Bathynomus giganteus (giant isopod) A frontal view of Bathynomus giganteus, showing its large, highly reflective compound eyes
Description
English: Front view of Bathynomus giganteus
Deutsch: Riesenassel, Frontansicht
Date 3 September 2005 (uploaded)
Source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:ROACH.JPG
Author friend of User:Borgx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Borgx
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bathynomus_giganteus.jpg
A giant isopod is any of the almost 20 species of large isopods (crustaceans distantly related to the shrimp and crabs, which are decapods) in the genus Bathynomus. They are abundant in cold, deep waters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Bathynomus giganteus, the species upon which the generitype is based, is often considered the largest isopod in the world, though other comparably poorly known species of Bathynomus may reach a similar size (e.g., B. kensleyi). Order: Isopoda, Suborder: Cymothoida, Family: Cirolanidae, Genus: Bathynomus.
