A large crustacean that lives in the sea off Vietnam has been designated as a new species and named after Darth Vader. Bathynomus vaderi is a kind of isopod, a group that also includes woodlice.

Because the head of the animal's carapace bared a resemblance to the iconic helmet worn by Darth Vader in "Star ... The creature belongs to a genus of giant isopods found in abundance in deep ...

Pictured: Newly identified giant isopod species Bathynomus vaderi. The creature's species name is a reference to how its head looks like the helmet of the evil Darth Vader in the "Star Wars ...

The jumbo isopod has been named Bathynomus vaderi because its carapaced cranium resembles Darth Vader’s iconic helmet ... South China Sea as well. Like all giant isopods, of which there are ...

Peter Ng examining giant isopods at a seafood market in Hanoi ... a head that resembles Darth Vader's trademark flared helmet. Some of the species' other unique characteristics are described ...

The deep-sea critter, now called Bathynomus vaderi, got its name after researchers noticed its head shared a resemblance to the helmet worn by iconic “Star Wars” villain Darth Vader.

SINGAPORE - A newly discovered species of aquatic supergiant isopod is being widely sold ... so named because its head resembles the helmet of Darth Vader, the antagonist in the Star Wars film ...