Pycnogonida
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Callipallene brevirostris
Long-necked Sea Spider
Callipallene brevirostris is a sea spider species in the family Callipallenidae, commonly known as the Long-necked Sea Spider. It was originally described as Pallene brevirostris by Johnston in 1837 and later transferred to the genus Callipallene. The species is known from European waters and has two recognized subspecies: C. b. brevirostris and C. b. producta.
Callipallenidae
sea spiders
Callipallenidae is a family of sea spiders (Pycnogonida) established by Hilton in 1942. The family includes multiple genera distributed across Antarctic, subantarctic, and temperate waters, with notable species richness in southern Australian and Tasmanian waters. Some genera, such as Pallenella, exhibit exceptional sympatric diversity with multiple species co-occurring in the same microhabitat. Members of this family are generally small to medium-sized pycnogonids found in marine benthic environments.