Colossendeis colossea
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| Colossendeis colossea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Pycnogonida |
| Order: | Pantopoda |
| Family: | Colossendeidae |
| Genus: | Colossendeis |
| Species: | C. colossea |
| Binomial name | |
| Colossendeis colossea | |
Colossendeis colossea is a species of sea spider (class Pycnogonida) in the family Colossendeidae.[2] The species was first described by Edmund B. Wilson in 1881.[1][2] It is the largest pycnogonid species known to science, reaching a leg span of 70 cm (28 in). Body length, including proboscis and abdomen, can reach 7 cm (2.8 in).[3]
Colossendeis colossea is a deep-water species inhabiting continental slopes at depths between 420 and 5,200 m (1,380 and 17,060 ft) m.[3] It has a semi-cosmopolitan distribution[2] in all main oceans apart from the Arctic Ocean.[3]
