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Nymphon
The pycnogonid Nymphon leptocheles grazes on a hydroid Tubularia indivisa.
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Nymphon

Fabricius, 1794

Nymphon is a genus of sea spiders in the family Nymphonidae.[1][2]

This genus may contain bioluminescent species.[3]

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References

  1. ^ a b Soler-Membrives, A. & Munilla, T. (2011). "A new species of Nymphon Fabricius, 1794 (Pycnogonida: Nymphidae) from northern Spain." Zootaxa 2798: 31-36.
  2. ^ http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=134591 accessed 18 July 2016
  3. ^ Herring, Peter J. (1987). "Systematic distribution of bioluminescence in living organisms". Journal of Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence. 1 (3): 147–163. doi:10.1002/bio.1170010303. PMID 3503524.