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Received: 24 December 2023

Revised: 14 March 2024

Accepted: 5 May 2024

First Online: 18 May 2024

Declarations

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: The authors declare no competing interests.

: All applicable international, national, and/or institutional guidelines for animal testing, animal care, and use of animals were followed by the authors.

: All necessary permits for sampling and observational field studies have been obtained by the authors from the competent authorities and are mentioned in the acknowledgements, if applicable. The study is compliant with CBD and Nagoya protocols.

: All isopods obtained during the KH23-05 expedition are currently stored in the Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Germany, as well as in the Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute of the University of Tokyo in Kashiwa, Japan, and Hokkaido University, Japan. Species that are being described will be deposited in the natural history collections of Senckenberg and the Museum in the National Museum of Nature and Science Tokyo according to the ICZN.

: AB wrote the manuscript. SK and YK designed the expedition and cared about the necessary logistics. All authors sampled, sorted, and identified the material on board of RV <i>Hakuho Maru</i>. All authors read, edited, and approved the manuscript.