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The Guardian // World

Pint-sized crustacean named after New Zealand brewery to boost interest in marine life

Thursday 14th November 2024, 1:36AM

Tiny isopod is dubbed Pentaceration forkandbrewer in push to engage community with climate-threatened life in local watersNew Zealand scientists have named a tiny snowflake-like crustacean after a Wellington brewery, in an attempt to boost the public’s interest in local marine life.The roughly 1.5mm marine isopod was found in the silty depths off New Zealand’s southern east coast. It helps decompose organic material that drifts to the seabed. Continue reading...

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