Phronima sedentaria

Phronima sedentaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Suborder: Hyperiidea
Family: Phronimidae
Genus: Phronima
Species:
P. sedentaria
Binomial name
Phronima sedentaria
(Forsskål, 1775) [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Cancer sedentarius Forskål, 1775
  • Phronima atlantica Guérin-Meneville, 1836

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 of the family Phronimidae.[3] Individuals may be found inside barrel-like homes, created most commonly from the tunics of select species of pelagic tunicates; Phronima females appropriate these tunics and rear their young within.[4] P. sedentaria is known to employ multiple feeding strategies and other interesting behaviors, including daily vertical migration.[4][5] The species is also known by the more common names pram bug and barrel shrimp.

  1. ^ Mark Costello, Denise Bellan-Santini (2011). J. Lowry (ed.). "Phronima sedentaria". World Amphipoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
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  3. ^ Aoki, Masakazu N.; Matsumoto-Ohshima, Chie; Hirose, Euichi; Nishikawa, Jun (2013-04-23). "Mother–young cohabitation in Phronimella elongata and Phronima spp. (Amphipoda, Hyperiidea, Phronimidae)". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 93 (6): 1553–1556. Bibcode:2013JMBUK..93.1553A. doi:10.1017/s0025315413000143. ISSN 0025-3154. S2CID 84199774.
  4. ^ a b Diebel, Carol E. (1988-01-01). "Observations on the Anatomy and Behavior of Phronima sedentaria (Forskal) (Amphipoda: Hyperiidea)". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 8 (1): 79–90. doi:10.1163/193724088x00107. ISSN 0278-0372.
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