Bathynomus yucatanensis
Bathynomus yucatanensis is a species of aquatic crustacean, of the order Isopoda. It is a member of the giant isopods (Bathynomus), and it is related—albeit distantly—to shrimps and crabs, and more closely to woodlouse. It is the third giant isopod discovered in the Gulf of Mexico and was first mistaken for Bathynomus giganteus, to which is it closely related. It is approx. 10 inches long and 5 inches wide.[1][2] The discovery was announced in August 2022.[3]
| Bathynomus yucatanensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Family: | Cirolanidae |
| Genus: | Bathynomus |
| Species: | B. yucatanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Bathynomus yucatanensis Huang, Kawai & Bruce, 2022 | |
References
- Osborne, Margaret (2022-08-11). "New Species of Deep Sea Isopod Discovered". Smithsonian Magazine.
- Ming-Chih Huang; Tadashi Kawai; Niel L. Bruce (9 August 2022). "A new species of Bathynomus Milne-Edwards, 1879 (Isopoda: Cirolanidae) from the southern Gulf of Mexico with a redescription of Bathynomus jamesi Kou, Chen and Li, 2017 from off Pratas Island, Taiwan". Journal of Natural History. 56 (13–16): 885–921. doi:10.1080/00222933.2022.2086835. ISSN 0022-2933. Wikidata Q113509358.
- "New giant deep-sea isopod discovered in the Gulf of Mexico". EurekAlert! (Press release). 2022-08-09.
External links
Schneider, Jaron (11 August 2022). "Photos of a newly discovered species of large deep-sea isopod". PetaPixel.
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