Isopods: Bathyopsurus (IMAGE)

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Isopods: Bathyopsurus

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An isopod swims backward and upside down in the deep ocean using largepaddle legs, carrying Sargassum algae that has sunk from the surface miles above. 

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Photo Credit: L.Peoples (UMT), NDSF Alvin Group, NSF,©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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