An isopod swims backward and upside down in the deep ocean using largepaddle legs, carrying Sargassum algae that has sunk from the surface miles above. Sinking Forests of Algae Bring Food to the Deep ...
An “unusual” isopod found in a volcanic environment on the ocean floor belongs to a new species, according to a new study. Photo from Tim Marshall, UnSplash Twenty-two years ago, researchers pulled up ...
Meet the animal kingdom’s newest little guy. This is Booralana nickorum, a recently described species of deep-sea isopod found in The Bahamas. It is a cirolanid isopod—a member of the family ...