A tiny crustacean pulled from the Pacific seafloor has forced taxonomists to redraw a corner of the tree of life. In a March ...

Rare evidence about the lives of an ancient group of arthropods has been uncovered in the U.S. The findings of the study are published in the journal Biology Letters. The cluster of cyclidan ...

Researchers studying life in the caves of Bermuda have verified the discovery of a new species of tiny crustacean. Findings recently published in the scientific journal ZooKeys said that the copepod ...

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Scientists in New Zealand said Tuesday they have discovered a new species of "ghost shark", a type of fish that prowls the Pacific Ocean floor hunting prey more than a mile down. Researchers have ...

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Crustaceans exhibit a remarkable diversity of reproductive strategies, ranging from broadcast spawning in pelagic shrimps to elaborate brooding in clawed lobsters and land crabs. Sexual maturity is ...

Climate-driven changes in environmental factors influence vulnerable North Atlantic deep-sea (> 200 m depth) benthic ecosystems, leading to species range shifts, habitat loss, or extinctions. Amphipod ...

This book condenses more than three decades' worth of research and published information about the crab Neohelice granulata. It also serves as a reference book for any researcher studying the biology ...

Among the many treasures the sea has bestowed upon us, few are as extraordinarily sweet and enjoyable as the crab. Neanderthals dined on brown crabs nearly 90,000 years ago, leaving charred shells and ...