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Pallenella harrisi Yellow Kneed Sea Spider

Pallenella harrisi is commonly referred to as Yellow Kneed Sea Spider. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
15354 
AphiaID:
1509513 
Scientific:
Pallenella harrisi 
German:
Gelbknie-Seespinne 
English:
Yellow Kneed Sea Spider 
Category:
Pajęczaki 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Pycnogonida (Class) > Pantopoda (Order) > Callipallenidae (Family) > Pallenella (Genus) > harrisi (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Arango & Brenneis, ), 2013 
Occurrence:
Bass Strait, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), New South Wales (Australia), Queensland (Australia), Tasman Sea, Tasmania (Australia) 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
5 - 25 Meter 
Size:
up to 1.97" (5 cm) 
Temperature:
64.4 °F - 78.8 °F (18°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Echinoderm larvae, Invertebrates, Predatory, Worms, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
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
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-11-13 19:32:10 

Info

Pallenella harrisi, is also called yellow-kneed sea spider, see the name-explanatory photo of the reddish sea spider with its yellow-spotted leg joints.
Sea spiders are small predators that are particularly fond of feeding on marine worms.

Etymology:
The species name "harrisi" was named for Mick Harris, an experienced diver and pycnogonid enthusiast who contributed by collecting and photographing these specimens and was instrumental in assisting with field logistics at Shellharbour in November 2009.

Similar species: Pallenella ambigua (Stock, 1956)

Synonyms:
Meridionale harrisi (Arango & Brenneis, 2013)
Pseudopallene harrisi Arango & Brenneis, 2013

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