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Brucethoa isro : New Species Of Deep-Sea Isopod

Kumari Sonali

Brucethoa isro : New Species Of Deep-Sea Isopod

Researchers recently named a new species of deep-sea isopod discovered off the Kerala coast after the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

  • Brucethoa isro is a new species of deep-sea isopod discovered off the Kollam coast, Kerala.
  • The tiny fish-parasitic crustacean, belonging to the genus Brucethoa, was recovered from the base of the gill cavity of the Spinyjaw greeneye, a marine fish.
  • It is the second species within this genus to be documented in India.
  • It has been named Brucethoa isro in honour of the Indian space agency’s successful space missions.
  • Females of the species tend to be larger than males. Females grow to about 19 mm in length and 6 mm in width, while males are smaller at around half the size.
  • Isopods are an order of invertebrates (animals without backbones) that belong to the greater crustacean group of animals, which includes crabs and shrimp.
  • They also live in many different types of habitats, from mountains and deserts to the deep sea and they are distributed worldwide.

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