| Family: |
Phoxichilidiidae () |
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| Environment: |
benthopelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 4379 m |
| Distribution: |
Atlantic Ocean: Azores Island, Brazil, Cape Verde and USA. |
| Diagnosis: |
Trunk relatively compact, unsegmented; lateral processes separated by half their diameters or slightly more, without tubercles or setae. Ocular tubercle low, only as tall as its width; eyes small. Proboscis cylindrical, tapering distally. Abdomen moderately long, with 2 lateral setae. Chelifores robust, with few distal setae; chelae palms oval; fingers short, well curved, without teeth. Oviger second segment robust, about half as long as third. Legs with few setae; major dorsodistal setae not as long as segment diameters; cement gland tube short, less than half segment diameter; propodus robust, well curved, with 2 major heel spines, 2 setae, and very short distal sole lamina; claw slender; auxiliaries minute, sometimes lacking (Ref. 2115, p. 53). |
| Biology: |
Coastal to shelf (Ref. 19). On floating Sargassum (Ref. 19 and 2115, page 53). Epibiotic, planktonic (Ref. 91956). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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