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New giant deep-sea isopod discovered in the Gulf of Mexico

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Bathynomus yucatanensis is around 26cm long, 2,500% larger than the common woodlouse. It was found in a baited trap in the Gulf of Mexico off the Yucat�n Peninsula. The species is morphologically distinct from B. giganteus and B. maxeyorum, the authors claim.

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The Hindu

New species of copepod discovered

‘Tortanus dhritiae’ is named after Dr. Dhriti Banerjee, the first woman director of ZSI

2 years ago·India

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Daily Mirror

Giant armoured deep sea creature with 14 legs discovered 2,500ft under the waves

The creepy looking animal has a distinctive creamy-yellow shell and was found living beneath the waves off the Yucatan Peninsula in the Gulf of Mexico - where an asteroid strike wiped out the dinosaurs

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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USA Today

New species alert: Scientists discover giant deep-sea isopod family in Gulf of Mexico

A new yellow isopod was discovered in the Gulf of Mexico by a group of researchers. The species has been identified as Bathonymus yucatanensis.

2 years ago·United States

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CNN

New species of giant deep-sea isopod discovered in the Gulf of Mexico

A new deep-sea crustacean that bears a striking resemblance to the facehuggers from "Alien" has been identified off the Gulf of Mexico.

2 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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KRDO

New species of giant deep-sea isopod discovered in the Gulf of Mexico

By Zoe Sottile, CNNA new deep-sea crustacean that bears a striking resemblance to the facehuggers from “Alien” has been identified off the Gulf of Mexico.The bathynomus yucatanensis is a species of giant isopod, crustaceans that scavenge for food at the bottom of the ocean. Their segmented, fourteen-legged bodies resemble their much smaller relative, the woodlouse. The foot-long size of the giant isopods has been attributed to deep-sea gigantism…

2 years ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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