Anoplodactylus speculus Child, 1995
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Family:  Phoxichilidiidae ()
Max. size:  2.9 cm LS (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 1586 - 3550 m
Distribution:  Southwest Pacific and Southeast Atlantic: New Zealand and South Africa.
Diagnosis:  Almost opposite of Anoplodactylus pycnosoma; long and slender, with long, well separated lateral processes, tall tapered and sometimes blind ocular tubercle, very long ovigers, and relatively long legs with one major heel spine on each propodus. Male single cement gland situated on swollen bump in distal half of femora and is a very short tube.
Biology:  Among the deepest depths known for any member of this genus.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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