Neomysis americana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Mysida |
Family: | Mysidae |
Genus: | Neomysis |
Species: | N. americana
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Binomial name | |
Neomysis americana (
S. I. Smith, 1873)
[1]
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Synonyms [1] | |
Mysis americana Smith, 1873 |
Neomysis americana is an "extremely common" [2] species of opossum shrimp along the Atlantic coast of North and South America. The species has a disjunct distribution, being present in an area extending from the Saint Lawrence River to Florida, and separately in parts of Argentina ( Blanca Bay, Anegada Bay and Samborombón Bay). [2] There may be a further division within the North American populations between those north of Cape Henry, Virginia (including Georges Bank) and those from North Carolina southwards. [3] N. americana is an important prey item for a number of fish species, including the Atlantic silverside, the bluefish and the windowpane flounder, Scophthalmus aquosus. [4] Adults typically have a carapace length of 2.5–4 millimetres (0.10–0.16 in). [3]
Neomysis americana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Mysida |
Family: | Mysidae |
Genus: | Neomysis |
Species: | N. americana
|
Binomial name | |
Neomysis americana (
S. I. Smith, 1873)
[1]
| |
Synonyms [1] | |
Mysis americana Smith, 1873 |
Neomysis americana is an "extremely common" [2] species of opossum shrimp along the Atlantic coast of North and South America. The species has a disjunct distribution, being present in an area extending from the Saint Lawrence River to Florida, and separately in parts of Argentina ( Blanca Bay, Anegada Bay and Samborombón Bay). [2] There may be a further division within the North American populations between those north of Cape Henry, Virginia (including Georges Bank) and those from North Carolina southwards. [3] N. americana is an important prey item for a number of fish species, including the Atlantic silverside, the bluefish and the windowpane flounder, Scophthalmus aquosus. [4] Adults typically have a carapace length of 2.5–4 millimetres (0.10–0.16 in). [3]