英属哥伦比亚大学研究人员在萨利什海发现了两个新的海蜘蛛物种，这是该地区近100年来的首次发现1。研究团队在2023年9月至2024年8月期间，于包括夸德拉岛、温哥华、班菲尔德和维多利亚周边海域进行潜水调查，潜水深度达18米，最终鉴定出这两个物种1。
其中一种新物种名为Callipallene pilosuspedes，具有毛茸茸的腿和红色眼睛，仅发现一个标本1。另一种名为Tanystylum kiixin，其名称源自古代因纽特村址，这一物种经常被微小寄生虫覆盖1。研究人员表示萨利什海可能还隐藏着更多未被记录的海蜘蛛物种1。该研究已发表在《Organisms Diversity & Evolution》期刊，并由加拿大自然科学与工程研究委员会资助1。
Researchers from the University of British Columbia have identified two previously unknown sea spider species in the Salish Sea, marking the first discovery of new sea spiders in the region in nearly a century.1 The findings, based on fieldwork conducted between September 2023 and August 2024, reveal creatures with striking characteristics.
The first species, Callipallene pilosuspedes, features distinctively hairy legs and striking red eyes, with only a single specimen recovered during the survey.1 The second species, Tanystylum kiixin—named after an ancient Inuit village site—is frequently covered in tiny parasites.1 Both discoveries emerged from diving expeditions reaching depths of 18 meters across multiple locations including waters near Quadra Island, Vancouver, Bamfield, and Victoria.1
The research team believes the Salish Sea likely harbors additional undocumented sea spider species yet to be catalogued.1 The study has been published in Organisms Diversity & Evolution and was supported by funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.1
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