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The ostracod reminds me also of the giant Gigantocypris, but Macrocypridina seem to have proportionally longer antennae, so this may be a better match than Gigantocypris. The other crustacean is not a decapod larva but a phronimid amphipod, possibly Phronima sedentaria. These feed on salps and use their emptied gelatinous shell as shelter. So this may also be the first ever thaliacean figure, even if it's a dead one! By the way, the entire set is great, the other figures look better than almost every other previously released figure representing those species. Especially the oarfish.
I've definitely got to get the coelacanth, the dumbo octopus and the frilled shark. I know there's a whole parade of coelacanths out there, but how many frilled sharks have been made?
Looks like they are doing two deep sea sets, one in June and one in July.Sean, looks like an interesting fish in this set. Otherwise a lot of duplicates. I think the isopod might be the same from their set a couple years ago (the size is the same...)imagur
It is actually 'Ikimon' instead of 'Ichimon'.