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Mysida
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The roughly 1000 known species of mysid shrimp range in size from around 2 mm to 8 cm. This group of Peracarida was formerly combined with the far less diverse Lophogastrida as the Mysidacea. Mysids are superficially similar to the euphausiids (krill). They may be pelagic (living in open water) or demersal (living near the bottom) and are found at all ocean depths. Some species are intertidal and burrow in the sand during low tides. Most mysids are omniverous suspension feeders. (Brusca and Brusca 2003)
An excellent online source on the Mysida is Gary Anderson's Peracarida Taxa and Literature website.
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Aasgarnalen lijken op gewone garnalen, maar ze zijn veel dunner, en hebben geen scharen en looppootjes. Aasgarnalen heten in het Engels 'chameleon shrimp'; ze kunnen hun lichaamskleur veranderen van doorzichtig tot bijna zwart. Aasgarnalen kunnen zich met hun pootjes wel vasthouden aan stenen en zeewier. Ze eten plankton. Ze zwemmen rond met opgeheven kop. Jonge aasgarnaaltjes lijken meteen op hun ouders.
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Chameleon shrimp got its name because it can change its color from transparent to almost completely black. At first glance, it looks like common shrimp. However, it is thinner and they have no claws or walking legs. Chameleon shrimp can hold onto stones and seaweed with their front legs. They eat plankton and swim around with their head erected. Young chameleon shrimp are smaller replicas of their parents.
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Used to be treated as suborder of the order Mysidacea, together with the suborders Lophogastrida and Stygiomysida
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
Specimen Records:1495
Specimens with Sequences:1269
Specimens with Barcodes:936
Species:131
Species With Barcodes:112
Public Records:1225
Public Species:98
Public BINs:137
Genomic DNA is available from 2 specimens
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The Mysidacea are now generally treated as three separate groups, the Mysida, the Lophogastrida, and the (extinct) Pygocephalomorpha (Brusca and Brusca 2003).
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Mysidacea (large sized Euphausiacea, Mysidacea, Hyperiidea, Ostracoda) is prey of:
Engraulis encrasicolus
Sardina pilchardus
Clupeidae
Ciliata mustella
Mysidacea
Ostracoda
Euphausiacea
Hyperiidea
Cyclopoida
Calanoida
Chaetognatha
Polychaeta
Based on studies in:
Portugal (Estuarine)
Pacific (Marine, Tropical)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
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Mysidacea (large sized Euphausiacea, Mysidacea, Hyperiidea, Ostracoda) preys on:
phytoplankton
detritus
bacteria
protozoa
Mysidacea
Ostracoda
Euphausiacea
Hyperiidea
Based on studies in:
Portugal (Estuarine)
Pacific (Marine, Tropical)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
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| Rights holder/Author | Cynthia Sims Parr, Joel Sachs, SPIRE |
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