Phronima sp. This amphipod was the inspiration for the character in the movie "Alien".

pincer or clawes from Phronima, the pram bug amphipod, is a small, translucent deep-sea hyperiid amphipod of the family Phronimidae. clawed arms. Phronima are only seen in the wild at great depths, [size of single organism: 2,5 cm]| Schere des "Kinderwagen-Krebs" Phronima (engl. pram bug amphipod)

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