Endeis spinosa (Montagu, 1808)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Endeis spinosa (Montagu, 1808)
- Name authority
- (Montagu, 1808)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Pycnogonida
- Order
- Pantopoda
- Family
- Endeidae
- Genus
- Endeis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumChelicerata
- classPycnogonida Latreille, 1810
- orderPantopoda Gerstäcker, 1863
- suborderEupantopodida Fry, 1978
- superfamilyPhoxichilidioidea Sars, 1891
- familyEndeidae Norman, 1908
- subfamilyEndeinae Norman, 1908
- genusEndeis Philippi, 1843
- speciesEndeis spinosa (Montagu, 1808)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Endeis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Endeis australis (Hodgson, 1907) | EndeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Endeis biseriata Stock, 1968 | EndeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Endeis charybdaea (Dohrn, 1881) | EndeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Endeis flaccida Calman, 1923 | EndeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Endeis meridionalis (Böhm, 1879) | EndeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Endeis pauciporosa Stock, 1970 | EndeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Endeis raleighi Bamber, 1992 | EndeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Endeis gracilis Philippi, 1843 Philippi, 1843 | synonym |
| Endeis laevis (Grube, 1871) (Grube, 1871) | synonym |
| Endeis vulgaris (Dohrn, 1881) (Dohrn, 1881) | synonym |
| Chilophoxus spinosus Montagu Montagu | synonym |
| Phoxichilus laevis Grube, 1871 Grube, 1871 | synonym |
| Phoxichilus spinosus Montagu, 1808 Montagu, 1808 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/pycnobase/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=134674 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:39QPJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.