General Description
Body mainly brown-black with a wide pale stripe along the back. Leg span up to 2 cm.
Biology
These sea spiders are usually found associated with corals or anemones. When feeding, they use well-developed claws on the front legs to tear open the wall of anemones to expose the flesh inside.
Distribution
Southern Australia.
Habitat
Beneath rocks, in caves, to depth of 23 m.
More Information
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Animal Type
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Animal SubType
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Brief Id
Brown-black, pale stripe along back.
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Colours
Yellow, Brown
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Habitats
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Diet
Carnivore
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Diet Categories
Anemones
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Endemicity
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Commercial
No
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Not listed
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Depths
Shore (0-1 m), Shallow (1-30 m)
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Water Column Locations
On or near seafloor
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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
Flynn, 1919
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Common Name
Sea Spider
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Phylum
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Subphylum
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Class
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Family
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Genus
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Species Name
aurilineatum
