The specimens were the bycatch of a fishing vessel in the South China Sea, which researchers later bought to study.

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BERHAMPUR: Researchers of department of zoology, Berhampur University in collaboration with Zoological Survey of India(ZSI) have discovered a new species of marine parasitic isopod along the coast ...

Bathynomus paracelensis is a new supergiant Bathynomus species, measuring almost 9 inches long, the study said. Want to read more? Check out our stories here. Bathynomus isopods are divided into ...

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).

Bathynomus isopods are divided into two size-based groups ... DNA analysis were used to identify Bathynomus paracelensis as a new species. The species has a hard, nearly flat exoskeleton made ...

Giant isopods look like monstrously sized woodlice and can live in the deep sea, beyond the reach of daylight. But how much do we really know about the lives of these crustaceans? Despite their ...