Colossendeis colossea

Colossendeis colossea is a species of sea spider (class Pycnogonida) in the family Colossendeidae.^[2] The species was first described by Edmund B. Wilson in 1881.^[1][2] It is the largest pycnogonid species known to science, reaching a leg span of 70 cm (28 in). Body length, including proboscis and abdomen, can reach 7 cm (2.8 in).^[3]

Colossendeis colossea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Pycnogonida
Order:	Pantopoda
Family:	Colossendeidae
Genus:	Colossendeis
Species:	C. colossea
Binomial name
Colossendeis colossea Wilson, 1881[1]

Colossendeis colossea is a deep-water species inhabiting continental slopes at depths between 420 and 5,200 m (1,380 and 17,060 ft) m.^[3] It has a semi-cosmopolitan distribution^[2] in all main oceans apart from the Arctic Ocean.^[3]