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Puerto Rico specimen reveals new giant isopod species
A giant isopod specimen originally collected near Puerto Rico and stored in the University of Tübingen's Paleontological Collection has been identified as an entirely new species. The specimen had gone unrecognized for decades within museum archives. This discovery highlights the critical importance of natural history collections in modern biological research. Researchers continue to find undescribed biodiversity hidden away in museum depositories worldwide.