| Austrodecidae | |
|---|---|
| |
| Austrodecus bamberi | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Pycnogonida |
| Order: | Pantopoda |
| Suborder: | Stiripasterida |
| Family: | Austrodecidae Stock, 1954 |
| Genera | |
| Diversity | |
| 2 genera, c. 55 species | |
Austrodecidae is a family of sea spiders. Austrodecids tend to be small measuring only 1–2 mm, characterized by an annulated proboscis with vertical slit-like mouth opening. It is the most basal family of the order Pantopoda, representing a lineage (Stiripasterida) sister to all other pantopod families (Eupantopodida).
References
- PycnoBase: World list of Pycnogonida
External links
Data related to Austrodecidae at Wikispecies
| Taxon identifiers | |
|---|---|
| Austrodecidae | |
 | This Chelicerata-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
- Arango, Claudia P.; Wheeler, Ward C. (2007). "Phylogeny of the sea spiders (Arthropoda, Pycnogonida) based on direct optimization of six loci and morphology". Cladistics. 23 (3): 255–293. doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.2007.00143.x. ISSN 1096-0031. PMID 34905863.
- Ballesteros, Jesús A; Setton, Emily V W; Santibáñez-López, Carlos E; Arango, Claudia P; Brenneis, Georg; Brix, Saskia; Corbett, Kevin F; Cano-Sánchez, Esperanza; Dandouch, Merai; Dilly, Geoffrey F; Eleaume, Marc P; Gainett, Guilherme; Gallut, Cyril; McAtee, Sean; McIntyre, Lauren (2020-09-11). "Phylogenomic Resolution of Sea Spider Diversification through Integration of Multiple Data Classes". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 38 (2): 686–701. doi:10.1093/molbev/msaa228. ISSN 1537-1719. PMC 7826184. PMID 32915961.