Austrodecidae

Austrodecidae is a family of sea spiders. Austrodecids tend to be small measuring only 1–2 mm, characterized by an annulated proboscis with vertical slit-like mouth opening.^[1] It is the most basal family of the order Pantopoda, representing a lineage (Stiripasterida) sister to all other pantopod families (Eupantopodida).^[2]

Austrodecidae
Austrodecus bamberi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Pycnogonida
Order:	Pantopoda
Suborder:	Stiripasterida
Family:	Austrodecidae Stock, 1954
Genera
Austrodecus Pantopipetta
Diversity
2 genera, c. 55 species