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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...
- (December 2004). "Courtship and mating behavior in the Pycnogonida (Chelicerata: class Pycnogonida): a summary". Invertebrate Reproduction & Development...
- 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...
- The largest animal currently alive is the blue whale. The maximum recorded weight was 190 tonnes for a specimen measuring 27.6 metres (91 ft), whereas...
- † NektaspidaAglaspididaCheloniellidaChelicerata HabeliidaPycnogonida Megacheira? † DibasteriumOffacolidaeProsomapoda "Synziphosurina"...
- Orsten fossils. Cambropycnogon derives from its ****umed position within Pycnogonida, as well as the fact that it dates from the Cambrian. Its specific name...
- relationships between most chelicerate sub-groups, the inclusion of the Pycnogonida in this taxon has recently been questioned (see below), and the exact...
- Arachnida (spiders, scorpions, and kin) Xiphosura (horseshoe crabs) Pycnogonida (sea spiders) Branchiopoda (fairy shrimp, tadpole shrimp, water fleas...
- Colossendeis colossea is a species of sea spider (class Pycnogonida) in the family Colossendeidae. The species was first described by Edmund B. Wilson...
- terrestrial arachnids. These have been thought to be related as shown below. (Pycnogonida (sea spiders) may be excluded from the chelicerates, which are then identified...