Nymphon gracile
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]
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Diet
Feeds on coelenterates.
gollark: "Oh look let's just stick in this convenient FUTURE thing so our captain has coffee"
gollark: They never do consider the consequences of replicators, really.
gollark: I mean, it's onboard a military spaceship. They could just be getting imports of stuff they need.
gollark: How do you know *that*?
gollark: Er, no scarcity for any goods.
References
- 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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