Anisopoda

/ˌænɪˈsoʊpədə/ noun

Definition

A group or category of crustaceans characterized by having unequal or asymmetrical legs and appendages.

Etymology

From Greek 'anisos' (unequal) + 'poda' (feet). The plural or taxonomic grouping developed in 19th-century crustacean classification.

Kelly Says

These deep-sea crustaceans are like the aliens of the ocean—with their mismatched, sometimes bizarrely shaped legs, they look like nature's experimental sculptures that somehow learned to walk!

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