Nymphon
Nymphon is a genus of sea spiders in the family Nymphonidae. The species within this genus are all benthic organisms found in most major oceans across the globe from the littoral zones to the deep sea, with a strong distribution around polar regions: Arctic and Antarctic waters. Out of the sea spider genus, Nymphon is the most diverse with over 200 species had been described, with a majority of them being found in the Southern Ocean region. This genus may also contain bioluminescent species.
Distribution
Sea spiders in general are found all around the globe. The Nymphon genus has been commonly found in waters of higher latitudes and is associated with polar regions and having a more circumpolar distribution than other genus of sea spider. They are extremely abundant within polar regions, with Nymphon having the most species found in polar waters. In relation to the benthos, mainly inhabit marine fauna and are often found around sessile communities.
Feeding
Generally, it is thought that Nymphon feed on hydroids, actinians, bryozoans, molluscs, annelids, crustaceans, and detritus. They have strong associations with corals and algae. However, feeding behavior in relation to coral and algae has not been observed and there is no current evidence of finding coral or algae material in their gut.
Species
Nymphon aculeatum Child, 1994Nymphon adami Giltay, 1937Nymphon adareanum Hodgson, 1907Nymphon adenense Muller, 1989Nymphon adenopus Stock, 1991Nymphon aemulum Stock, 1975Nymphon aequidigitatum Haswell, 1885Nymphon akanei Nakamura & Child, 1983Nymphon akanthochoeros Bamber & Thurston, 1995Nymphon albatrossi Hedgpeth, 1949Nymphon aldabrense Child, 1988Nymphon andamanense Calman, 1923Nymphon andriashevi Pushkin, 1993Nymphon angolense Gordon, 1932Nymphon apertum Turpaeva, 2004Nymphon apheles Child, 1979Nymphon apicatum Stock, 1991Nymphon arabicum Calman, 1938Nymphon arcuatum Child, 1995Nymphon aritai Nakamura & Child, 1991Nymphon articulare Hodgson, 1908Nymphon australe Hodgson, 1902Nymphon banzare Gordon, 1944Nymphon barnardi Arnaud & Child, 1988Nymphon basispinosum Hilton, 1942Nymphon benthos Hedgpeth, 1949Nymphon bergi Losina-Losinsky, 1961Nymphon biarticulatum Nymphon bicornum Arnaud & Child, 1988Nymphon biformidens Stock, 1974Nymphon bigibbulare Losina-Losinsky, 1961Nymphon biserratum Losina-Losinsky, 1961Nymphon boogoora Bamber, 2008Nymphon boraborae Muller, 1990Nymphon bouvieri Gordon, 1932Nymphon brachyrhynchum Hoek, 1881Nymphon braschnikowi Schimkewitsch, 1906Nymphon brevicaudatum Miers, 1875Nymphon brevirostre Hodge, 1863Nymphon brevis Nakamura & Child, 1991Nymphon brevitarse Krøyer, 1838Nymphon bucuspidum Child, 1995Nymphon bullatum Stock, 1992Nymphon bunyipi Clark, 1963Nymphon caementarum Stock, 1975Nymphon caldarium Stock, 1987Nymphon calypso Fage, 1959Nymphon centrum Child, 1997Nymphon chaetochir Utinomi, 1971Nymphon chainae Child, 1982Nymphon charcoti Bouvier, 1911Nymphon citerium Nakamura & Child, 1991Nymphon clarencei Gordon, 1932Nymphon cognatum Loman, 1928Nymphon comes Flynn, 1928Nymphon compactum Hoek, 1881Nymphon