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Brucethoa isro

  • 21 Mar 2024

Researchers discover a new species of deep-sea isopod off the Kollam coast and name it Brucethoa isro in honor of ISRO's successful space missions.

  • Researchers name a new species of deep-sea isopod after the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
  • Brucethoa isro discovered off the Kollam coast, parasitizing the Spinyjaw greeneye fish.
  • Identified by P. T. Aneesh, A.K. Helna, and A. Biju Kumar, the same team that described Brucethoa as a new genus in 2020.
  • Brucethoa isro represents a fascinating addition to the scientific understanding of marine parasitism.
  • Females of the species are larger than males, with distinctive morphology and behavior.
  • Second species within the Brucethoa genus documented in India.