The isopod, discovered in the ancient Roman San Antón groundwater ... The absence of pigmentation and significant ocular development are traditional indicators of troglomorphic evolution, ...

Giant isopods are thought to have existed for more than 160 million years, ... and thus food scarcity in the deep ocean may have led to the evolution of gigantism.

This is the third supergiant isopod species discovered in the South China Sea since 2017, researchers said. Photo by Huang M-C, Kawai T (2025) At a fishing port in Taiwan, researchers bought four ...

Intrigued, they captured a few of these animals and, after taking a closer look, realized they’d discovered a new species: Baeticoniscus carmonaensis, or the Carmona isopod. A Baeticoniscus ...

Deep-sea isopods are cousins of terrestrial roly-polies, also known as pill bugs. The newly described pinky-length crustacean was found on a slope of Exuma Sound, southeast of Nassau, at a depth ...

Scientists have discovered a new giant isopod species among the sea creatures held in a Japanese aquarium. This cream-colored crustacean was originally mistaken for its larger relative, called ...

Carmona isopods are about 0.1 inches in length, have segmented bodies with antennae and “large” black eyes, the study said. Photos show the “colorless” new species. A Baeticoniscus ...

Although isopods range widely in size, the new species is about 26 centimeters long and about 2,500% larger than the average woodlouse. With 11 spines, B. yucatanensis is not your typical sea animal.