WoRMS taxon details
Tanystylum duospinum Hilton, 1939
240357 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:240357)
accepted
Species
Tanystylum mexicanum Child C.A., 1979 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (synonymized in Sabroux et al....)
synonymized in Sabroux et al. 2022 following prior Bamber et al. recommandation on PycnoBase
Tanystylum oculospinosum Hilton, 1942 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (synonymized in Sabroux et al....)
synonymized in Sabroux et al. 2022 following prior Bamber et al. recommandation on PycnoBase
Tanystylum oculospinum Hilton, 1942 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Tanystylum tubirostre Stock, 1954 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (synonymized in Sabroux et al....)
synonymized in Sabroux et al. 2022 following prior Bamber et al. recommandation on PycnoBase
Tanystylum tubirostrum Stock, 1954 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Hilton, W. A. (1939). A preliminary list of pycnognids (sic) from the shores of California. <em>Journal of Entomology and Zoology and Pomona College.</em> 31(2): 27-35.
page(s): 33 [details]
page(s): 33 [details]
Holotype USNM 81531, geounit Pacific Ocean , Type locality contained in Baja California
Holotype USNM 81531, geounit Pacific Ocean [details]
type locality contained in Baja California [details]
Bamber, R.N.; El Nagar, A.; Arango, C.P.; Sabroux, R. (Eds) (2025). Pycnobase: World Pycnogonida Database. Tanystylum duospinum Hilton, 1939. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=240357 on 2025-10-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Hilton, W. A. (1939). A preliminary list of pycnognids (sic) from the shores of California. <em>Journal of Entomology and Zoology and Pomona College.</em> 31(2): 27-35.
page(s): 33 [details]
original description (of Tanystylum oculospinosum Hilton, 1942) HILTON, W. A. (1942). Pycnogonids from the Pacific. Family Tanystylidae. <em>Journal of Entomology and Zoology of Pomona College.</em> 34(3): 69-70.
page(s): 70 [details]
original description (of Tanystylum mexicanum Child C.A., 1979) Child C.A. (1979). Shallow-Water Pycnogonida of the Isthmus of Panama and the Coasts of Middle America. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 293, 86. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Tanystylum tubirostre Stock, 1954) Stock, J. H. (1954). Four new <i>Tanystylum</i> species, and other Pycnogonida from the West Indies. <em>Studies on the Fauna of CuraƧao and other Caribbean Islands.</em> 5(24): 115-129.
page(s): 117, figs 24, 25 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Sabroux, R., Hassanin, A. & Corbari, L. (2022). Sea spiders (Arthropoda: Pycnogonida) collected during the Madibenthos Expedition from Martinique shallow waters. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 851: 1-141., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.851.1999
page(s): 28 [details] Available for editors
[request]
basis of record Pycnobase (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 33 [details]
original description (of Tanystylum oculospinosum Hilton, 1942) HILTON, W. A. (1942). Pycnogonids from the Pacific. Family Tanystylidae. <em>Journal of Entomology and Zoology of Pomona College.</em> 34(3): 69-70.
page(s): 70 [details]
original description (of Tanystylum mexicanum Child C.A., 1979) Child C.A. (1979). Shallow-Water Pycnogonida of the Isthmus of Panama and the Coasts of Middle America. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 293, 86. [details] Available for editors

original description (of Tanystylum tubirostre Stock, 1954) Stock, J. H. (1954). Four new <i>Tanystylum</i> species, and other Pycnogonida from the West Indies. <em>Studies on the Fauna of CuraƧao and other Caribbean Islands.</em> 5(24): 115-129.
page(s): 117, figs 24, 25 [details] Available for editors

basis of record Sabroux, R., Hassanin, A. & Corbari, L. (2022). Sea spiders (Arthropoda: Pycnogonida) collected during the Madibenthos Expedition from Martinique shallow waters. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 851: 1-141., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.851.1999
page(s): 28 [details] Available for editors

basis of record Pycnobase (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (Bermuda)
Hilton, W. A. (1939). A preliminary list of pycnognids (sic) from the shores of California. <em>Journal of Entomology and Zoology and Pomona College.</em> 31(2): 27-35. [details]
additional source van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
additional source van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]





Holotype USNM 81531, geounit Pacific Ocean [details]
Unreviewed
Habitat coastal [details]
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Tanystylum mexicanum Child C.A., 1979)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Tanystylum oculospinosum Hilton, 1942)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Tanystylum tubirostrum Stock, 1954)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Tanystylum duospinum)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Tanystylum oculospinum Hilton, 1942)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (17 records) (from synonym Tanystylum oculospinosum Hilton, 1942)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (18 records) (from synonym Tanystylum tubirostrum Stock, 1954)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (2 records) (from synonym Tanystylum mexicanum Child C.A., 1979)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (Holotype USNM 81518) (from synonym Tanystylum oculospinosum Hilton, 1942)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (Holotype USNM 81531)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Tanystylum mexicanum Child C.A., 1979)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Tanystylum oculospinosum Hilton, 1942)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Tanystylum tubirostrum Stock, 1954)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Tanystylum duospinum)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Tanystylum oculospinum Hilton, 1942)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (17 records) (from synonym Tanystylum oculospinosum Hilton, 1942)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (18 records) (from synonym Tanystylum tubirostrum Stock, 1954)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (2 records) (from synonym Tanystylum mexicanum Child C.A., 1979)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (Holotype USNM 81518) (from synonym Tanystylum oculospinosum Hilton, 1942)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (Holotype USNM 81531)