conirostrum Stock, 1973Nymphon crenatiunguis Barnard, 1946Nymphon crosnieri Stock, 1965Nymphon curvidens Stock, 1990Nymphon dentiferum Child, 1997Nymphon diabolum Child, 1988Nymphon discorsicoxae Child, 1982Nymphon dissimilis Hedgpeth, 1949Nymphon distensum Möbius, 1902Nymphon draconum Child, 1990Nymphon dubitabile Stock, 1973Nymphon duospinum Hilton, 1942Nymphon elegans Hansen, 1887Nymphon elongatum Hilton, 1942Nymphon eltaninae Child, 1995Nymphon enteonum Child, 2002Nymphon falcatum Utinomi, 1955Nymphon femorale Fage, 1956Nymphon filatovae Turpaeva, 1993Nymphon floridanum Hedgpeth, 1948Nymphon forceps Nakamura & Child, 1991Nymphon foresti Fage, 1953Nymphon forticulum Child, 1995Nymphon fortunatum Stock, 1997Nymphon foxi Calman, 1927Nymphon frigidum Hodgson, 1907Nymphon galatheae Fage, 1956Nymphon gerlachei Giltay, 1935Nymphon giltayi Hedgpeth, 1948Nymphon giraffa Loman, 1908Nymphon glabrum Child, 1995Nymphon gracile Leach, 1814Nymphon gracilipes Miers, 1875Nymphon granulatum Arnaud & Child, 1988Nymphon grossipes Nymphon grus Stock, 1991Nymphon gruveli Bouvier, 1910Nymphon gruzovi Pushkin, 1993Nymphon gunteri Hedgpeth, 1949Nymphon hadale Child, 1982Nymphon hamatum Hoek, 1881Nymphon hampsoni Child, 1982Nymphon hedgpethi Stock, 1953Nymphon helleri Bohm, 1879Nymphon heterodenticulatum Hedgpeth, 1941Nymphon heterodentum Turpaeva, 1991Nymphon heterospinum Hedgpeth, 1949Nymphon hiemale Hodgson, 1907Nymphon hirsutum Child, 1995Nymphon hirtipes Bell, 1853Nymphon hirtum Nymphon hodgsoni Schimkewitsch, 1913Nymphon immane Stock, 1954Nymphon improcerum Nakamura & Child, 1991Nymphon inaequipes Stock, 1992Nymphon inerme Fage, 1956Nymphon inferum Child, 1995Nymphon infundibulum Nakamura & Child, 1991Nymphon inornatum Child, 1995Nymphon isaenki Pushkin, 1993Nymphon japonicum Ortmann, 1891Nymphon kensleyi Child, 1988Nymphon kodanii Hedgpeth, 1949Nymphon kurilense Losina-Losinsky, 1961Nymphon kurilocompactum Turpaeva, 2004Nymphon kurilokamchaticum Turpaeva, 1971Nymphon lanare Hodgson, 1907Nymphon laneum Turpaeva, 2006Nymphon laterospinum Stock, 1963Nymphon leptocheles Sars, 1888Nymphon lituus Child, 1979Nymphon lobatum Stock, 1962Nymphon lomani Gordon, 1944Nymphon longicaudatum Carpenter, 1904Nymphon longicollum Hoek, 1881Nymphon longicoxa Hoek, 1881Nymphon longimanum Sars, 1888Nymphon longispinum Nakamura & Child, 1991Nymphon longitarse Krøyer, 1844Nymphon longituberculatum Olsen, 1913Nymphon macabou Muller, 1990Nymphon macilentum Stock, 1981Nymphon macquariensis Child, 1995Nymphon macrochelatum Pushkin, 1993Nymphon macronyx Sars, 1877Nymphon macrum Wilson, 1880Nymphon maculatum Carpenter, 1910Nymphon maldivense Clark, 1961Nymphon maoriana Clark, 1958Nymphon maruyamai Nakamura & Child, 1991Nymphon mauritanicum Fage, 1942Nymphon megacheles Child, 1988Nymphon megalops Sars, 1877Nymphon mendosum Nymphon microctenatum Barnard, 1946Nymphon microgracilipes Pushkin, 1993Nymphon micronesicum Child, 1982Nymphon micronyx Sars, 1888Nymphon micropedes Hedgpeth, 1949Nymphon microrhynchum G.O. Sars, 1888Nymphon microsetosum Hilton, 1942Nymphon modestum Stock, 