Nymphon leptocheles
| Nymphon leptocheles | |
|---|---|
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| The pycnogonid Nymphon leptocheles grazes on a hydroid Tubularia indivisa whilst a nudibranch Lophodoris danielsseni eats a bryozoan growing on its leg. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Superphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Pycnogonida |
| Order: | Pantopoda |
| Suborder: | Eupantopodida |
| Family: | Nymphonidae Wilson,1878 |
| Genus: | Nymphon Fabricius,1794 |
| Species: | N. leptocheles |
| Binomial name | |
| Nymphon leptocheles Sars,1888[1] | |
Nymphon leptocheles is a species of sea spider first described by Georg Ossian Sars in 1888.[1] The species greatly resembles other members of the genus Nymphon, and species identification from morphological traits alone is therefore a complex task.[2]
Habitat
The species inhabits the sublittoral zone and occurs amongst hydroids and sea anemones.
Diet
N. leptocheles feeds on coelenterates.
References
- 1 2 Sars, G.O. (1888). Pycnogonida borealia et arctica enumerat (Prodromus descriptionis). - Arch. Math. Naturvidensk., Oslo, 12: 339-356.
- ↑ Nymphon leptocheles at Marine Species Identification Portal
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