A novel species of parasitic isopod, active in the buccal cavity (mouth space) of marine fishes, has been identified in the Bay of Bengal by researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI). It ...

The scientists studied the specimens to discover distinctive physical features that marked them as a newfound species. B. vaderi is only the second recorded supergiant isopod species discovered in ...

Giant isopods are a distant cousin of crabs and prawns. They are the largest among the thousands of species in the crustacean group, said the NOAA Ocean Exploration on its website. These animals ...

waiting for food to fall from higher in the water column The largest isopods are the species Bathynomus giganteus. When it comes to their size, Miranda describes the crustaceans as being 'more than a ...

SINGAPORE - A newly discovered species of aquatic supergiant isopod is being widely sold at food stalls and restaurants in Vietnam, causing scientists to worry that such isopods could be ...

“The isopod’s way of life really makes us think." Not only in metabolism but also in many other respects, no species consumes energy more intensely than humans do. And from eating to ...