Anoplodactylus lentus Wilson, 1878
Black sea spider
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Family:  Phoxichilidiidae ()
Max. size: 
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 576 m
Distribution:  Western Atlantic: Leeward Islands, Trinidad, Colombia and USA.
Diagnosis:  Trunk fully segmented, without tubercles or setae; lateral processes well separated, twice longer than their diameters. Neck short; ocular tubercle low, with small apical cone; eyes distal, well pigmented. Proboscis large, cylindrical, swollen distally, without ventral tubercles in female. Abdomen short, erect, glabrous. Chelifores large, setose distally; chelae long; fingers banana-shaped, very setose. Ovigers long; third segment almost twice length of second; terminal segments very setose. Legs very long, slender, with many short setae; cement gland a very long slit in dorsum of femur; propodus with rounded tubercle distally, three large heel spines, and sole without lamina; claw fairly short, with tiny auxiliaries (Ref. 2115, p. 51)
Biology:  Shelf to slope (Ref. 19); intertidal to at least 576 m (Ref. 2115, page 52). Epibiotic (Ref. 116112).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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