''Hedgpethia'' is a
genus of
sea spider, in the family
Colossendeidae. The genus was named after the
marine biologist and sea spider specialist
Joel Hedgpeth Joel Walker Hedgpeth (September 29, 1911 – July 28, 2006) was a marine biologist, environmentalist and author. He was an expert on the marine arthropods known as sea spiders (Pycnogonida), and on the seashore plant and animal life of southern ...
.
It includes the following species :
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Hedgpethia articulata''
Loman, 1908 —
Flores Sea
*''
Hedgpethia atlantica''
(Stock, 1970) —
Josephine Bank, Northwest Africa
*''
Hedgpethia bicornis''
Losina-Losinsky and Turpaeva, 1958 — Pacific Ocean: southeast of
Kuril Islands, Okhotsk Sea
*''
Hedgpethia brevitarsis''
Losina-Losinsky and Turpaeva, 1958 —
Okhotsk Sea
*''
Hedgpethia californica''
Hedgpeth, 1939 — Pacific Ocean: South California (in green mud)
*''
Hedgpethia caudata''
Turpaeva, 1993 — Pacific Ocean, 3,000 m deep
*''
Hedgpethia chitinosa''
Hilton, 1943 — Pacific Ocean: California coast
*''
Hedgpethia dampieri''
Child, 1975 — Indian Ocean: west of
Lancelin Island
Lancelin Island is an island in Western Australia near Lancelin.
Description
The island occupies an area and is situated from the mainland. The island has a maximum elevation of . It is composed of limestone and is linked to Edwards Islan ...
, Australia
*''
Hedgpethia dofleini''
Loman, 1911 — Pacific Ocean:
Misaki,
Sagami Bay,
Japan
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*''
Hedgpethia magnirostris
''Hedgpethia'' is a genus of sea spider, in the family Colossendeidae. The genus was named after the marine biologist and sea spider specialist Joel Hedgpeth.
It includes the following species :
*'' Hedgpethia articulata'' Loman, 1908 ...
''
Arnaud and Child, 1988 —
Indian Ocean: Zululand area,
South Africa
*''
Hedgpethia nasica''
Child, 1994 — Pacific Ocean: west of
Point Arguelo,
California (on otter trawl)
*''
Hedgpethia tibialis''
Stock, 1991 — New Caledonia
References
* PycnoBase
Taxon tree
Pycnogonids
Chelicerate genera
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