The pycnogonides are small animals (often lower than the centimetre) with segmented flat bodies equipped with 8 legs. They are provided with a horn (bulbous or cylindrical) sometimes supplemented by a pair of chélicères. They live close to the littoral, generally on Bryozoaire S, Hydraires or red algas.

Traditional classification

The pycnogonides contain one, the Pantopoda , with the following families:

  • family Ammotheidae

  • family Callipallenidae
  • family Colossendeidae
  • family Endeidae
  • family Nymphonidae
  • family Pallenidae
  • family Phoxichilidiidae
  • family Pycnogonidae
  • family Tanystylidae

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