888
Pycnogonum crosnieri Indo-West Pacific 1991
Pycnogonum daguilarensis Northwest Pacific 1997
Pycnogonum diceros Antarctic Atlantic and Pa 1940
Pycnogonum elephas Southwest Atlantic 1966
Pycnogonum eltanin Antarctic Atlantic 1969
Pycnogonum forte Western Indian Ocean 1928
Pycnogonum gaini Antarctic. 1910
Pycnogonum gibberum Southwest Atlantic 1963
Pycnogonum gordonae Antarctic Pacific 1984
Pycnogonum grumus Western Central Pacific 2003
Pycnogonum guyanae Western Central Pacific 1975
Pycnogonum hancocki Southeast Pacific 1934
Pycnogonum indicum Eastern Indian Ocean 1930
Pycnogonum litorale Anemone sea spider Northern Atlantic, Arctic 1762
Pycnogonum lobipes Indo-West Pacific 1991
Pycnogonum madagascariensis Western Indian Ocean 1911
Pycnogonum magellanicum Southwest Atlantic 1898
Pycnogonum magnirostrum Western and Antarctic Ind 1901
Pycnogonum microps Western Indian Ocean 1904
Pycnogonum minutum Eastern Central Atlantic 1973
Pycnogonum moniliferum Indo-West Pacific 1991
Pycnogonum moolenbeeki Indo-West Pacific 1992
Pycnogonum mucronatum Central Indo-West Pacific 1908
Pycnogonum musaicum Western Central Pacific 1994
Pycnogonum nodulosum Western Indian Ocean and 1881
Pycnogonum occa Indo-West Pacific 1908
Pycnogonum ornans Southwest Atlantic 1992
Pycnogonum pamphorum Southwest Atlantic 1940
Pycnogonum panamum Eastern Pacific 1942
Pycnogonum paragaini Southwest Atlantic 1989
Pycnogonum planum Southwest Pacific 1954
Pycnogonum platylophum Southwest Pacific and Ant 1923
Pycnogonum plumipes Mediterranean 1960
Pycnogonum portus Western Indian Ocean 1946
Pycnogonum pusillum Eastern Atlantic and Medi 1881
Pycnogonum pustulatum Western Central Pacific 1994
Pycnogonum repentinum Western Central Pacific 2003
Pycnogonum reticulatum Western Central Atlantic 1948
Pycnogonum rickettsi Pacific Ocean 1934
Pycnogonum saxulum Polynesia. 1998
Pycnogonum sivertseni Southern Atlantic 1955
Pycnogonum stearnsi Pacific Ocean 1892
Pycnogonum stylidium Northwest Pacific 1.3 TRKL 1995
Pycnogonum tenue Northwest Pacific 1879
Pycnogonum tesselatum Western Indian Ocean 1968
Pycnogonum torresi Western Central Pacific 1963
Pycnogonum tuberculatum Indo-West Pacific 1963
Pycnogonum tumulosum Central Indo-West Pacific 1908
Pycnogonum uedai Northwest Pacific 1983
Pycnogonum ungellatum Northwest Pacific 0.9 TRKL 1911



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