Mysidae - Wikipedia Mysidae is the largest family of crustaceans in the order Mysida, with over 1000 species in around 170 genera [1]
Mysida - Wikipedia Mysida is an order of small, shrimp -like crustaceans in the malacostracan superorder Peracarida Their common name opossum shrimps stems from the presence of a brood pouch or "marsupium" in females The fact that the larvae are reared in this pouch and are not free-swimming characterises the order
Taxonomic Review of the Orders Mysida and Stygiomysida (Crustacea . . . The order Mysida (2 families, 178 genera, 1132 species) contains species across a broad range of habitats, such as subterranean, fresh, brackish, coastal, and surface to deep-sea habitats The Stygiomysida (2 families, 2 genera, 16 species), however, are found primarily in subterranean waters, but always in waters with a marine influence
Mysida (Mysids) - Encyclopedia. com Mysids are sometimes known as opossum shrimps because of the marsupium, or external pouch, formed by specially developed plates on the inner sides of the thoracic limbs of adult females Most mysids are fairly small, between 0 39 and 1 18 in (10 and 30 mm) long
MYSIDAE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of MYSIDAE is a family of small crustaceans (order Mysidacea) that resemble shrimps, have stalked eyes and 6 pairs of leglike appendages each bearing an exopodite, occur in both fresh and salt water, and form an important food supply of valuable fishes and whales
Mysidae - GBIF Mysidae GBIF Secretariat (2023) GBIF Backbone Taxonomy Checklist dataset accessed via GBIF org on 2025-06-13
Mysidae - NCBI - NLM Mysidae is a family of crustacean in the order Mysida (opossum shrimps)
Taxonomic Review of the Orders Mysida and Stygiomysida . . . - PLOS The order Mysida (2 families, 178 genera, 1132 species) contains species across a broad range of habitats, such as subterranean, fresh, brackish, coastal, and surface to deep-sea habitats The Stygiomysida (2 families, 2 genera, 16 species), however, are found primarily in subterranean waters, but always in waters with a marine influence