The new Bathynomus species scavenges in the deep ocean.
A colossal, creamy yellow woodlouse relative that has a vague resemblance to Darth Vader has been discovered deep below the ocean surface in the Gulf of Mexico, a new study finds.
Bathynomus species are sometimes called the"Darth Vader of the Seas ," perhaps because their heads share similarities with the"Star Wars" character's helmet, Live Science previously reported. If that's the case then"vanilla Vader" might be an appropriate name for this pale new addition to the genus.
"The ecological diversity of the Gulf of Mexico may be more complex than [previously] thought," study lead author Huang Ming-Chih, an associate professor at the National University of Tainan in Taiwan, told Live Science in an email. Bathynomus species are isopods, an order of crustaceans that includes woodlice. Scavenging in the deep ocean, Bathynomus species are rarely seen by people. The specimen from the Gulf of Mexico used to identify B.
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