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Achelia pribilofensis (Cole)

Ammothea pribilofensis Cole, 1904:270–273, pl. 12: fig. 6; pl. 18: figs. 7, 8; pl. 19: figs. 1–8.—Schmitt, 1934:68.—Hilton, 1942g:96.

Ammothea (Achelia) pribilofensis.—Schimkewitsch, 1930:156–160, figs. 46–49.

Achelia pribilofensis.—Hedgpeth, 1949:287.—Losina-Losinsky, 1961:91.

MATERIAL EXAMINED.—Commander Islands, Bering Island, coll. N. Grebnitski, 189-? (1); same locality, at Nikolski, coll. R/V Albatross, 1906 (other data missing) (1).

Aleutians, Attu Island, shore, coll. R/V Albatross, 10–11 Jun 1906 (1 juv).

Aleutians, Kiska Island, Kiska Harbor, coll. W.H. Dall, sta 164 (1001), 16–22 m, 1873 (1 with eggs, 1); same locality, coll. W.H. Dall, sta 165 (1002), 11–15 m, 1873 (3 with eggs, 2, 5, 1 juv); same locality, coll. W.H. Dall, sta 235 (1036), 18 m, 1873 (2).

Aleutians, Amchitka Island, Constantine Harbor, coll. W.H. Dall, sta (1049), intertidal, 5 Aug 1873 (2 with eggs, 1 juv).

Aleutians, Adak Island, coll. R/V Albatross, 2 Jul 1893 (1 with eggs, 1).

Aleutians, Unalaska Island, Captains Bay, Eider Village anchorage, coll. W.H. Dall, sta 21 (967), 1872? (1).

Pribilofs, St. Paul Island, coll. W. Palmer, sta (644), 19 Jul 1890 (type locality) (2, 2 juv); same locality, coll. W. Palmer, 19 Jul 1890 (3 juv); same locality, Lagoon Reef, coll. G.D. Hanna, 1913–14 (1 juv); St. George Island, coll. G.D. Hanna, 1913 (1); same locality, E Rookery, coll. G.D. Hanna, intertidal, 12 May 1914 (1, 3 juv); same locality, coll. G.D. Hanna, intertidal, 5 Dec 1914 (25+ spec.); same locality, coll. G.D. Hanna, 20 Jun 1924 (1).

DISTRIBUTION.—Taken in many localities from northern Japan, the Kurile Islands, other Russian Far East localities, and to the east in the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea. The species has a known shallow depth range from the shore to at least 50 m.

DIAGNOSIS.—Trunk ovoid in dorsal view, lateral processes closely crowded, with tiny dorsodistal tubercles. Ocular tubercle conical, pointing anteriorly, eyes small, at base of tubercle. Proboscis massive, greatly swollen distally, less so proximally, lips flat. Abdomen moderately long, carried horizontally, bearing small conical dorsodistal tubercle.

Chelifores moderately short, scape with narrowly conical dorsodistal tubercle, chelae oval, with endal fold denoting atrophied finger. Palps long, slender, heavily setose distally, distal segments 5–7 each with ventral projection. Ovigers large, segments 3–6 with many lateral setae, seventh with lateral bulge having many setae, strigilis segments small. Legs with many short dorsal spines, low dorsolateral tubercles on the first and third coxae, moderately long sex pore spur on posterior 4 second coxae, and modest dorsodistal tubercle on each femur. Propodus with 3 heel spines and many lateral and sole setae. Claw slender, auxiliaries about half main claw length.
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Child, C. Allan. 1995. "Pycnogonida of the Western Pacific Islands, XI: Collections from the Aleutians and other Bering Sea Islands, Alaska." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-29. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.569

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presumably in shallow water

Reference

Pycnobase

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Habitat

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coastal to shelf

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van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO).

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