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Nymphon leptocheles

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Nymphon leptocheles
The pycnogonid Nymphon leptocheles grazes on a hydroid Tubularia indivisa whilst a nudibranch Lophodoris danielsseni eats a bryozoan growing on its leg.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Pycnogonida
Order: Pantopoda
Family: Nymphonidae
Genus: Nymphon
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][2] The species greatly resembles other members of the genus Nymphon, and species identification from morphological traits alone is therefore a complex task.[3]

Habitat

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The species inhabits the sublittoral zone and occurs amongst hydroids and sea anemones.

Diet

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N. leptocheles feeds on coelenterates.

References

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  1. ^ a b Sars, G.O. (1888). Pycnogonida borealia et arctica enumerat (Prodromus descriptionis). - Arch. Math. Naturvidensk., Oslo, 12: 339-356.
  2. ^ Guiry, Michael D. (2014). Bamber RN, El Nagar A, Arango C (eds.). "Nymphon leptocheles Sars, 1888". Pycnobase: World Pycnogonida Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  3. ^ Nymphon leptocheles at Marine Species Identification Portal