Giant Isopod

3D Model

Bathynomus giganteus - More than 20 species of giant isopods are found abundantly in cold- and deep-water locations of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. These crustaceans are distantly related to shrimp and crabs. Giant isopods have been recorded in the West Atlantic from the US coast in Georgia, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. This specimen is part of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reference and research preserved biological specimens and has been surface scanned with a structured light instrument by the USF CDHGI as part of a collaborative digital database project.

The Florida Biodiversity Collections at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) are used by scientists and students as guides as they identify animals collected during research, as sources for research material, or for educational exhibits.