Pycnogonum tenue
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Unlike most other sea spiders, its legs are fairly thick and short, and its body is sturdy.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Pycnogonum tenue
- Scientific name
- Pycnogonum tenue
- Japanese name
- ヨロイウミグモ
- Group
- Ocean animals
- Class
- Pycnogonida
- Order
- Pantopoda
- Family
- Pycnogonidae
- Genus
- Pycnogonum
Unlike most other sea spiders, its legs are fairly thick and short, and its body is sturdy.
Where the Pycnogonum tenue has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
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Names around the world
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 鳥羽水族館 — ヨロイウミグモChecked: 2026-11-04
- 鳥羽水族館 — ヨロイウミグモが5年経過Checked: 2026-11-09
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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