Phronima
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| phylum | Arthropoda | Phronima sedentaria is a species of amphipod crustacean found in the non polar oceans of the world, including the Mediterranean Sea, at a depth of up to 1 km (0.6mi). Females are up to 42 mm (1.7 in) long, while males are only 15 mm (0.6 in) long. Females brood their eggs in the barrel-like shells of salps and pyrosomas after eating the contents. These amphipods prey on krill and zooplankton.
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| subphylum | Crustacea | |
| class | Malacostraca | |
| order | Amphipoda | |
| suborder | Hyperiidea | |
| family | Phronimidae | |
| genus | Phronima | |
| species | P. sedentaria |
