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The Hyper Eyes of Hyperiids: How Some Shrimp-Like Creatures See Light in the Deep Sea
Hyperiid amphipods are small crustaceans related to sand fleas and distantly...
Tue, 08/19/2014 - 10:47

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Themisto
These Themisto hyperiids live in the top 200 meters of cold waters around the...
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Phronima Alien
This is another view of Phronima from the side. The eyes take up most of the head,...
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Phronima Female and Young
This female hyperiid (Phronima sedentaria) is surrounded by her young, residing in...
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Paraphromina
This much smaller hyperiid (in the genus Paraphromina) has eyes that make up...
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Cystisoma
This hyperiid (in the genus Cystisoma) has only one pair of eyes—but they are...
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Scypholanceola aestiva
Scypholanceola aestiva looks like an armored alien of the deep. It doesn’t have...
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Foraminifera
Microscopic, single-celled organisms called foraminifera have a fossil record that...
Thu, 03/25/2010 - 16:23

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What Exactly Is a Red Tide?
Drifting throughout the ocean, invisible to the naked eye, are innumerable...
August 2018