eastern cape scuba diving
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| Scientific name: |
Queubus jamesanus |
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| Common name: |
White sock sea spider |
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| Taxonomy |
| Phyulm |
Sub Phylum |
Class |
Sub Class |
Order |
Sub Order |
Family |
Sub Family |
Genus |
Species |
| Arthropoda |
Chelicerata |
Pycnogonida |
Not Defined |
Pantopoda |
Eupantopodida |
Callipallenidae |
Not defined |
Queubus |
Queubus jamesanus |
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Short Description:
A smallish spider with a bright yellow or orange overall colour with white tips to the legs and has a long tapering proboscis.This spider lacks head-appendages
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Identification
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| Size: |
40mm |
| Behaviour: |
Carnivorous |
| Diet: |
Feeding on hydroids,sea anemones or bryozoans |
| Distribution: |
Saldanha to -East London |
| Depth: |
1-20m |
| Habitat: |
Subtidal pools and shallow reefs |
| Reference: |
- Two Oceans
(A guide to the marine life of Southern Africa)
GM Branch;CL Griffiths;ML Branch;LE Beckley
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Database Statistics
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eastern cape scuba diving
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