Bathynomus giganteus - Giant Isopod

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Bathynomus giganteus - Giant Isopod

Description

Bathynomus giganteus (Giant Isopod) specimen obtained in a baited trap. It was identified as Bathynomus giganteus/ Milne-Edwards, 1879 (Isopoda,Cirolaridae) common for the Atlantic and reported previously for Venezuela. It was identified by the muesum in Caracas, Venezuela.

Item Type:Image
Title:Bathynomus giganteus - Giant Isopod
Creator(s):Jones, Daniel
Identification:Jones, Daniel
Date:26 July 2007
Copyright:SERPENT project
Classification:Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) > Class Malacostraca (Crabs, krill, pill bugs, shrimps, prawns) > Order Isopoda (Isopods)
Species:Bathynomus giganteus
Site:Atlantic > Venezuelan Basin
Site Description:Seafloor
Depth (m):543
Latitude:9 deg 44' 07" N
Longitude:59 deg 44' 60" W
Countries:South America > Venezuela
Habitat:Seafloor
Substratum:fine sediment
Rig:Transocean Sovereign Explorer
Project Partners:Statoil, Transocean, Subsea 7
ROV:Centurion 38 HD
Keywords:Bathynomus giganteus, Giant Isopod, Orca, Venezuela
Deposited By:Dr Daniel Jones
Deposited On:12 February 2010

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