Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Pycnogonum hancocki
araña de mar, Sea spider
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Pycnogonida
Order
Pantopoda
Suborder
Eupantopodida
Superfamily
Pycnogonoidea
Family
Pycnogonidae
Genus
Pycnogonum
Species
hancocki
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Santa Cruz.
- 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, Pycnogonum hancocki", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=9851. Accessed 5 November 2026.