Austrodecidae
Appearance
Austrodecidae | |
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Austrodecus bamberi | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Pycnogonida |
Order: | Pantopoda |
Suborder: | Stiripasterida |
Family: | Austrodecidae Stock, 1954 |
Genera | |
Diversity | |
2 genera, c. 55 species |
Austrodecidae is a family of sea spiders. Austrodecidaes tend to be small measuring only 1–2 mm. This family is polyphyletic and will be split into two groups.
References
- PycnoBase: World list of Pycnogonida
Wikispecies has information related to Austrodecidae.