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Family: Nymphonidae



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267 species (see list below)
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Boreonymphon abyssorum
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Boreonymphon compactum
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Boreonymphon ossiansarsi
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Boreonymphon robustum
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Heteronymphon abyssale
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Heteronymphon bioculatum
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Heteronymphon birsteini
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Max. Length 2.2 cm LS
 
Heteronymphon caecigenum
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Max. Length 1.1 cm LS
 
Heteronymphon exiguum
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Heteronymphon horikoshii
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Heteronymphon krappi
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Heteronymphon ponsitor
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Heteronymphon profundum
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Neonymphon caecum
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Max. Length 9 cm LS
 
Nymphon aculeatum
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Nymphon adami
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Nymphon adareanum
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Nymphon adenense
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Nymphon adenopus
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Nymphon aemulum
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Nymphon aequidigitatum
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Nymphon affine
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Nymphon akanei
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Nymphon akanthochoeros
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Nymphon albatrossi
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Nymphon aldabraense
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Nymphon altioculatum
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Nymphon andamanense
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Nymphon andriashevi
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Nymphon angolense
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Nymphon apheles
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Nymphon apicatum
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Nymphon arabicum
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Nymphon arcuatum
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Nymphon aritai
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Max. Length 2.2 cm LS
 
Nymphon articulare
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Southeast Pacific, Wester

Nymphon australeHodgson, 1902

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Nymphon australe
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Nymphon banzare
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Nymphon barnardi
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Nymphon basispinosum
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Nymphon benthos
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Nymphon bergi
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Nymphon biarticulatum
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Nymphon bicornum
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Nymphon biformidens
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Nymphon bigibbulare
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Nymphon bipunctatum
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Nymphon biserratum
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Nymphon boraborae
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Nymphon bouvieri
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Nymphon brachyrhynchum
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Nymphon braschnikowi
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Nymphon brevicaudatum
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Nymphon brevirostre
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Nymphon brevis
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Nymphon brevitarse
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Max. Length 6 cm LS
 
Nymphon bucuspidum
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Nymphon bullatum
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Nymphon bunyipi
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Nymphon caementarum
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Nymphon caldarium
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Nymphon calypso
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Nymphon capense
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Max. Length 2.4 cm LS
 
Nymphon centrum
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Nymphon chaetochir
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Nymphon chainae
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Nymphon charcoti
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Nymphon citerium
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Nymphon clarencei
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Nymphon cognatum
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Nymphon comes
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Nymphon compactum
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Nymphon conirostrum
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Nymphon crenatiunguis
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Nymphon crosnieri
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Nymphon curvidens
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Max. Length 4.8 cm LS
 
Nymphon dentiferum
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Nymphon diabolus
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Nymphon discorsicoxae
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Nymphon dissimilis
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Nymphon distensum
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Nymphon draconis
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Nymphon dubitabile
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Nymphon duospinum
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Nymphon elegans
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Nymphon elongatum
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Max. Length 5.5 cm LS
 
Nymphon eltaninae
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Nymphon enteonum
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Nymphon falcatum
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Nymphon femorale
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Nymphon filatovae
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Nymphon flindersi
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Nymphon floridanum
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Nymphon forceps
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Nymphon foresti
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Max. Length 2.3 cm LS
 
Nymphon forticulum
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Nymphon fortunatum
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Nymphon foxi
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Nymphon frigidum
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Nymphon galatheae
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Nymphon gerlachei
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Nymphon giltayi
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Nymphon giraffa
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Nymphon glabrum
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Fenwick, David

Northeast Atlantic

Nymphon gracileLeach, 1814

Photo by Fenwick, David
 
Nymphon gracile
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Nymphon gracilipes
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Nymphon granulatum
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Nymphon grossipes
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Nymphon grus
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Nymphon gruveli
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Nymphon gruzovi
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Nymphon gunteri
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Nymphon hadale
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Nymphon hamatum
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Nymphon hampsoni
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Nymphon hedgpethi
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Nymphon heterodenticulatum
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Nymphon heterodentum
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Nymphon heterospinum
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Max. Length 8.1 cm LS
 
Nymphon hiemale
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Max. Length 1.3 cm TRKL
 
