Genus Anoplodactylus Wilson, 1878

Museums

Regional Maps

• Anoplodactylus Wilson, E.B. 1878. Descriptions of two new genera of Pycnogonida. American Journal of Science 15: 200-203 [200].

 

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NSW, NT, Qld: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Norfolk Island Province (21), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23), Macquarie Island Province (24), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)

Other Regions

Australian Antarctic Territory

Diagnosis

Trunk and legs usually slender, cephalic segment prolonged forward with distinct neck carrying ocular tubercle; proboscis usually cylindrical; chelifore scapes 1-segmented, chelae small, fingers plain or toothed; palps lacking (sometimes with knobs); ovigers slender, in males only, rarely 5- usually 6-segmented, 3rd segment longest, with proximal constriction, 2 setose distal segments short; legs typical, short or moderately long; tarsus short, propodus long, usually with distinct heel & longer spines, sole usually with a setal lamina of varying lengths, usually with tiny auxiliary claws laterally on main claw, some lacking auxiliary claws. Cement gland outlet sometimes multiple, usually tubular & dorsal, at midfemur or more distal.

 

Taxonomic Notes

Since recognition and description of new species of Anoplodactylus requires information about certain male characteristics, Child (1975) placed a single female specimen from Yanchep Reef, WA into Anoplodactylus sp.

Staples (1982) placed 1 juvenile and 1 larva from Calliope River, Queensland into a different Anoplodactylus sp.

Phoxichilidium plumulariae von Lendenfeld 1883 was described from a larva found in Port Phillip Bay; Williams (1949) changed the name to Anoplodactylus plumulariae. The species is not valid since it was described only from an early larval stage.

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
12-Apr-2022	PYCNOGONIDA Latreille, 1810	13-Apr-2022	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)