If you thought you had some big ‘pods in your reef tank or your refugium, just wait until you get a look at the newest species of ‘supergiant’ Isopod.Bathynomus raksasais the newest member of these deep sea isopods that are found at extreme depths, living an extremely slow and lethargic lifestyle on the sea floor.
在描述了“达斯·维达”甲壳类动物之前,有16种浴其中7例分为超巨星量uring more than 30 cm, or around a foot in total length. Bathynomus Isopods occur in all the oceans of the world but the newly described B. raksasa is the first record of the giant isopod genus from Indonesia.
用于描述巨型甲壳类动物的类型标本是在苏门答腊岛和爪哇岛之间的Sunda海峡中收集的,深度为957–1259米,或直到深处的大部分!尽管生活在如此深的水域中,但巨型等脚架是这些冷水和低能生态系统的重要组成部分,有助于清理和消耗大型动物的尸体,这些动物在水柱中分解之前到达底部。
您不会在一般的海洋潜水中看到任何这么大的Isopods,但是加勒比海物种经常被收集在公共展览中,甚至适合诸如佛罗里达钥匙馆水族馆这样的示例之类的触摸箱。[动物园这是给出的