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 : \n* Hedgpethia articulata Loman, 1908 — Flores Sea \n* Hedgpethia atlantica (Stock, 1970) — Josephine Bank, Northwest Africa \n* Hedgpethia bicornis Losina-Losinsky and Turpaeva, 1958 — Pacific Ocean: southeast of Kuril Islands, Okhotsk Sea \n* Hedgpethia brevitarsis Losina-Losinsky and Turpaeva, 1958 — Okhotsk Sea \n* Hedgpethia californica Hedgpeth, 1939 — Pacific Ocean: South California (in green mud) \n* Hedgpethia caudata Turpaeva, 1993 — Pacific Ocean, 3,000 m deep \n* Hedgpethia chitinosa Hilton, 1943 — Pacific Ocean: California coast \n* Hedgpethia dampieri Child, 1975 — Indian Ocean: west of Lancelin