Isopods are a large, diverse order with ten named
suborders and approximately 10,000species.They are found
in all seas and at all depths, in fresh and brackish waters, and
on land. The Giant isopod Bathynomus giganteus A. Milne
Edwards, 1879(Richardson1905)is the largest marine isopod
species recorded in the world. It is reported to occur in a
wide depth range from 170 to 2,140 m and grows up to
400 mm in length. Bathynomus giganteus was found for the
fIrst time in 1878 off the coast of Dry Tortugas in the Gulf of
Mexico and is reported to have distribution off Gulf of
Mexico; Atlantic Ocean; Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea
(Brusca et at. 1995)
