Anoplodactylus glandulifer Stock, 1954

Child, C. Allan, 2002, Some Pycnogonida from the Eastern (Hasa) District of Saudi Arabia, Journal of Natural History 36 (15), pp. 1805-1821 : 1816

Anoplodactylus glandulifer Stock, 1954

Anoplodactylu s glandulifer Stock, 1954: 80–84 , gure 36; Child, 1996: 530 [literature].

Material examined. Saudi Arabia: Northern Area Baseline Survey ( NABS) stations: Sta. 5G-3, 9 October 1981 (one), Sta. 5G-1, 20 November 1981 (one); Sta. 5G-3, 20 November 1981 (two, one); Sta. 7G-3, 23 November 1981 (one juv.); Sta. 8G-2, 23 November 1981 (one); Sta. 7G-1, March 1982 (one); Sta. 8G-1, March 1982 (one); Sta. 2G-2, 11 June 1984 (one); Sta. 5G-2, 22 August 1984 (one, one); Sta. 5G-2, 14 November 1984 (one, one); Sta. 5G-3, 14 November 1984 (two, two); Sta. 5G-3, 29 December 1984 (one); Sta. 5G-3, 9 April 1985 (three with eggs) .

Tarut Bay stations: Sta. 3TG-2, 19 November 1984 (one juv.); Sta. 2TS-1, 14 January 1985 (one, one); 3TS-1, 4 September 1986 (one, one juv.); Sta. 4TS-2, 4 September 1986 (one) .

Distribution. This species is probably pantropical–pantemperate in distribution. It is known from many very widely scattered localities in shallow waters of the Indo- West Paci c and from many places in the Caribbean (previously as a junior synonym: A. multiclavus Child, 1977 ) in 0– 5 m. From the above records, it appears to be fairly widely spread in Gulf shallows.

Remarks. This is one of about 20 known Anoplodactylus species which have multiple cement gland openings (from two to ve) on each femur. Unfortunately too many species (about 15) in this genus are described in early literature from females, all of which lack male sexual characters necessary for full description.