WoRMS taxon details
Mesopodopsis aegyptia Wittmann, 1992
120071 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:120071)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, terrestrial
Wittmann, K.J. (1992). Morphogeographic variations in the genus Mesopodopsis Czerniavsky with descriptions of three new species (Crustacea, Mysidacea). <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 241: 71-89. [details] Available for editors 
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Depth range surface-3m
Distribution "Marine waters in all major parts of the Mediterranean. Brackish to marine waters in the Nile Delta area, but not the Nile...
Depth range surface-3m [details]
Distribution "Marine waters in all major parts of the Mediterranean. Brackish to marine waters in the Nile Delta area, but not the Nile...
Distribution "Marine waters in all major parts of the Mediterranean. Brackish to marine waters in the Nile Delta area, but not the Nile itself. In the Suez Canal, it is found in the entrance area at Port Said. Type locality is Manzala Lake, 31° N, 32° E. Salinity range is 10-39." [details]
Mees, J.; Meland, K.; Väinölä, R. (Eds) (2012 onwards). World List of Lophogastrida, Stygiomysida and Mysida. Mesopodopsis aegyptia Wittmann, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=120071 on 2025-08-25
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Nomenclature
original description
Wittmann, K.J. (1992). Morphogeographic variations in the genus Mesopodopsis Czerniavsky with descriptions of three new species (Crustacea, Mysidacea). <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 241: 71-89. [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Brattegard, T. (2001). Mysidacea. <em>In: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: pp. 293-295. (look up in IMIS) [details]
[request]basis of record van der Land, J.; Brattegard, T. (2001). Mysidacea. <em>In: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: pp. 293-295. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
additional source
Price, W. (2001). World list of Mysidacea. [details]
additional source Müller, H. G. (1993). World catalogue and bibliography of the recent Mysidacea. 238p. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Wooldridge, T. H.; Mees, J. (2011 onwards). World List of the Mysidacea. , available online at https://www.marinespecies.org/mysidacea [details]
additional source Müller, H. G. (1993). World catalogue and bibliography of the recent Mysidacea. 238p. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Wooldridge, T. H.; Mees, J. (2011 onwards). World List of the Mysidacea. , available online at https://www.marinespecies.org/mysidacea [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Paratype MGAB MYS 14, geounit Lesbos [details]
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Depth range surface-3m [details]Distribution "Marine waters in all major parts of the Mediterranean. Brackish to marine waters in the Nile Delta area, but not the Nile itself. In the Suez Canal, it is found in the entrance area at Port Said. Type locality is Manzala Lake, 31° N, 32° E. Salinity range is 10-39." [details]
Habitat dense and compact schools over sandy bottom in 2-3m depth, in moderately turbid waters near the surf zone, at night planktonic, widely dispersed between bottom and surface (Wittmann) [details]
