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Bathynomus giganteus is a species of aquatic crustacean, of the order Isopoda. It is a member of the giant isopods ( Bathynomus ), and as such it is related—albeit distantly—to shrimps and crabs . [ 2 ]
Bathynomus vaderi can be up to 12.8 inches (0.325 m) in length and 2.2 pounds (0.997 kg) in weight, [4] and is one of the largest known species of isopods. [5] The species is predicted to have a similar habitat to the other giant isopod species Bathynomus jamesi .
Although Bathynomus have been recorded in water as warm as 20 °C (68 °F), they are primarily found in much colder places. [15] For example, during a survey of the deep-sea fauna of Exuma Sound in the Bahamas, B. giganteus was found to be common in water between 3.25 and 13 °C (37.8 and 55.4 °F), but more abundant towards the lower temperature.
The largest species is the giant isopod (Bathynomus pergiganteus), which can reach a length of 45 cm (18 inches) and a weight of 1.7 kg (3.7 lb). [272] Remipedes The largest of these cave-dwelling crustaceans is the species Godzillius robustus, at up to 4.5 cm (1.8 in). [273]
Examination of a 9 m (30 ft) giant squid, the second largest cephalopod, that washed ashore in Norway in 1954 In zoology, deep-sea gigantism or abyssal gigantism is the tendency for species of deep-sea dwelling animals to be larger than their shallower-water relatives across a large taxonomic range.
B. brucei is the largest 'giant' member of Bathynomus, a specimen collected 400 metres below sea level measuring 154 mm (6.1 in) long. [1] Members of the larger 'supergiant' group of Bathynomus species such as B. giganteus and B. kensleyi are known to grow to lengths of almost 20 in (510 mm). [3]
Bathynomus yucatanensis was discovered in the Gulf of Mexico and was initially identified as another larger species, Bathynomus giganteus.The specimen was preserved at Japan’s Enoshima Aquarium, and was later acquired by Dr. Ming-Chih Huang of National University of Tainan’s Department of Biological Sciences and Technology for identification and comparison purposes. [2]
B. giganteus may refer to: Bathynomus giganteus , the giant isopod, the largest known isopod species Blaberus giganteus , the giant cockroach, one of the world's longest roach species