Eurycyde raphiaster Loman, 1912
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Family:  Ammotheidae ()
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Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 25 m
Distribution:  Western and Central Atlantic: Belize, Cape Verde, Curacao Islands and USA.
Diagnosis:  Lateral processes with tall, slender dorsodistal tubercles, without lateral tubercles. Ocular tubercle with 6 long, slender spines radiating from tip. Abdomen with distal corona of long, slender spines. Chelifore scape second segment with row of similar spines. First coxae with slender anterodistal tubercles and larger posterodistal tubercles, each bearing long, slender spine, lacking on posterior pair of coxae. Major leg segments with several very long spines, the longer ones usually bearing many lateral setules. Femoral cement gland originating in tiny proximo- ventral bulge with slender tube projecting laterally (Ref. 2115, p. 27-28).
Biology:  Coastal to shelf (Ref. 1951, page 2). Epibiotic (Ref. 116112).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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