Nymphon hirsutum
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Nymphon hirtipes
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Nymphon hirtum
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Nymphon hodgsoni
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Nymphon immane
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Nymphon improcerum
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Nymphon inaequipes
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Nymphon inerme
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Nymphon inferum
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Nymphon infundibulum
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Max. Length 2.5 cm LS
 
Nymphon inornatum
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Nymphon isaenki
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Nymphon japonicum
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Nymphon kensleyi
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Nymphon kodanii
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Nymphon kurilense
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Nymphon kurilokamchaticum
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Nymphon lanare
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Nymphon laterospinum
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Nymphon leptocheles
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Nymphon lituus
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Nymphon lobatum
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Nymphon lomani
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Nymphon longicaudatum
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Nymphon longicollum
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Nymphon longicoxa
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Nymphon longimanum
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Nymphon longispinum
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Nymphon longitarse
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Nymphon macabou
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Nymphon macilentum
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Max. Length 0.9 cm LS
 
Nymphon macquariensis
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Nymphon macrochelatum
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Nymphon macronyx
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Nymphon macrum
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Nymphon maculatum
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Nymphon maldivense
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Nymphon maoriana
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Nymphon maruyamai
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Nymphon mauretanicum
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Max. Length 0.9 cm LS
 
Nymphon megacheles
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Nymphon megalops
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Nymphon mendosum
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Nymphon microctenatum
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Nymphon microgracilipes
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Nymphon micronesicum
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Nymphon micronyx
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Nymphon micropedes
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Nymphon microrhynchum
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Nymphon microsetosum
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Nymphon modestum
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Nymphon molleri
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Nymphon molum
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Max. Length 6.1 cm LS
 
Nymphon monothrix
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Nymphon multidens
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Nymphon multituberculatum
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Nymphon nakamurai
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Nymphon natalense
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Nymphon neelovi
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Nymphon neumayri
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Nymphon nipponense
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Nymphon novaecaledoniae
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Nymphon novaehollandiae
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Nymphon nugax
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Nymphon obesum
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Nymphon ochoticum
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Nymphon ohshimai
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Nymphon okudai
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Nymphon orcadense
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Nymphon ortmanni
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Max. Length 4.4 cm LS
 
Nymphon pagophilum
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Nymphon paralobatum
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Nymphon parasiticum
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Nymphon parum
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Max. Length 2.8 cm LS
 
Nymphon paucidens
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Nymphon paucituberculatum
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Nymphon pedunculatum
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Nymphon petri
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Nymphon pfefferi
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Nymphon phasmatodes
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Nymphon pilosum
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Nymphon pixellae
[Giant sea spider]
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Nymphon pleodon
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Nymphon polyglia
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Nymphon primacoxa
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Max. Length 3.8 cm LS
 
Nymphon proceroides
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Nymphon procerum
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Nymphon profundum
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Nymphon prolatum
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Nymphon proximum
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Nymphon pseudogracilipes
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Nymphon puellula
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Nymphon pumillum
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Max. Length 2.5 cm LS
 
Nymphon punctum
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Nymphon quadriclavus
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Nymphon residuum
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Nymphon rottnesti
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Nymphon rubrum
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Nymphon rybakovi
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Max. Length 3.1 cm LS
 
Nymphon sabellum
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Nymphon sandersi
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Nymphon schimkewitschi
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Nymphon schmidti
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Nymphon scotiae
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Nymphon serratidentatum
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Nymphon serratum
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Nymphon setimanus
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Nymphon setipedes
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Nymphon signatum
[Scarlet sea spider]
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Nymphon simulare
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Nymphon simulatum
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Nymphon singulare
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Nymphon sluiteri
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Nymphon soyoi
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Nymphon spicatum
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Nymphon spinifex
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Nymphon spiniventris
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Nymphon spinosissimum
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Nymphon stenocheir
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Nymphon stipulum
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Nymphon stocki
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Nymphon striatum
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Nymphon stromi
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Max. Length 0.3 cm TRKL
 
Nymphon subtile
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Nymphon surinamense
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Nymphon tanypalpes
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Nymphon tenellum
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Max. Length 3.8 cm LS
 
Nymphon tenuipes
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Nymphon tripectinatum
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Max. Length 4.6 cm LS
 
Nymphon trispinum
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