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Body ovoid in dorsal view; lateral processes separated by less than their diameters. Palps 9 segmented; terminal 5 segments short, setose. Chelifore scapes 2-segmented, moderately long but shorter than bulbous proboscis, with vestigial chelae lacking fingers. Ovigers 10 segmented, with 1 or 2 denticulate spines on terminal 4 segments. Abdomen and legs with several long, tubular dorsal spines and regular pointed spines. Dorsodistal femoral cement gland tube long, robust. Propodus with 4 large heel spines; claw and auxiliaries long (Ref. 2115, p. 12).
Coastal to shelf (Ref. 19). Epibiotic (Ref. 116112). Known from Carrie Bow Cay in sand trough behind outer reef ridge, in coral, sand, and rubble (Ref. 2086). Part of a fouling community (Ref. 126174).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Pycnogonida are gonochoric and sexually dimorphic. During copulation, male usually suspends itself beneath the female. Fertilization occurs as the eggs leave the female's ovigers. Males brood the egg masses until they hatch. Life cycle: Eggs hatch into protonymphon larva then to adults.