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Mysidopsis

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Mysidopsis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Mysida
Family: Mysidae
Subfamily: Leptomysinae
Genus: Mysidopsis
G.O. Sars, 1864[1]
Species

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Mysidopsis is a genus of mysid shrimps in the family Mysidae. The sensitivity of these shrimps to water quality makes them suitable for bioassays. Mysidopsis bahia and Mysidopsis almyra, which are used frequently to test for pesticides and other toxic substances, are now classified as Americamysis bahia and Americamysis almyra.

Species

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The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b WoRMS (2013). "Mysidopsis G.O. Sars, 1864". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-02-06.