PHYS.Org: Puerto Rico Specimen Reveals New Giant Isopod Species that Went Unrecognized for Decades

A Student Found a New Giant Isopod That Had Been Mislabeled for Decades

A huge bug-like crustacean, roughly 12.7 inches (32.2 centimeters) long, spent over three decades misidentified as a known species as it sat inside the University of Tübingen in Germany.

PHYS.Org: Puerto Rico specimen reveals new giant isopod species that went unrecognized for decades

University of Tübingen identifies new Caribbean giant isopod species from historic collection specimen

Researchers describe Bathynomus tuebingoborikensis from Puerto Rico and trace the evolutionary spread of deep-sea isopods in Scientific Reports. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs Researchers at the University of Tübingen have identified Bathynomus tuebingoborikensis, a previously unknown giant isopod species, after examining a … Read the full press release →