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Ascorhynchus laterospinus Hilton, W.A., 1942

Araña de mar, Sea spider

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Pycnogonida

Order
Pantopoda

Suborder
Eupantopodida

Superfamily
Ascorhynchoidea

Family
Ascorhynchidae

Genus
Ascorhynchus

Species
laterospinus

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Ascorhynchus laterospinum Hilton, 1942, fide Appeltans et al. (eds.) (2010); Holotype: USNM 81495, Pacific Ocean (N of Isla San Cristobal, Galapagos Is, Ecuador)

Origin: Native

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, Ascorhynchus laterospinus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=17438. Accessed 3 November 2026.