Deep-Sea taxon details
Sericosura Fry & Hedgpeth, 1969
- Species Sericosura cochleifovea Child, 1989
- Species Sericosura cyrtoma Child & Segonzac, 1996
- Species Sericosura dentatus Wang, Lin, Bamber & Huang, 2013
- Species Sericosura dissita Child, 2000
- Species Sericosura gemmaemonsis Wang, Lin, Bamber & Huang, 2013
- Species Sericosura hedgpethi Bamber, 2009
- Species Sericosura heteroscela Child & Segonzac, 1996
- Species Sericosura mitrata (Gordon, 1944)
- Species Sericosura venticola Child, 1987
- Species Sericosura verenae (Child, 1987)
- Species Sericosura bifurcata Stock, 1991 accepted as Sericosura cochleifovea Child, 1989 (junior synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Fry, W.G.; Hedgpeth, J.W. (1969). The fauna of the Ross Sea Part 7. Pycnogonida, 1. Colossendeidae, Pycnogonidae, Endeidae, Ammotheidae. <em>New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Bulletin.</em> 198: 1-139. [details] Available for editors 
Bamber, R.N.; El Nagar, A.; Arango, C.P.; Sabroux, R. (Eds) (2025). Pycnobase: World Pycnogonida Database. Sericosura Fry & Hedgpeth, 1969. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=134576 on 2026-01-15
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Sericosura Fry & Hedgpeth, 1969. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=134576 on 2026-01-15
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Fry, W.G.; Hedgpeth, J.W. (1969). The fauna of the Ross Sea Part 7. Pycnogonida, 1. Colossendeidae, Pycnogonidae, Endeidae, Ammotheidae. <em>New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Bulletin.</em> 198: 1-139. [details] Available for editors
context source (MSBIAS) MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [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, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
context source (MSBIAS) MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [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, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Ecology All species are associated with hydrothermal vents or cold seeps [details]
