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Recent collections of sea spiders (Arthropoda: Pycnogonida) from China seas, with some new records and a checklist of the area.

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Though research about sea spiders limited in China seas, a complete checklist has not yet exist so far. After checking recent collections obtained from Shandong, Zhejiang, Fujian and the East… Click to show full abstract

Though research about sea spiders limited in China seas, a complete checklist has not yet exist so far. After checking recent collections obtained from Shandong, Zhejiang, Fujian and the East China Sea, all these sixty-eight specimens were identified as six species belonged to four families and five genera, including three ones new to China. We described and illustrated them in this study, and also revised all previous records about Chinese pycnogonids and provided a checklist for the presently known forty-one species.

Keywords: china seas; sea; collections sea; sea spiders; recent collections

Journal Title: Zootaxa
Year Published: 2020

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