Abstract

Isopods include an order of crustaceans including crabs and shrimp, that are marine invertebrates. They support soil fertility and decomposition by chewing and consuming organic debris including fungus, rotting wood, and other decaying plant material. Numerous predators, such as centipedes, spiders, beetles, and tiny animals, consume isopods. Isopods are good for plants as they dig and aerate the soil; they decompose dead plants and other organic debris; and their faeces, known as "frass," fertilises the plants. Isopods are kept in terrariums as pets. The spectacular and most diversified isopod crustaceans are the main topic of this study, along with their usefulness and implications in the investigation of systematics, evolution, biology in general, ecology, and ecosystem services, as well as biodiversity. An auxiliary crucial component of this discussion is the underlying potential for recreation in this sector. This discourse further probes into the multifarious panoramas of the benefits of the isopods vulnerable to the domain of research.

Key words: Isopoda, malacostraca, systematics, microarthropod, oniscidea.