Pycnogonum ungellatum
Pycnogonum ungellatum Loman, 1911
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Family:  Pycnogonidae ()
Max. size:  0.9 cm TRKL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 7 - 419 m
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: Japan and Alaska.
Diagnosis:  A small species with trunk length of only 8.5 to 9.0 mm. Trunk of adult without conspicuous dorsomedian tubercles, present and more conspicuous in juveniles, lateral processes closely crowded, almost touching, without adornment. Proboscis barrel-shaped, tapering distally, only as long as anterior 2 trunk segments. Abdomen short, squared at tip in dorsal view. Ovigers 9 segmented, very small. Legs moderately short, robust (Ref. 2153, p. 16).
Biology:  Shelf to upper slope (Ref. 19).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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