Pycnogonida is the class of marine arthropods known as sea spiders. The class includes one living order, Pantopoda, along with a number of fossil species that may trace back to the early or middle Paleozoic.
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ19106, descriptionView the Source 2. Sea spider, Wikipedia
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Sea spiders are marine arthropods of the class Pycnogonida, hence they are also called pycnogonids (; named after Pycnogonum, the type genus; with the suffix -id).
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