Nymphon brevitarse is a species of sea spider first described by Henrik Nikolai Krøyer in 1844.[1]
| Nymphon brevitarse | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Pycnogonida |
| Order: | Pantopoda |
| Family: | Nymphonidae |
| Genus: | Nymphon |
| Species: | N. brevitarse
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| Binomial name | |
| Nymphon brevitarse Krøyer, 1844
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Habitat
editThis species inhabits the benthic zone. It is found between the shelf and the slope of the ocean floor at a depth of around 100-200m.[2]
Distribution
editFound in the Pacific and Arctic oceans. Has been noted to be a northern species.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Nymphon brevitarse Krøyer, 1844". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ^ a b "Nymphon brevitarse". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ^ "Macrobenthos of the North Sea - Pycnogonida: Welcome". ns-pycnogonida.linnaeus.naturalis.nl. Retrieved 2023-03-11.