noun
pantopods; sea spiders
Taxonomic term for the class Pycnogonida; used in zoological contexts. The cross-reference 海蜘蛛類 (うみぐもるい) is a synonym.
See also: 海蜘蛛類
皆脚類は海蜘蛛類とも呼ばれる。
Pantopods are also called sea spiders.
Synonym; 海蜘蛛類 is the more common Japanese term for sea spiders, while 皆脚類 is a formal taxonomic name.
From 皆 (かい, 'all') + 脚 (きゃく, 'legs') + 類 (るい, 'class/group'), referring to the many-legged appearance of these marine arthropods.