Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Mysids Shrimp
Mysidium spp.
Mysids Shrimp
Category: Opossum Shrimps
Scientific Name: Mysidium spp.
Size: less tan 0.35 in. (1 cm)  
Distribution: Bahamas, Caribbean, Florida
Arthropoda (Phylum) Arthropods
└Crustacea (Subphylum) Crustaceans
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass) Typical Crustaceans
  └Malacostraca (Class) Malacostracans
   └Mysida (Order) Opossum Shrimps
    └Mysidae (Family)
     └Mysidium (Genus)
      └M. spp. (Species)

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