1959Nymphon molleri Clark, 1963Nymphon molum Hilton, 1942Nymphon monothrix Child, 1995Nymphon multidens Gordon, 1932Nymphon multituberculatum Gordon, 1944Nymphon nagannuense Takahashi, Kajihara & Mawatari, 2012Nymphon nakamurai Stock, 1994Nymphon natalense Flynn, 1928Nymphon neelovi Pushkin, 1993Nymphon neumayri Gordon, 1932Nymphon nipponense Hedgpeth, 1949Nymphon novaecaledoniae Stock, 1991Nymphon novaehollandiae Clark, 1963Nymphon nugax Stock, 1966Nymphon obesum Arnaud & Child, 1988Nymphon ochoticum Losina-Losinsky, 1961Nymphon ohshimai Hedgpeth, 1949Nymphon okudai Nakamura & Child, 1991Nymphon orcadense Nymphon ortmanni Helfer, 1938Nymphon pagophilum Child, 1995Nymphon paralobatum Arnaud & Child, 1988Nymphon parasiticum Merton, 1906Nymphon parum Stock, 1991Nymphon paucidens Gordon, 1932Nymphon paucituberculatum Gordon, 1944Nymphon pedunculatum Arnaud & Child, 1988Nymphon perlucidum Hoek, P.P.C., 1881Nymphon petri Turpaeva, 1993Nymphon pfefferi Loman, 1923Nymphon phasmatodes Bohm, 1879Nymphon pilosum Möbius, 1902Nymphon pixellae Scott, 1912Nymphon plectrum Takahashi, Kajihara & Mawatari, 2012Nymphon pleodon Stock, 1962Nymphon polyglia Bamber, 2004Nymphon premordicum Child, 1995Nymphon primacoxa Stock, 1968Nymphon proceroides Bouvier, 1913Nymphon procerum Hoek, 1881Nymphon profundum Hilton, 1942Nymphon prolatum Fage, 1942Nymphon proximum Calman, 1915Nymphon pseudogracilipes Pushkin, 1993Nymphon puellula Krapp, 1973Nymphon pumillum Nakamura & Child, 1991Nymphon punctum Child, 1995Nymphon quadriclavus Nakamura & Child, 1991Nymphon residuum Stock, 1971Nymphon rottnesti Child, 1975Nymphon rybakovi Pushkin, 1993Nymphon sabellum Child, 1995Nymphon sandersi Child, 1982Nymphon sarsii Meinert, 1899Nymphon schimkewitschi Losina-Losinsky, 1929Nymphon schmidti Losina-Losinsky, 1961Nymphon scotiae Stock, 1981Nymphon serratidentatum Arnaud & Child, 1988Nymphon serratum G. O. Sars, 1879Nymphon setimanus Barnard, 1946Nymphon setipedes Child, 1988Nymphon signatum Möbius, 1902Nymphon simulare Child, C.A., 1992Nymphon simulatum Nakamura & Child, 1991Nymphon singulare Stock, 1954Nymphon sluiteri Hoek, 1901Nymphon soyoi Utinomi, 1955Nymphon spinifex Stock, 1997Nymphon spiniventris Stock, 1953Nymphon stenocheir Norman, 1908Nymphon stipulum Child, 1990Nymphon stocki Utinomi, 1955Nymphon striatum Losina-Losinsky, 1929Nymphon stroemi Krøyer, 1844Nymphon subtile Loman, 1923Nymphon surinamense Stock, 1975Nymphon tanypalpes Child, 1988Nymphon tenellum Nymphon tenuimanum Hodgson, 1915Nymphon tenuipes Bouvier, 1911Nymphon torulum Child, 1998Nymphon tricuspidatum Soler-Membrives & Munilla, 2011Nymphon tripectinatum Turpaeva, 1971Nymphon trispinum Child, 1998Nymphon trituberculum Child, 1995Nymphon tuberculare Losina-Losinsky, 1961Nymphon tubiferum Stock, 1978Nymphon typhlops Hodgson, 1915Nymphon uncatum Child, 1998Nymphon unguiculatum Hodgson, 1915Nymphon uniunguiculatum Losina-Losinsky, 1933Nymphon vacans Child, 1997Nymphon villosum Hodgson, 1907Nymphon vulcanellum Stock, 1992Nymphon vulsum Stock, 1986Nymphon walvisense Stock, 1981Nymphon zundianum Pushkin, 1993