Species Colossendeis megalonyx Hoek, 1881
- Colossendeis megalonyx Hoek, P.P.C. 1881. II.- Report on the Pycnogonida dredged by H.M.S. Challenger, during the years 1873-1876. pp. 1-167 in Thomson, C.W. (ed.). Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S Challenger during the years 1873-76, Zoology. Edinburgh : Neill and Company Vol. 3. [67].
Type data:
Status unknown, South Atlantic [52° 19' 48" S, 68° 0' 0" W]. - Colossendeis orcadense Hodgson, T.V. 1908. The Pycnogonida of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 46(1(6)): 159-188; I-III.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Stock, J.H. 1963. South African deep-sea Pycnogonida, with descriptions of five new species. Annals of the South African Museum 46(12)
- Fry, W.G. & Hedgpeth, J.W. 1969. Pycnogonida, 1. Colossendeidae, Pycnogonidae, Endeidae, Ammotheidae. Fauna of the Ross Sea, 7. Memoirs of the New Zealand Oceanographic Institute 49: 1-139
Distribution
Other Regions
Australian Antarctic Territory
Original AFD Distribution Data
Afrotropical Region
- Madagascar
- South Africa
Antarctic Region
- Antarctica
Australian Region
- New Zealand
Neotropical Region
Ecological Descriptors
Adults: abyssal, continental rise, continental shelf, continental slope.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Apr-2022 | PYCNOGONIDA Latreille, 1810 | 29-Mar-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |