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Definition of Pycnogonida

Pycnogonida
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 Pycnogonida from wikipedia

- arthropods of the order Pantopoda (lit. ‘all feet’), belonging to the class Pycnogonida, hence they are also called pycnogonids (/pɪkˈnɒɡənədz/; named after...
- Pycnogonidae is a family of sea spiders. Most sea spiders in the class Pycnogonida have appendages on the anterior end of the body called chelifores which...
- Kylinxia † Megacheira † (possibly paraphyletic) Chelicerata Habeliida † Pycnogonida Megacheira? † Dibasterium † Offacolidae † Prosomapoda "Synziphosurina"...
- relationships between most chelicerate sub-groups, the inclusion of the Pycnogonida in this taxon has been questioned, and the exact position of scorpions...
- Kaub Formation in Germany. F. blocki differs from other members of the Pycnogonida by possessing an extremely elongated telson, which was flagelliform in...
- Dodecolopoda is a monotypic genus of sea spider (class Pycnogonida) in the family Colossendeidae. The only species in this genus is Dodecolopoda mawsoni...
- The largest animal currently alive is the blue whale. The maximum recorded weight was 190 tonnes (209 US tons) for a specimen measuring 27.6 metres (91 ft)...
- Colossendeis colossea is a species of sea spider (class Pycnogonida) in the family Colossendeidae. The species was first described by Edmund B. Wilson...
- (December 2004). "Courtship and mating behavior in the Pycnogonida (Chelicerata: class Pycnogonida): a summary". Invertebrate Reproduction & Development...
- Decolopoda is a genus of sea spider (class Pycnogonida) belonging to the family Colossendeidae. This genus includes two valid species, D. australis and...