| Colossendeis | |
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| Colossendeis macerrima from Atlantic Ocean. Museum specimen | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Pycnogonida |
| Order: | Pantopoda |
| Family: | Colossendeidae |
| Genus: | Colossendeis Jarzinsky, 1870 |
Colossendeis is a genus of sea spider (class Pycnogonida) belonging to the family Colossendeidae.[1] These sea spiders are typically found in the deep sea. This genus includes the largest pycnogonids, with leg spans frequently ranging from 40 to 50 cm (16-20 in).[2] The largest sea spider, Colossendeis colossea, can reach a leg span of 70 cm (28 in).[3] This genus also includes some bioluminescent sea spiders.[4]
- ^ Bamber RN, El Nagar A, Arango C, eds. (2023). "Colossendeis Jarzynsky, 1870". Pycnobase: World Pycnogonida Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ Staples, David A. (2007). "A new species of Colossendeis (Pycnogonida: Colossendeidae) together with records from Australian and New Zealand waters". Memoirs of Museum Victoria. 64: 79–94. doi:10.24199/j.mmv.2007.64.8.
- ^ Gardner, C.E.; Bain, B.A.; Govedich, F.R. (2016). "Revision of Colossendeis colossea Wilson, 1881 (Pycnogonida Family Colossendeidae)". The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
- ^ Herring, Peter J. (1987). "Systematic distribution of bioluminescence in living organisms". Journal of Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence. 1 (3): 147–163. doi:10.1002/bio.1170010303. PMID 3503524.