Bathynomus giganteus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the bathynomus giganteus lives – recorded in 11 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Bathynomus giganteus
Group	Crabs, lobsters & shrimps
Found in	11 countries
Continents	Asia, North America, South America
Class	Crustacean
Order	Isopoda
Family	Cirolanidae

Where does the bathynomus giganteus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the bathynomus giganteus in 11 countries and territories across Asia, North America and South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the bathynomus giganteus?

The bathynomus giganteus (Bathynomus giganteus) is a crustacean in the order Isopoda and the family Cirolanidae, genus Bathynomus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the bathynomus giganteus

Bathynomus giganteus is a species of aquatic crustacean, of the order Isopoda. It is a member of the giant isopods (Bathynomus), and as such it is related—albeit distantly—to shrimps and crabs. It was the first Bathynomus species ever documented and was described in 1879 by French zoologist Alphonse Milne Edwards after the isopod was found in fishermen's nets off the coast of the Dry Tortugas in the Gulf of Mexico.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bathynomus giganteus (revision 1332943666), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1366514 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).