Callipallene phantoma (Dohrn, 1881)

Lehmann, Tobias, Hess, Martin & Melzer, Roland R., 2014, Common littoral pycnogonids of the Mediterranean Sea, Zoosystematics and Evolution 90 (2), pp. 163-224 : 165

Callipallene phantoma (Dohrn, 1881) Figures 26, 30, 31, 32, 33

Callipallene phantoma crinita Stock, 1952

Callipallene phantoma phantoma (Dohrn, 1881)

Pallene phantoma Dohrn, 1881

Material.

ZSMA20071489: female; Brucoli, Sicily, Italy; 14.09.1988. ZSMA20071490: female; Banyuls-sur-mer, France; 07.2004. ZSMA20071491: female; Giglio Island, Italy; 11.04.2005; 20 m; red algae. ZSMA20071492: male; Giglio Island, Italy; 11.04.2005; 20 m; red algae. ZSMA20071493: male; Giglio Island, Italy; 11.04.2005; 20 m; red algae. ZSMA20071494: male; Rovinj, Croatia; 05.07.2005.

Remarks.

Dohrn (1881) describes the auxiliary claws as half as long as the claw. According to Stock (1952) the length of auxiliary claws can vary between specimens. Here all 6 specimens from 4 different locations have more or less rudimentary auxiliary claws (Fig. 31F; Fig. 33F, G).