| Image ID: | 29474 |
| Common Name: | Deep-sea pram bug |
| Scientific Name: | Phronima sedentaria |
| Description: | Snug as a bug in a rug – this pram bug is secure in its hollowed-out salp home. One curious feature, visible in this photograph, is that the rear two pairs of the pram bug’s legs bend backwards, enabling the animal to hold itself in place within the salp. |
| Location: | Off southeastern New Zealand |
| Keywords: | Deep-sea pram bug, Phronema sedentaria, transparent, New Zealand, barrel salp, Arthropoda, Crustacea, Malacostraca, Amphipoda, Hyperiidea, Hyperiidae |
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