Anoplodactylus lentus   Wilson, 1878

Black sea spider

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Pycnogonida | Pantopoda | Phoxichilidiidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 0 - 576 m (Ref. 116112).  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Atlantic: Leeward Islands, Trinidad, Colombia and USA.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

Trunk fully segmented, without tubercles or setae; lateral processes well separated, twice longer than their diameters. Neck short; ocular tubercle low, with small apical cone; eyes distal, well pigmented. Proboscis large, cylindrical, swollen distally, without ventral tubercles in female. Abdomen short, erect, glabrous. Chelifores large, setose distally; chelae long; fingers banana-shaped, very setose. Ovigers long; third segment almost twice length of second; terminal segments very setose. Legs very long, slender, with many short setae; cement gland a very long slit in dorsum of femur; propodus with rounded tubercle distally, three large heel spines, and sole without lamina; claw fairly short, with tiny auxiliaries (Ref. 2115, p. 51)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Shelf to slope (Ref. 19); intertidal to at least 576 m (Ref. 2115, page 52). Epibiotic (Ref. 116112).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Reproduction: reproduces towards the end of August on coasts of North America (Ref. 227).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Child, C.A. 1992. (Ref. 2115)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 13 - 27.9, mean 26.7 (based on 546 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.