This species of Phronima,an amphipod crustacean,has hollowed out and deposited eggs within the body of a salp. The adult remains with and guards over the eggs until well after thay hatch. This individual was collected between 200 and 400 meters depth in the Gulf of Mexico,2007 | |
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