APHOTOMARINE
An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.
Anoplodactylus pygmaeus (Hodge, 1864) - A phoxichilidiid sea spider (Pycnogonida Images)
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Phoxichilidiid sea spider
Anoplodactylus pygmaeus
- dorsal view 1
Anoplodactylus pygmaeus
- dorsal view 1
Phoxichilidiid sea spider
Anoplodactylus pygmaeus
- dorsal view 2
Phoxichilidiid sea spider
Anoplodactylus pygmaeus
- dorsal view 3
Phoxichilidiid sea spider
Anoplodactylus pygmaeus
- with 0.1mm division rule 1
Phoxichilidiid sea spider
Anoplodactylus pygmaeus
- claw under microscope 1
Phoxichilidiid sea spider
Anoplodactylus pygmaeus
- occular tubercle under microscope 1
Specimen above found on algae in Carnsew Pool, Hayle, Cornwall, 17.07.15.
Phoxichilidiid sea spider
Anoplodactylus pygmaeus
- dorsal view / photographed on microscope slide 1
Phoxichilidiid sea spider
Anoplodactylus pygmaeus
- dorsal view / photographed on microscope slide 2
Phoxichilidiid sea spider
Anoplodactylus pygmaeus
- with 0.1mm division rule 2
Phoxichilidiid sea spider
Anoplodactylus pygmaeus
- third leg under microscope 1
Phoxichilidiid sea spider
Anoplodactylus pygmaeus
- claw under microscope 2
Phoxichilidiid sea spider
Anoplodactylus pygmaeus
- claw under microscope 3
Phoxichilidiid sea spider
Anoplodactylus pygmaeus
- ocular tubercle
under microscope 2
Phoxichilidiid sea spider
Anoplodactylus pygmaeus
- dorsal view body under microscope 1
Specimen above was found on algae sampled from the side of a pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall. 26.08.20.
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.