Large, thin-legged pycnogonid with prominent spines on the legs. The illustrated pycnogonid and similar animals that occur on shallow southern Tasmanian reefs are likely to be this species, although there is a slight doubt about their identity,  because the original scientific description of P. gippslandiae was poor and based on deep-water (>60 m) specimens.

• Max Size: 5 cm
• Sea Temperature Range: 13.0-19.6°C
• Depth: 6-555m
• Habitat: Rocky Reef

• IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
• Occurrence: Frequent (14% of sites)
  Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
• Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)
  Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.