Janiridae
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Carpias
Carpias is a genus of small marine isopods in the family Janiridae, established by Richardson in 1902. Members of this genus belong to the suborder Asellota, a diverse group of mostly benthic crustaceans. The genus contains multiple described species found in marine environments. Records of this genus in biodiversity databases remain limited, with few documented observations.
Carpias minutus
Sargasso Witcher
Carpias minutus is a marine isopod species in the family Janiridae, commonly known as the Sargasso Witcher. The species was described by Richardson in 1902. It is associated with the Sargasso Sea ecosystem, a unique pelagic habitat in the North Atlantic Ocean characterized by floating Sargassum seaweed. The species has been recorded from Bermuda and coastal Brazil (Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo states).