Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Rhynchothorax barnardi
araña de mar, Sea spider
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Pycnogonida
Order
Pantopoda
Suborder
Eupantopodida
Superfamily
Ascorhynchoidea
Family
Rhynchothoracidae
Genus
Rhynchothorax
Species
barnardi
Taxon category: Accepted
Holotype: USNM 125173, Pacific Ocean (Isla Santa Cruz, Academy Bay, Galapagos), USNM 125174, Pacific Ocean (Isla San Salvador, Sullivan Bay, Galapagos); Type: USNM 125172, Pacific Ocean (Isla Santa Cruz, Academy Bay, Galapagos)
Origin: Native
- 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, Rhynchothorax barnardi", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=16002. Accessed 6 November 2026.