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

Achelia spicata (Hodgson, 1915)

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 intermedia*	Calman, 1915	synonym

Literature

basis of record	Clarke, A.; Johnston, N.M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review 41: 47-114
additional source	Munilla T. & A. Soler (2009). Check-list of the pycnogonids from Antarctic and sub-Antarctic waters: zoogeographic implications. Antarctic Science 21 (2): 99-111.

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
USNM Invertebrate Zoology Pycnogonid Collection
GBIF

Citation

Bamber, R. (2014). Achelia spicata (Hodgson, 1915). 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:172865