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Achelia assimilis
Achelia assimilis (Haswell, 1885)
Sea spiders
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Family:  Ammotheidae ()
Max. size:  0.14 cm TRKL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 910 m
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific and Southwest Atlantic. Tropical to temperate.
Diagnosis:  Trunk: suture lines complete, partial or lacking. 2 or more dorsomedian tubercles on trunk with or without similar tubercles on abdomen. Lateral processes: broad, more or less contiguous, with distal tubercles which differs in size and number. Proboscis: a slender ovoid as long as trunk. Chelifores: 2-segmented, scape longer than usual, with short dorsodistal tubercles or without. Chelae: tiny nubs, atrophied in adults. Palps: 8 segmented. Ovigers: 10 segmented, smaller in females, armed with 1-2 denticulate spines per distal 3 segments. Legs: slender, with or without low to tall tubercles, mostly dorsal if present. Male femur with 1 dorsodistal cement gland pore. Propodus: well curved, with 3-4 larger heel spines, 7-8 smaller sole spines, robust claw and stout auxiliaries of varying lengths (Ref. 9).
Biology:  Among intertidal tufts of Cladophora prolifera; in coral reefs (Ref. 1666), until to a depth of at least 250 m (Ref. 92910). Inhabits hyrodozoan trees, stones, dead corals and red algae (Ref. 92908).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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