Subfamily Heteromysinae Norman, 1892

Heteromysis stellata

© Copyright from Bacescu & Bruce 1980: fig. 2.

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Introduction

The Heteromysinae includes nine genera and about 102 species (Price et al. 2001). Two genera and 23 species, mainly in the genus Heteromysis, are known from Australian waters. Müller (1993) and Price et al. (2001) catalogued the family.

Diagnosis

Antenna 2 scale outer margin smooth, setose. 3rd thoracopod forming a gnathopod. 3rd–8th thoracopod endopod with fused carpus and propodus (tarsus), carpopropodus divided into several subsegments. Marsupium composed of two pairs of oostegites (in Heteromysis the lamellae form a two-compartmented brood pouch). (Generated from Meland 2002)

General References

Hansen, H.J. 1910. The Schizopoda of the Siboga Expedition. Siboga-Expéditie Report 37: 1-123 16 pls

Meland, K. 2002. Mysidacea: Families, subfamilies, tribes and subtribes. http://crustacea.net.

Müller H.-G. 1993. World Catalogue and Bibliography of the Recent Mysidacea. Laboratory for Tropical Ecosystems Research and Information Service, Wetzlar. 491 pp.

Price, W., Anderson, G. & Heard, R. 2001. Mysida homepage. http://tidepool.st.usm.edu/mysids/index.html.

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