Kingdom Animalia Family Mysidae Phylum Arthropoda Rank Genus | Subphylum Crustacea Scientific name Mysidopsis Higher classification Mysidae Order Mysida | |
Similar Americamysis bahia, Mysida, Crustacean, Inland silverside, Mysidae | ||
Americamysis bahia formerly mysidopsis bahia
Mysidopsis is a genus of mysid shrimps in the family Mysidae. The sensitivity of these shrimps to water quality makes them suitable for bioassays. Mysidopsis bahia and Mysidopsis almyra, which are used frequently to test for pesticides and other toxic substances, are now classified as Americamysis bahia and Americamysis almyra.
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Americamysis bahia formerly mysidopsis bahia
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:
References
Mysidopsis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA