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Unlike the
other suborders of Amphipoda,
hyperiids are
exclusively marine and do not
occur in
fresh water.
Hyperiids are
distinguished by
their large eyes...
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contraction of the bell.
Larger specimens are
frequently found with
symbiotic hyperiid amphipods attached to the subumbrella, or even
occasionally living inside...
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pelagic invertebrates include krill, copepods, jellyfish,
decapod larvae,
hyperiid amphipods,
rotifers and cladocerans. Thorson's rule
states that benthic...
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significantly reducing surface reflection.
Cystisoma are the
largest of
hyperiids,
reaching lengths over 100 mm.
Cystisoma inhabit the dim
epipelagic and...
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which they
mature after 2–3 years. They feed
mainly on copepods, but also
hyperiids and euphausiids. This
species reaches a
length of 11.2 cm (4.4 in). The...
- medusae, siphonop****s,
colonial radiolarians and ctenop****s, and most
hyperiids are ****ociated with
gelatinous animals during some part of
their life...
- predators—against the
faint light of the sky above. Accordingly,
deeper water hyperiids,
where the
light against which the
silhouettes must be
compared is dimmer...
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moving closer to the
surface at
night to feed on copepods,
euphausiids and
hyperiids.
Spawning appears to
occur between September and December. It was first...
- PMC 10127032. PMID 37170150. "Comparative
Anatomy of the
Alimentary Canal of
Hyperiid Amphipods".
Journal of
Crustacean Biology. 14 (2): 346–370. 1994. doi:10...
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Phronima is a
genus of small, deep sea
hyperiid amphipods of the
family Phronimidae. It is
found throughout the world's oceans,
except in
polar regions...
