Sea spiders

Sea Spider

Pycnogonida

Living

Living individuals or members of this group exist today. This does not mean they are safe from extinction.

Marine arthropods of the class Pycnogonida with slender bodies and long legs.

Classification

Common name
Sea Spider
Browse group
Sea spiders
Scientific name or taxon
Pycnogonida
Taxon rank
class
Source classification
Pycnogonida

Taxonomy checked against GBIF. For breeds and hybrids, this describes the listed parent taxon.

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