eastern cape scuba diving
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| Scientific name: |
Nymphon signatum-1 |
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| Common name: |
Scarlet sea spider |
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| Taxonomy |
| Phyulm |
Sub Phylum |
Class |
Sub Class |
Order |
Sub Order |
Family |
Sub Family |
Genus |
Species |
| Arthropoda |
Chelicerata |
Pycnogonida |
Not Defined |
Pantopoda |
Eupantopodida |
Nymphonidae |
Not defined |
Nymphon |
Nymphon signatum-1 |
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Short Description:
A small-bodied sea spider with long spindly legs .A lot of colour variations excist but is normally pinkish to deep red and may be patterned with white and blue.Transparent ovigerous legs may be visible hanging beneath the body.Head with two pairs of appendages.
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Identification
features: |
Ovigerous legs present in both sexes |
| Size: |
50mm across |
| Behaviour: |
Slowly moving on reefs |
| Diet: |
Feeding on hydroids |
| Distribution: |
Saldanha to East London |
| Depth: |
1-20m |
| Habitat: |
Subtidal pools and shallow reefs |
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Database Statistics
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eastern cape scuba diving
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