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Genus Austroraptus Hodgson, 1907

  • Austroraptus Hodgson, T.V. 1907. Pycnogonida. National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904. Reports of the National Antarctic Expedition of 1901-1904, Natural History. 3. 1-72 pp. [54].

 

Distribution

Other Regions

Australian Antarctic Territory

Original AFD Distribution Data

Antarctic Region

  • Subantarctic Islands
    • South Georgia

Australian Region

  • Australian Antarctic Territory

Diagnosis

Proboscis short, bottle-shaped, tapering to tiny mouth; chelae atrophied, with bumps or tiny fingers; palps 6 or 8-segmented; ovigers and legs Achelia-like. Rare genus.