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<I>Mysis relicta</I>, a non-Australian species.

Mysis relicta, a non-Australian species.

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Tribe Mysini Haworth, 1825

Introduction

The tribe Mysini is the largest and most widely distributed group of mysidaceans. The tribe comprises 50 genera and about 260 species (Price et al. 2001). Seven genera and 19 species, mainly in the genus Anisomysis, are known from Australian waters. Müller (1993) and Price et al. (2001) catalogued the family.

 

Diagnosis

Antenna 2 scale present (very variable), outer margin smooth, without setae or outer margin smooth, setose. 3rd thoracopod forming a pereopod. 3rd–8th thoracopods endopod with fused carpus and propodus (tarsus), carpopropodus divided into several subsegments. Marsupium composed of two pairs of oostegites (additional rudimentary oostegites may be found on the 5th and 6th thoracic limbs). (Generated from Meland 2002)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
05-Aug-2022 06-Mar-2013 MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022 07-Oct-2010 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)