Say hello to Strawberry Claws, a large new-to-science species of hermit crab recently described by Queensland Museum ...

As a first step toward species conservation, we conducted a taxonomic study of amphipod Crustacea, which boasts high species ...

The Melita panda, a newly classified amphipod species found in Japan, illustrates the critical role of taxonomy in ...

Decades ago, Shigeyuki Yamato scanned the shallow coastal waters of southeastern Japan and saw something stand out from the ...

THE restriction of increase of size to the immediate post-ecdysal period is a feature of growth peculiar to Arthropods. The rapidity of the increment suggests that it is due merely to inflation of ...

Meet Melita panda, a newly discovered black-and-white crustacean with panda-like coloring, revealing Japan's coastal biodiversity.

Miranda Lowe, Principal Curator of Crustacea, explains some of what we know so far about these giant waterborne relatives of the pill bug. There are a lot of animals living on the seabed that seem ...

An Aussie museum was adding new shells to its collection when one of its experts noticed something fascinating hidden inside.

A study undertaken by a student at The University of Manchester has revealed a severe level of microplastic pollution within ...

"Study on the amphipod Crustacea in the coastal zone of Japan is lagging behind. In order to accurately assess species diversity, taxonomic studies are necessary. We hope the discovery of a new ...