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Tanystylum duospinum Hilton, 1939

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
duospinum

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Tanystylum oculospinosum Hilton, 1939, fide Appeltans et al (eds.) (2010)

Origin: Native

Distribution

Distribution: Santa Cruz, Eden, Plaza Sur, Española, Santiago, Isabela, Floreana, Fernandina.

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 duospinum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=17439. Accessed 3 November 2026.