Genus Achelia Hodge, 1864
- Achelia Hodge, G. 1864. List of the British Pycnogonida, with descriptions of several new species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 3 13: 113-117 [114].
Type species (included species):
Achelia echinata Hodge, 1864; Achelia hispida Hodge, 1864; Achelia laevis Hodge, 1864
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Norfolk Island Province (21), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23), Macquarie Island Province (24), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Other Regions
Australian Antarctic Territory
Diagnosis
Trunk circular or discoidal in dorsal view, lateral processes short, touching or narrowly separated distally; proboscis pyriform or inflated near midpoint, with basal constriction sometimes; chelifores scape 1-segmented, chelae atrophied, without fingers; palps 5-8 segments; ovigers 10-segmented; legs short, propodus curved, with heel spines, auxiliaries usually long. Cement gland usually a single dorsodistal pore or tube.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |