Giant Isopod
Bathynomus giganteus
Living individuals or members of this group exist today. This does not mean they are safe from extinction.
Crabs, lobsters, shrimp and their hard-shelled relatives.
Classification
- Common name
- Giant Isopod
- Browse group
- Crustaceans
- Scientific name or taxon
- Bathynomus giganteus
- Taxon rank
- species
- Order
- Isopoda
- Family
- Cirolanidae
- Genus
- Bathynomus
- Source classification
- Malacostraca
Taxonomy checked against GBIF. For breeds and hybrids, this describes the listed parent taxon.
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The directory includes species, breeds, hybrids and broader groups. A listed scientific name may identify a parent species rather than a distinct species.
Sources
- A–Z Animals: Giant Isopod · Directory entry
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