All eyes on this amazing amphipod 👀⁠ ⁠ While these deep-sea amphipods are highly transparent and essentially invisible in the dark midnight zone, they are quite visible when side-lit by the bright lights of our ROVs.⁠ ⁠ Cystisoma has a complex visual system. They have a curtain-like retina, with widely separated structures called rhabdoms. Rhabdoms are transparent, crystalline receptive structures found in the compound eyes of arthropods (which includes insects, arachnids, and crustaceans). Inc
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Creature of the day - Phronima. 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. Phronima species live in the pelagic zone of the deep ocean. Their bodies are semitransparent. (Wikipedia) 🎥👇🏽 @allthingsmarinelife IG | Angry Trini
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