Phronima is a genus of small, deep sea hyperiid amphipods of the family Phronimidae. It is found throughout the world's oceans, except in polar regions.[1]Phronima species live in the pelagic zone of the deep ocean. Their bodies are semitransparent. Although commonly known as parasites, they are more technically correctly called parasitoids.[2] Instead of constantly feeding on a live host, females attack salps, using their mouths and claws to eat the animal and hollow out its gelatinous shell.[3]Phronima females then enter the barrel and lay their eggs inside, then propel the barrel through the water as the larvae develop, providing them with fresh food and water.[3]
^James K. Lowry (2003). "Phronimidae". Peracarida : Amphipoda, Cumacea, Mysidacea. Volume 2, Part 2 of Crustacea: Malacostraca in Zoological catalogue of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 339–344. ISBN 978-0-643-06902-2.
^Katie O'Dwyer (February 3, 2014). "Meet Phronima, The Barrel-Riding Parasite That Inspired The Movie Alien". Live Science.
^ abDamond Benningfield (June 8, 2008). "Phronima". Science and the Sea. University of Texas Marine Science Institute. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
Phronima sedentaria is a species of amphipod crustaceans found in oceans at a depth of up to 1 km (0.6 mi). They are large in size relative to other members...
mother as Phronima, daughter of Etearchus or Eteachos by his first wife, was King of Oaxus (a city on the Greek island of Crete). Phronima’s stepmother...
Phronimidae are a family of amphipod crustaceans, containing two genera: Phronima Latreille, 1802 Phronimella Claus, 1862 Jim Lowry, Mark Costello & Denise...
atlanticum. Other amphipods also lived there, including the hyperiids Phronima and Phronimella spp. Predators of P. atlanticum include various bony fishes...
vertical migration into oxygen minimum zones for the hyperiid amphipod Phronima sedentaria". Journal of Plankton Research. 37 (5): 897–911. doi:10.1093/plankt/fbv066...
past, Asymmetron inferum was described as a new species, and Shinkaia, Phronima sedentaria, and Bentheogennema borealis were exhibited for the first time...
and Cyrene. Arcesilaus’ paternal grandparents were the Cretan Princess Phronima and the distinguished Therean nobleman called Polymnestus. Very little...
2018-08-30. Retrieved 2019-11-01. James Gorman (March 22, 2018). "The Ruthless Phronima, and Other Hidden Wonders of the Sea". The New York Times. AMNH Staff....
MPA) (Luderitz to Cape Peninsula) Family Phronimidae Pram bug amphipod, Phronima sedentaria (Forskål, 1775), (TMNP MPA). (St Helena Bay to north KZN) Family...
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