Genus Rhopalorhynchus Wood-Mason, 1873

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Regional Maps

• Rhopalorhynchus Wood-Mason, J. 1873. On Rhopalorhynchus kroyeri, a new genus and species of Pycnogonida. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 42(2): 171-175 [171].

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Lord Howe Province (14), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20), Norfolk Island Province (21), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)

Other Regions

Coral Sea Islands Territory, Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater

Diagnosis

Trunk slender, fully segmented, lateral processes widely spaced; abdomen semi- ventral; proboscis spindle-shaped, usually down-curved, with single tiny tooth-like spike on mid-dorsum; chelifores entirely absent; palps 10-segmented; ovigers 10-segmented, with strong strigilis, rows of spatulate spines, and terminal claw which forms a subchelate structure with distal spine of 10th segment, legs like Colossendeis.

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
12-Apr-2022	PYCNOGONIDA Latreille, 1810	26-Apr-2022	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)