Phoxichilidium femoratum (Rathke, 1799)
(a sea spider)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhoxichilidium femoratum (a sea spider)
FamilyPHOXICHILIDIIDAE (a family of sea spiders)
SuperfamilyPHOXICHILIDOIDEA (a superfamily of sea spiders)
SuborderEUPANTOPODIDA (a suborder of sea spiders)
OrderPANTOPODA (an order of sea spiders)
ClassPYCNOGONIDA (sea spiders)
SubphylumCHELICERATA (a subphylum of arthropods)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Phoxichilidium femoratum (a sea spider) :
1: Phoxichilidium femoratum (a sea spider)
30 May 1976 OSGR: TQ30 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Female - among hydroids
Image 1: Female - front view - enlargedImage 2: Female - front view - enlarged (2)Image 3: Female - top view - enlargedImage 4: Female - top view - enlarged (2)Image 5: Female - top view - enlarged (3)Image 6: Female - top view - enlarged (4)Image 7: Female - top view - enlarged (5)Image 8: Female - top view - enlarged (6)Image 9: Female - top view - enlarged (7)Image 10: Ectoparasite? - magnifiedImage 11: Female - abdomen - magnifiedImage 12: Female - foot - magnifiedImage 13: Ocularium - magnified
2: Phoxichilidium femoratum (a sea spider)
30 May 1976 OSGR: TQ30 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Male - among hydroids
Image 1: Male - side view - enlargedImage 2: Male - top view - enlargedImage 3: Male - underside - enlargedImage 4: Male - underside - enlarged (2)
3: Phoxichilidium femoratum (a sea spider)
30 May 1976 OSGR: TQ30 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Female - among dead hydroids
Image 1: Female - magnified

Phoxichilidium femoratum (a sea spider) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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