An aluminum shield enables the amphipod Hirondellea gigas to inhabit deep-sea environments.

The amphipod Hirondellea gigas inhabits the deepest regions of the oceans in extreme high-pressure conditions. However, the mechanisms by which this amphipod adapts to its high-pressure environment remain unknown. In this study, we investigated the elemental content of the exoskeleton of H. gigas sp...

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Main Authors: Hideki Kobayashi, Hirokazu Shimoshige, Yoshikata Nakajima, Wataru Arai, Hideto Takami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0206710