Definition of Mysis. Meaning of Mysis. Synonyms of Mysis

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Definition of Mysis

Mysis
Mysis My"sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a closing of the lips or eyes.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of small schizopod shrimps found both in fresh and salt water; the opossum shrimps. One species inhabits the Great Lakes of North America, and is largely eaten by the whitefish. The marine species form part of the food of right whales.

Meaning of Mysis from wikipedia

- in brackish water. Mysis relicta is a freshwater species from boreal lakes of Northern Europe, also present in the Baltic Sea. Mysis salemaai is another...
- Mysis diluviana is a mysid crustacean (opossum shrimp) found in freshwater lakes of northern North America. Mysis is a small, transparent, shrimp-like...
- have also been described from different freshwater habitats and caves. Mysis relicta and its close relatives inhabit cold, deep lakes and have a diurnal...
- Mysians /ˈmiːʒənz, ˈmɪʒənz/ (Latin: Mysi; Ancient Gr****: Μυσοί, Mysoí) were the inhabitants of Mysia, a region in northwestern Asia Minor. Their first...
- Carlia mysi is a species of skink, commonly known as Mys' rainbow skink. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea and occurs in both mainland New Guinea and in...
- Mysis relicta is a shrimp-like crustacean in the Mysida order, native to lakes of Northern Europe and to the brackish Baltic Sea. Mysis is a small, transparent...
- Mysida Family: Mysidae Genus: Neomysis Species: N. americana Binomial name Neomysis americana (S. I. Smith, 1873)  Synonyms  Mysis americana Smith, 1873...
- prominent brood pouch (marsupium) between their legs. Mysis are often called opossum shrimp. Mysis salemaai is a North European species which lives both...
- Neomysis integer (Leach, 1814)  Synonyms Mysis integer (Leach, 1814) Mysis scoticus J.V. Thompson, 1828 Mysis vulgaris J.V. Thompson, 1828 Neomysis vulgaris...
- sturgeon and the Flathead Lake Monster. The non-native opossum shrimp, (Mysis diluviana), were introduced by Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and...