Kingdom Animalia Class Malacostraca Phylum Arthropoda Order Mysida | Subphylum Crustacea Family Mysidae Rank Genus | |
Similar Americamysis bahia, Mysida, Inland silverside, Neomysis integer, Menidia | ||
Mysid shrimp americamysis bahia
Americamysis is a genus of mysid shrimps in the family Mysidae. The sensitivity of these shrimps to water quality makes them suitable for bioassays. Americamysis bahia and Americamysis almyra, which are used frequently to test for pesticides and other toxic substances, are often referred to as Mysidopsis bahia and Mysidopsis almyra in the literature.
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Americamysis bahia
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
References
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