Nymphon gracile
| Nymphon gracile | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Superphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Pycnogonida |
| Order: | Pantopoda |
| Suborder: | Eupantopodida |
| Family: | Nymphonidae Wilson,1878 |
| Genus: | Nymphon Fabricius,1794 |
| Species: | N. gracile |
| Binomial name | |
| Nymphon gracile Leach,1863[1] | |
Nymphon gracile is a species of sea spider first described by William Elford Leach in 1863.[1] The species highly 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.[3]
Diet
Feeds on coelenterates.
References
- 1 2 Leach, W.E. (1813, 1814). Crustaceology. Brewster's Edinburgh Encyclopedia, E. Routledge, London. 7:383-384 (1813); 385-437, pl. 14 (1814).
- ↑ King, P.E., 1974. British Sea Spiders. Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 5.
- ↑ Nymphon gracile at The Marine Flora & Fauna of Norway
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