Giant isopod - Wikipedia
A giant isopod is any of the almost 20 species of large isopods in the genus Bathynomus. They are abundant in the cold, deep waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans.
Bathynomus giganteus - Wikipedia
Bathynomus giganteus is a species of aquatic crustacean, of the order Isopoda. It is a member of the giant isopods (Bathynomus), and as such it is related—albeit distantly—to shrimps and crabs. [2]
Meet The Giant Isopod, The 20-Inch-Long 'Sea Cockroach' - All …
2020年10月2日 · Also known as Bathynomus giganteus, the giant isopod is the biggest isopod in the world. Famous for feasting on dead whales, fish, and squids, it's one of the creepiest sea creatures on the ocean floor.
New supergiant 'Darth Vader' sea bug discovered in South China …
2025年1月14日 · Bathynomus vaderi belongs to the genus Bathynomus — giant isopods that are abundant in cold, deep waters. It is a "supergiant," weighing over 2.2 pounds (1 kilogram) and growing up to 12.8 ...
Meet the Giant Isopod of the Deep Sea - Ocean Conservancy
2023年9月21日 · The deep-sea isopod, or Bathynomus giganteus, is the biggest isopod species of this order, growing anywhere from 11 to 20 inches in length. This is thanks to deep-sea gigantism, a phenomenon in which deep-sea dwellers tend to be larger than their shallower-water or land-dwelling family members.
Giant Isopod | Online Learning Center | Aquarium of the Pacific
Bathynomus giganteus The gigantism of the giant isopod may be an adaptation to the extreme pressure of the deep ocean they inhabit. Giant isopods are one of the largest crustaceans and the largest known member of the isopod family, a group of crustaceans that are closely related to shrimp and crabs.
Giant isopod | Animals | Monterey Bay Aquarium
The giant isopod (Bathynomus giganteus) roams the deep seafloor feasting on fish carcasses and other debris that fall from above. Of thousands of species of isopods, it's the largest and among the most mysterious.
Bathynomus giganteus - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on
Bathynomus giganteus is a species of aquatic crustacean, of the order Isopoda. It is a member of the giant isopods (Bathynomus), and as such it is related—albeit distantly—to shrimps and crabs.
What is an isopod? - NOAA Ocean Exploration
The largest isopod species are those from the genus Bathynomus. These animals live in the deep sea, and (like many animals that live in the deep) they are much larger than their shallow-water relatives.
‘Darth Vader’ of the sea: Giant sea bug found off Vietnam coast, …
5 天之前 · The largest among the newly identified specimens of Bathynomus vaderi (B. vaderi) stretches to some 32.5cm in length and weighs over 1kg, according to a study published on Jan 14 in ZooKeys, a ...