Hedgpethia is a genus of sea spider, in the family Colossendeidae. The genus was named after the marine biologist and sea spider specialist Joel Hedgpeth.
It includes the following species :
Hedgpethia articulata Loman, 1908 — Flores SeaHedgpethia atlantica (Stock, 1970) — Josephine Bank, Northwest AfricaHedgpethia bicornis Losina-Losinsky and Turpaeva, 1958 — Pacific Ocean: southeast of Kuril Islands, Okhotsk SeaHedgpethia brevitarsis Losina-Losinsky and Turpaeva, 1958 — Okhotsk SeaHedgpethia californica Hedgpeth, 1939 — Pacific Ocean: South California (in green mud)Hedgpethia caudata Turpaeva, 1993 — Pacific Ocean, 3,000 m deepHedgpethia chitinosa Hilton, 1943 — Pacific Ocean: California coastHedgpethia dampieri Child, 1975 — Indian Ocean: west of Lancelin Island, AustraliaHedgpethia dofleini Loman, 1911 — Pacific Ocean: Misaki, Sagami Bay, JapanHedgpethia magnirostris Arnaud and Child, 1988 — Indian Ocean: Zululand area, South AfricaHedgpethia nasica Child, 1994 — Pacific Ocean: west of Point Arguelo, California (on otter trawl)Hedgpethia tibialis Stock, 1991 — New Caledonia