Articles for tag: Bermuda, biodiversity, Crustaceans, ecosystems, Marine Biology

Bermuda Deep Water Caves

Scientists Unearth Ancient Crustacean Species in Bermuda’s Hidden Caves

Suhail Ahmed

Beneath Bermuda’s bustling cities and sun-kissed beaches lies an undiscovered world full of evolutionary mysteries. Scientists have discovered Tetragoniceps bermudensis, a newly identified species of copepod, in the limestone caves of the Walsingham system, which are part of a complex cave system within Bermuda’s limestone mountains. This tiny crustacean, measuring only a few millimeters, is ...