''Nymphon leptocheles'' is a species of

sea spider Sea spiders are marine arthropods of the order Pantopoda ( ‘all feet’), belonging to the class Pycnogonida, hence they are also called pycnogonids (; named after ''Pycnogonum'', the type genus; with the suffix '). They are cosmopolitan, fou ...

first described by

Georg Ossian Sars Prof Georg Ossian Sars H FRSE (20 April 1837 – 9 April 1927) was a Norwegian marine and freshwater biologist. Life Georg Ossian Sars was born on 20 April 1837 in Kinn, Norway (now part of Flora), the son of Pastor Michael Sars and Maren S ...

in 1888. The species greatly resembles other members of the genus '' Nymphon'', and species identification from morphological traits alone is therefore a complex task.''Nymphon leptocheles'' at Marine Species Identification Portal
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Habitat

The species inhabits the sublittoral zone and occurs amongst

hydroids Hydroids are a life stage for most animals of the class Hydrozoa, small predators related to jellyfish. Some hydroids such as the freshwater '' Hydra'' are solitary, with the polyp attached directly to the substrate. When these produce buds ...

and sea anemones.

Diet

''N. leptocheles'' feeds on

coelenterate Radiata or Radiates is a historical taxonomic rank that was used to classify animals with radially symmetric body plans. The term Radiata is no longer accepted, as it united several different groupings of animals that do not form a monophylet ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3908579 Pycnogonids Taxa named by Georg Ossian Sars Animals described in 1888