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Tanystylum distinctum Child & Hedgpeth, 1971

araña de mar, Sea spider

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Pycnogonida

Order
Pantopoda

Suborder
Eupantopodida

Superfamily
Ascorhynchoidea

Family
Ammotheidae

Genus
Tanystylum

Species
distinctum

Taxon category: Accepted

Type: USNM 125165, Pacific Ocean (Isla Espanola, Galapagos)

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Española, Santa Cruz, Floreana.

References

  • Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
  • Child, C.A. Hedgpeth, J.W. (1971) Pycnogonida of the Galápagos Islands. J. Natl. Hist., 5(6): 609-634.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Tanystylum distinctum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=16000. Accessed 6 November 2026.