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

Achelia vulgaris (Costa, 1861)

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 franciscana*	(Dohrn, 1881)	synonym

Literature

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	Costa, O.G. (1861). Microdoride mediterranea, o descrizione de'poco ben conosciuti od affatto ignoti viventi minuti e microscopici del Mediterraneo, etc., 1: i-xviii, 1-80.
additional source	Bouvier, E.-L. (1923). Pycnogonides [Pycnogonida]. Fauna of France, 7. Paul Lechevalier: Paris, France. 69 pp.
additional source	UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
USNM Invertebrate Zoology Pycnogonid Collection
GBIF

Citation

Bamber, R. (2014). Achelia vulgaris. 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:134605