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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.
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