''Americamysis'' is a

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of mysid shrimps in the

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Mysidae Mysidae is the largest family (biology), family of crustaceans in the order (biology), order Mysida, with over 1000 species in around 170 genera. Characteristics Members of the family Mysidae are distinguished from other mysids by the fact that ...

. The sensitivity of these shrimps to water quality makes them suitable for

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s. ''

Americamysis bahia ''Americamysis bahia'' is a shrimp-like crustacean in the order Mysida, the opossum shrimps. It is native to estuarine waters in Texas and Florida in the United States. It is often referred to in the literature as ''Mysidopsis bahia'' and is w ...

'' and ''

Americamysis almyra ''Americamysis almyra'' is a shrimp-like crustacean in the order Mysida, the opossum shrimps. It is native to estuarine waters in the western Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. It is often referred to in the literature as ''Mysidopsis almyra'' ...

'', which are used frequently to test for

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s and other toxic substances, are often referred to as ''Mysidopsis bahia'' and ''Mysidopsis almyra'' in the literature.

Species

The

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lists the following species: *'' Americamysis alleni'' Price, Heard & Stuck, 1994 *''

'' (Bowman, 1964) *''

'' (Molenock, 1969) *'' Americamysis bigelowi'' (W. Tattersall, 1926) *'' Americamysis stucki'' Price, Heard & Stuck, 1994 *'' Americamysis taironana'' (Brattegard, 1973)

References

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