Isopod, Glyptonotus antarcticus
Specimen collected by Robert Falcon Scott's British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition. It had a broad scientific programme and collected thousands of geological and zoological specimens. This giant Antarctic isopod, a type of marine crustacean related to woodlice, was collected from North Bay. It is found throughout Antarctica and the Antarctic peninsula
Picture No
10987241
Media ID
47626749
Size
2682px x 3580px
(1.9MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Natural History Museum
Source
The Natural History Museum, London
Date
1910
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