SEASPIDER

Sea spider

Sea spiders, also called Pantopoda or pycnogonids, are marine arthropods of class Pycnogonida. They are cosmopolitan, found especially in the Mediterranean and Caribbean Seas, as well as the Arctic and Antarctic Oceans. There are over 1300 known species, ranging in size from to over in some deep water species. Most are toward the smaller end of this range in relatively shallow depths, however, they can grow to be quite large in Antarctic waters.

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sea spider

Noun

  1. Any arthropod in the taxonomic class Pycnogonida.
  2. Any marine animal whose appearance suggests a spider.


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