Colossendeis is a genus of

sea spider Sea spiders are marine arthropods of the order Pantopoda ( ‘all feet’), belonging to the class Pycnogonida, hence they are also called pycnogonids (; named after ''Pycnogonum'', the type genus; with the suffix '). They are cosmopolitan, fou ...

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Pycnogonida Sea spiders are marine arthropods of the order Pantopoda ( ‘all feet’), belonging to the class Pycnogonida, hence they are also called pycnogonids (; named after ''Pycnogonum'', the type genus; with the suffix '). They are cosmopolitan, fou ...

) belonging to the family

Colossendeidae Colossendeidae is a family of sea spider (class Pycnogonida). Like most sea spiders, all species in this family have four pairs of legs, except for three species (''Decolopoda australis'', ''D. qasimi'', and ''Pentacolossendeis reticulata'') with ...

. The genus ''Colossendeis'' includes the largest pycnogonids, with leg spans of about . These sea spiders can be found in deep-sea. The genus contains bioluminescent species.

Species

* '' Colossendeis acuta'' Stiboy-Risch, 1993 * '' Colossendeis adelpha'' Child, 1998 * '' Colossendeis angusta'' Sars, 1877 * '' Colossendeis aperta'' Turpaeva, 2005 * '' Colossendeis arcanus'' Turpaeva, 2008 * '' Colossendeis arcuata'' A. Milne-Edwards, 1885 * '' Colossendeis australis'' Hodgson, 1907 * '' Colossendeis avidus'' Pushkin, 1970 * '' Colossendeis belekurovi'' Pushkin, 1993 * '' Colossendeis bicincta'' Schimkewitsch, 1893 * '' Colossendeis brevirostris'' Child, 1995 * '' Colossendeis bruuni'' Fage, 1956 * ''

Colossendeis clavata Colossendeis is a genus of sea spider (class Pycnogonida) belonging to the family Colossendeidae. The genus ''Colossendeis'' includes the largest pycnogonids, with leg spans of about . These sea spiders can be found in deep-sea. The genus cont ...

'' Meinert, 1899 * ''

Colossendeis colossea ''Colossendeis colossea'' is a species of sea spider (class Pycnogonida) in the family Colossendeidae Colossendeidae is a family of sea spider (class Pycnogonida). Like most sea spiders, all species in this family have four pairs of legs, ex ...

'' Wilson, 1881 * '' Colossendeis concedis'' Child, 1995 * '' Colossendeis cucurbita'' Cole, 1909 * '' Colossendeis curtirostris'' Stock, 1963 * '' Colossendeis dalli'' Child, 1995 * '' Colossendeis drakei'' Calman, 1915 * '' Colossendeis elephantis'' Child, 1995 * '' Colossendeis enigmatica'' Turpaeva, 1974 * '' Colossendeis ensifer'' Child, 1995 * '' Colossendeis fijigrypos'' Bamber, 2004 * '' Colossendeis fragilis'' Pushkin, 1993 * '' Colossendeis gardineri'' Carpenter, 1907 * ''

Colossendeis geoffroyi Colossendeis is a genus of sea spider (class Pycnogonida) belonging to the family Colossendeidae. The genus ''Colossendeis'' includes the largest pycnogonids, with leg spans of about . These sea spiders can be found in deep-sea. The genus cont ...

'' Mane-Garzon, 1944 * '' Colossendeis glacialis'' Hodgson, 1907 * '' Colossendeis gracilis'' Hoek, 1881 * '' Colossendeis grassus'' Pushkin, 1993 * '' Colossendeis hoeki'' Gordon, 1944 * '' Colossendeis insolitus'' Pushkin, 1993 * '' Colossendeis korotkevitschi'' Pushkin, 1984 * '' Colossendeis kurtchatovi'' Turpaeva, 1993 * '' Colossendeis leniensis'' Pushkin, 1993 * '' Colossendeis leptorhynchus'' Hoek, 1881 * '' Colossendeis longirostris'' Gordon, 1938 * '' Colossendeis losinskii'' Turpaeva, 2002 * ''

Colossendeis macerrima Colossendeis is a genus of sea spider (class Pycnogonida) belonging to the family Colossendeidae. The genus ''Colossendeis'' includes the largest pycnogonids, with leg spans of about . These sea spiders can be found in deep-sea. The genus cont ...

'' Wilson, 1881 * '' Colossendeis media'' Hoek, 1881 * '' Colossendeis megalonyx'' Hoek, 1881 * '' Colossendeis melancholicus'' Stock, 1975 * '' Colossendeis mica'' Pushkin, 1970 * '' Colossendeis microsetosa'' Hilton, 1943 * '' Colossendeis minor'' Schimkewitsch, 1893 * '' Colossendeis minuta'' Hoek, 1881 * '' Colossendeis mycterismos'' Bamber, 2004 * '' Colossendeis nasuta'' Hedgpeth, 1949 * '' Colossendeis notialis'' Child, 1995 * '' Colossendeis oculifera'' Stock, 1963 * '' Colossendeis peloria'' Child, 1994 * '' Colossendeis perforata'' Turpaeva, 1993 * '' Colossendeis pipetta'' Stock, 1991 * '' Colossendeis potentis'' Turpaeva, 2008 * '' Colossendeis proboscidea'' (Sabine, 1824) * '' Colossendeis pseudochelata'' Pushkin, 1993 * '' Colossendeis robusta'' Hoek, 1881 * '' Colossendeis rostrata'' Turpaeva, 1994 * '' Colossendeis scoresbii'' Gordon, 1932 * '' Colossendeis scotti'' Calman, 1915 * '' Colossendeis sinuosa'' Stock, 1997 * '' Colossendeis spicula'' Child, 1994 * '' Colossendeis stramenti'' Fry & Hedgpeth, 1969 * '' Colossendeis subminuta'' Schimkewitsch, 1893 * '' Colossendeis tasmanica'' Staples, 2007 * '' Colossendeis tenera'' Hilton, 1943 * '' Colossendeis tenuipedis'' Pushkin, 1993 * '' Colossendeis tethya'' Turpaeva, 1974 * '' Colossendeis tortipalpis'' Gordon, 1932 * '' Colossendeis vityazi'' Turpaeva, 1973 * '' Colossendeis weddellensis'' Turpaeva, 2008 * '' Colossendeis wilsoni'' Calman, 1915 Animal Diversity Web
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References

* Manfred Moritz: Ordnung Colossendeomorpha in: Urania Tierreich. Wirbellose Tiere 2. Urania-Verlag, Berlin 2000; Seite 327. . * Tomás Munilla, Anna Soler Membrives: Check-list of the pycnogonids from Antarctic and sub-Antarctic waters: zoogeographic implications. Antarctic Science (2008) 1-13 {{Taxonbar, from=Q4351789 Pycnogonids Bioluminescent arthropoda