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Pantopoda
Pantopoda Pan*top"o*da, n. pl. [NL. See Panto-, & -poda.] (Zo["o]l.) Same as Pycnogonida.
Pantopoda
Pycnogonida Pyc`no*gon"i*da, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? thick crowded + ? knee.] (Zo["o]l.) A class of marine arthropods in which the body is small and thin, and the eight legs usually very long; -- called also Pantopoda. Note: The abdomen is rudimentary, and the triangular mouth is at the end of a tubular proboscis. Many of them live at great depths in the sea, and the largest of them measure two feet across the extended legs.

Meaning of Pantopod from wikipedia

- Anatomy of a pantopod pycnogonid...
- Pantopoda, representing a lineage (Stiripasterida) sister to all other pantopod families (Eupantopodida). PycnoBase: World list of Pycnogonida Data related...
- annulated coxae and segmented abdomen) suggest it is unlikely to be a pantopod. Both the original paper and redescription agreed on its similarities to...