Pycnogonida

Date

1954

Authors

Hedgepeth, Joel W.

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Publisher

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Abstract

This paper briefly summarizes the geographic and depth distribution of Pyconogonid arthropods (sea spiders) in the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, the West Indies and Caribbean, and elsewhere. The occurrence of Anoplodactylus pygmaeus among the fouling growths on buoys near Galveston, Texas, is documented.

Description

pgs. 425-427

Keywords

sea spiders, biogeography, vertical distribution, Anoplodactylus pygmaeus, Pycnogonida, taxonomy

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