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Nymphon gracile

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Pycnogonida

Family
  
Nymphonidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Pantopoda

Genus
  
Nymphon

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Similar
  
Nymphon, Pycnogonum, Achelia, Pycnogonidae, Tanystylum

Sea spider nymphon gracile


Nymphon gracile is a species of sea spider first described by William Elford Leach in 1863. The species highly resembles other members of the genus Nymphon, and species identification from morphological traits alone is therefore a complex task.

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Sea spider nymphon gracile


Habitat

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

Diet

Feeds on coelenterates.

References

Nymphon gracile Wikipedia