''Neomysis'' (from the
Greek affix ''
neo-'', "new", and the genus name ''
Mysis'') is a genus of
opossum shrimp (
mysid crustacean) from the family
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 ...
, distributed in the coastal zone of temperate seas of the
Northern Hemisphere
The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the Equator. For other planets in the Solar System, north is defined as being in the same celestial hemisphere relative to the invariable plane of the solar system as Earth's Nort ...
and
South America. Several species, particularly from the West
Pacific, are also found in fresh and brackish waters. The genus contains the following 18 species:
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Neomysis americana
''Neomysis americana'' is an "extremely common" species of opossum shrimp along the Atlantic coast of North and South America. The species has a disjunct distribution, being present in an area extending from the Saint Lawrence River to Florida, ...
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(S. I. Smith, 1873)
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Neomysis awatschensis''
(Brandt, 1851)
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Neomysis czerniawskii''
Derzhavin, 1913
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Neomysis ilyapai
''Neomysis'' (from the Greek language, Greek affix '':wikt:neo-, neo-'', "new", and the genus name ''Mysis'') is a genus of opossum shrimp (mysid crustacean) from the family Mysidae, distributed in the coastal zone of temperate seas of the North ...
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Holmquist, 1957
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Neomysis integer
''Neomysis integer'' is a species of opossum shrimp found in shallow marine bays and estuaries of Europe, with a transparent greenish or brownish body and a large cephalothorax. It is found in very shallow water in both high and low-salinity habi ...
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(Leach, 1814)
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Neomysis intermedia
''Neomysis'' (from the Greek affix '' neo-'', "new", and the genus name ''Mysis'') is a genus of opossum shrimp ( mysid crustacean) from the family Mysidae, distributed in the coastal zone of temperate seas of the Northern Hemisphere and Sout ...
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(Czerniavsky, 1882)
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Neomysis japonica''
Nakazawa, 1910
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Neomysis kadiakensis
''Neomysis'' (from the Greek affix '' neo-'', "new", and the genus name '' Mysis'') is a genus of opossum shrimp ( mysid crustacean) from the family Mysidae, distributed in the coastal zone of temperate seas of the Northern Hemisphere and So ...
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Ortmann, 1908
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Neomysis mercedis
''Neomysis'' (from the Greek affix '' neo-'', "new", and the genus name ''Mysis'') is a genus of opossum shrimp ( mysid crustacean) from the family Mysidae, distributed in the coastal zone of temperate seas of the Northern Hemisphere and Sout ...
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Holmes, 1896
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Neomysis meridionalis
''Neomysis'' (from the Greek affix '' neo-'', "new", and the genus name ''Mysis'') is a genus of opossum shrimp ( mysid crustacean) from the family Mysidae, distributed in the coastal zone of temperate seas of the Northern Hemisphere and Sout ...
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Colosi, 1924
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Neomysis mirabilis
''Neomysis'' (from the Greek affix '' neo-'', "new", and the genus name ''Mysis'') is a genus of opossum shrimp ( mysid crustacean) from the family Mysidae, distributed in the coastal zone of temperate seas of the Northern Hemisphere and Sout ...
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(Czerniavsky, 1882)
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Neomysis monticellii
''Neomysis'' (from the Greek affix '' neo-'', "new", and the genus name ''Mysis'') is a genus of opossum shrimp ( mysid crustacean) from the family Mysidae, distributed in the coastal zone of temperate seas of the Northern Hemisphere and Sout ...
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Colosi, 1924
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Neomysis nakazawai
''Neomysis'' (from the Greek affix '' neo-'', "new", and the genus name ''Mysis'') is a genus of opossum shrimp ( mysid crustacean) from the family Mysidae, distributed in the coastal zone of temperate seas of the Northern Hemisphere and Sout ...
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Ii, 1936
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Neomysis orientalis
''Neomysis'' (from the Greek affix '' neo-'', "new", and the genus name ''Mysis'') is a genus of opossum shrimp ( mysid crustacean) from the family Mysidae, distributed in the coastal zone of temperate seas of the Northern Hemisphere and Sout ...
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Ii, 1964
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Neomysis patagona
''Neomysis'' (from the Greek affix '' neo-'', "new", and the genus name ''Mysis'') is a genus of opossum shrimp ( mysid crustacean) from the family Mysidae, distributed in the coastal zone of temperate seas of the Northern Hemisphere and Sout ...
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Zimmer, 1907
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Neomysis rayii
''Neomysis'' (from the Greek affix '' neo-'', "new", and the genus name ''Mysis'') is a genus of opossum shrimp ( mysid crustacean) from the family Mysidae, distributed in the coastal zone of temperate seas of the Northern Hemisphere and Sout ...
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(Murdoch, 1885)
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Neomysis sopayi
''Neomysis'' (from the Greek affix '' neo-'', "new", and the genus name ''Mysis'') is a genus of opossum shrimp ( mysid crustacean) from the family Mysidae, distributed in the coastal zone of temperate seas of the Northern Hemisphere and Sout ...
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Holmquist, 1957
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Neomysis spinosa
''Neomysis'' (from the Greek affix '' neo-'', "new", and the genus name ''Mysis'') is a genus of opossum shrimp ( mysid crustacean) from the family Mysidae, distributed in the coastal zone of temperate seas of the Northern Hemisphere and Sout ...
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Nakazawa, 1910
References
Mysida
Malacostraca genera
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