They were encountered by the Federation starship USS Voyager in 2376 in the form of Abaddon, the owner of Abaddon's Repository of Lost Treasures. The program of a shuttle that would be known as Alice manifested itself to Abaddon in the form of this species. (VOY: "Alice") At least one female member of this species had been assimilated by the Borg and was a member of Unimatrix Zero. (VOY: "Unimatrix Zero")