Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Chelicerata > Class Pycnogonida > Order Pantopoda > Suborder Eupantopodida > Superfamily Ascorhynchoidea > Family Ammotheidae > Genus Achelia

Achelia echinata Hodge, 1864

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Achelia*	Hodge, 1864	accepted genus name
*Austrothea*	Hodgson, 1915	synonym

Species group names

*Achelia fibulifera*	(Dohrn, 1881)	synonym
*Ammothea echinata*	Hodge, 1864	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Dutch: stekelzeespin

Literature

original description	Hodge, G. (1864). List of the British Pycnogonoidea, with descriptions of several new species. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 13(3rd ser.): 113-117, pl. XII-XIII
basis of record	Legakis, A. (2001). Chelicerata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 237
additional source	Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.
additional source	UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

GenBank (58 nucleotides; 56 proteins)
Barcode of Life
Biodiversity Heritage Library (40 publications)
Marine Life Information Network - UK
USNM Invertebrate Zoology Pycnogonid Collection
GBIF

Citation

Bamber, R. (2014). Achelia echinata Hodge, 1864. In: Bamber, R.N., El Nagar, A. (Eds) (2014). Pycnobase: World Pycnogonida Database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:134599