The deep sea, known for its mysterious life forms, has offered new insights into one of its giants. Once thought rare, the supergiant amphipod Alicella Gigantea has now been found to be widespread and ...

A rarely spotted “supergiant” crustacean related to woodlice is actually a common inhabitant of the sea floor, a new study finds. The deep-sea creature, Alicella gigantea, which can grow up to 34cm ...

Far beneath the wavetops, down into the dark ocean depths, a rarely seen crustacean makes its home. It's called Alicella gigantea, and it's the largest known species of amphipod, a shrimp-like species ...

The study, led by Dr. Paige Maroni from the University of Western Australia's School of Biological Sciences, appears in the journal Royal Society Open Science. Researchers examined 195 records of the ...

How do hyperiid amphipods see in the deep blue sea? Jamie Baldwin-Fergus discusses her research on these small to medium crustaceans living deep in the pelagic waters.

The family Synopiidae (= Tironidae) comprises 69 species in 14 genera, of which 12 new species and 3 new genera are described herein. Keys and diagnoses to the taxa include all described species. The ...