Collation of marine Pycnogonida records collected during the Summer months between 1970 and 1975 by taxonomic group experts, occasionally by shore collecting but more frequently by diving. In both the littoral and sublittoral zone the undersurface of rocks were examined and scrapings of hydroids and bryozoa taken from all surfaces. Phyla and other groups that were not included in the lists were: Ctenophora (Comb-jellies / sea gooseberries) Platyhelminthes (Flatworms) Nematoda (Roundworms) Gastrotricha (Hairworms) Rotifera (Wheel animals) Nermertea (Ribbon worms) Cephalorhyncha Echiura (Spoon worms) Sipuncula (Peanut worms) Chaetognatha (Arrow worms) Phoronida (Horseshoe worms) Entoprocta (Goblet worms / Kamptozoans) Brachiopoda (Lampshells) Arthropoda: Crustacea: Cirripedia (barnacles) were not listed. Chordata: Mammalia (seals, whales and dolphins) were not listed.
This dataset forms part of a series which includes datasets containing records of Bivalvia, Crustacea, Bryozoa, Ascidiacea, Pisces, Coelenterata, Echinodermata, Opisthobranchia, Prosobranchia and Porifera.