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giant Antarctic isopod

Glyptonotus antarcticus

Classification

Order
Isopoda

Glyptonotus antarcticus is a benthic marine isopod crustacean in the suborder Valvifera. This relatively large isopod is found in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica. It was first described by James Eights in 1852 and the type locality is the South Shetland Islands.

Distribution

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