RAS taxon details
Achelia Hodge, 1864
134568 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:134568)
accepted
Genus
- Species Achelia assimilis (Haswell, 1885)
- Species Achelia communis (Bouvier, 1906)
- Species Achelia dohrni (Thompson, 1884)
- Species Achelia hoekii (Pfeffer, 1889)
- Species Achelia lagena Child, 1994
- Species Achelia parvula (Loman, 1923)
- Species Achelia quadridentata (Hodgson, 1910)
- Species Achelia serratipalpis (Bouvier, 1911)
- Species Achelia spicata (Hodgson, 1914)
- Species Achelia sufflata Gordon, 1944
- Species Achelia transfuga Stock, 1954
- Species Achelia megacephala Hodgson, 1914 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Achelia brucei Calman, 1915 accepted as Achelia communis (Bouvier, 1906)
- Species Achelia intermedia Calman, 1915 accepted as Achelia spicata (Hodgson, 1914)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hodge, G. (1864). XIII.—List of the British Pycnogonoidea, with descriptions of several new species. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 13(74): 113-117. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222936408681584 [details] 
Bamber, R.N.; El Nagar, A.; Arango, C.P.; Sabroux, R. (Eds) (2025). Pycnobase: World Pycnogonida Database. Achelia Hodge, 1864. Accessed through: RAS (Eds.) (2025) Register of Antarctic Species at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=134568 on 2026-08-17
RAS (Eds.) (2026). Register of Antarctic Species. Achelia Hodge, 1864. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq:443/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=134568 on 2026-08-17
Date
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2006-09-04 10:51:58Z
changed
Martinez, Olga
original description
Hodge, G. (1864). XIII.—List of the British Pycnogonoidea, with descriptions of several new species. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 13(74): 113-117. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222936408681584 [details]
basis of record Legakis, A. (2001). Chelicerata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 237 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
basis of record Legakis, A. (2001). Chelicerata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 237 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
