Pallenella ambigua Yellow Sea Spider, Ambiguous Sea Spider

Pallenella ambigua is commonly referred to as Yellow Sea Spider, Ambiguous Sea Spider. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Ambiguous Sea Spider,Pseudopallene ambigua, 2020

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lexID:: 14245
AphiaID:: 1509504

Scientific:: Pallenella ambigua
German:: Gelbe Asselspinne, Ambigua Asselspinne
English:: Yellow Sea Spider, Ambiguous Sea Spider

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Pycnogonida (Class) > Pantopoda (Order) > Callipallenidae (Family) > Pallenella (Genus) > ambigua (Species)
Initial determination:: (Stock, ), 1956

Occurrence:: Australia, Tasmania (Australia)
Sea depth:: 8 - 126 Meter
Size:: up to 1.97" (5 cm)
Temperature:: 12,3 °F - 23,7 °F (12,3°C - 23,7°C)
Food:: Carnivore, No reliable information available
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Pallenella laevis

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2021-11-12 20:24:45
Last edit:: 2023-10-12 19:33:09

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Pallenella ambigua (Stock, 1956)

The species can be recognised by its bright yellow colour, occasionally with red markings, and long, smooth legs.

Synonymised names
Meridionale ambigua (Stock, 1956) · unaccepted (the reinstatement of the laevis...)
Pseudopallene ambigua Stock, 1956 · unaccepted (Revision of genus Pseudopallene)

External links

RLF Reef LIFE SURVEY (en). Abgerufen am 12.11.2021.

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Ambiguous Sea Spider, Pseudopallene ambigua 2020

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