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.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Endeis spinosa (Montagu, 1808) - An endeid sea spider (Pycnogonida Images)
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Endeid sea spider
Endeis spinosa
- dorsal view head 1

Endeid sea spider
Endeis spinosa
- dorsal view close-up 1

Endeid sea spider
Endeis spinosa
- dorsal view 1

Endeid sea spider
Endeis spinosa
- juvenile ventral view 1

Endeid sea spider
Endeis spinosa
- juvenile ventral view 2

Endeid sea spider
Endeis spinosa
- juvenile ventral view 3

Endeid sea spider
Endeis spinosa
- juvenile dorsal view 1

Five specimens found in a small sample of bryozoan turf containing Scrupocellaria sp. and Bugula turbinata. Sample taken from a cavity under a rock on the lowershore near Smeaton's Pier, St. Ives, Cornwall. 24.09.14. and 26.09.14.

Endeid sea spider
Endeis spinosa
- dorsal view 2

Endeid sea spider
Endeis spinosa
- proboscis 1

Endeid sea spider
Endeis spinosa
- claw 1

Specimen above found on algae in Newlyn Harbour, Newlyn, Cornwall, 23.07.17.

Please note adults do not have chelifores. However, juveniles have slender cheliphores with a small chela at the tip.

Original specimen kindly identified to species level by Dr. Paul Gainey.

Endeis spinosa endeidae endeid sea spider pycnogonida images
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.