Decolopoda | |
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Illustration of D. australis, from a specimen found at the South Shetlands by the Scottia Expedition. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Pycnogonida |
Order: | Pantopoda |
Family: | Colossendeidae |
Genus: | Decolopoda Eights, 1835 |
Species | |
Decolopoda is a genus of sea spider (class Pycnogonida) belonging to the family Colossendeidae.[1] This genus includes two valid species, D. australis and D. qasimi.[1] As the name of this genus implies, these two species are among the seven species of sea spider with five pairs of legs instead of the usual four leg pairs.[2] The species D. australis is notable as the first polymerous (i.e., extra-legged) sea spider to be discovered.[3][4]
Jayasree-1993
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).Hedgpeth-1947
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).