There’s the giant isopod (Bathynomus giganteus), which can ... lavenbergi), with its roughly meter-long tail and gigantic mouth, slinks through the water as delicately as a rhythmic gymnast ...

Giant isopods look like monstrously sized woodlice and can live in the deep sea, beyond the reach of daylight. But how much do we really know about the lives of these crustaceans? Despite their ...

A novel species of parasitic isopod, active in the buccal cavity (mouth space) of marine fishes, has been identified in the Bay of Bengal by researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI).

The isopods were removed from the mouth of the host fish species using a pair of forceps. The collected isopods were ...

SINGAPORE - A newly discovered species of aquatic supergiant isopod is being widely sold at food stalls and restaurants in Vietnam, causing scientists to worry that such isopods could be ...