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Nymphopsis muscosa Loman
Nymphopsis muscosus Loman, 1908:52, pl. 13: figs. 175–188.
Nymphopsis muscosa.—Utinomi, 1971a:335 [literature],—Nakamura, 1987: 34–36, pls. 31, 32, 40.
MATERIAL EXAMINED.—HONSHU: Sagami Bay, off Kisami, 33–41 m, 4 Dec 1981 (2, 1, 1 juv); 26–35 m, 24 Aug 1983 (1).
DISTRIBUTION.—This species has been found in scattered localities from Malaysia and the Philippines to localities in Sagami Bay in 12 to 300 meters.
Paranymphon magnidigitatum Hong and Kim
Paranymphon magnidigitalum Hong and Kim, 1987:150–152, figs. 10, 11.
MATERIAL EXAMINED.—HONSHU: Sagami Bay, off Shimoda, 49 m, 9 Sep 1987 (2); 79–80 m, 9 Sep 1987 (1 juv).
DISTRIBUTION.—This species was described with five specimens from two locations in the Yellow Sea off SW Korea in 59–68 meters. The above three specimens extend its known distribution to eastern Honshu and expand the known depth range to 49–80 meters.
- bibliographic citation
- Nakamura, K. and Child, C. Allan. 1991. "Pycnogonida of Waters Adjacent to Japan." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-74. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.512
Habitat
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van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO).
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