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Mysidacea taxon details

Diamysis cymodoceae Wittmann & Ariani, 2012 
AphiaID: 597713

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Crustacea (Subphylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Eumalacostraca (Subclass) > Peracarida (Superorder) > Mysida (Order) > Mysidae (Family) > Mysinae (Subfamily) > Diamysis (Genus)
Status accepted
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Rank Species
Parent Diamysis Czerniavsky, 1882
Source  original description: Wittmann, K.J. & A.P. Ariani, 2012. Diamysis cymodoceae sp. nov. from the Mediterranean, Marmora, and Black Sea basins, with notes on geographical distribution and ecology of the genus (Mysida, Mysidae). Crustaceana 85(3): . 301-332., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156854012X623719 [details]

Environment marine, brackish
Distribution type locality: Adriatic Sea (from specimen)
Adriatic Sea (from specimen)
Black Sea [details]
Ionian sea [details]
Marmara Sea [details]
Mediterranean Sea [details]

Specimens  Holotype: NHMW 25238, locality Adriatic Sea (among Cymodocea, salinity 36.8, 23°C, hand net) [details]
Paratype: NHMW 25239, locality Adriatic Sea [details]
Paratype: NHMW 25240, locality Adriatic Sea [details]
Paratype: NHMW 25241, locality Adriatic Sea [details]
Paratype: MGAB:MYS406, locality Adriatic Sea (salinity 36.7) [details]
Notes  Distribution: Type locality = Adriatic Sea, Dalmatia, Pakleni Archipelago, Marinkovac Island, Zdrilica Bay.  [details]

Ecology: Phytophilic mysid inhabiting meso- to metahaline waters in a wide arch from the Adriatic, Ionian, and Aegean seas in the E Mediterranean, up to the Sea of Marmora, and the SW Black Sea. [details]

Morphology: Adult male Diamysis cymodoceae are unique within the family Mysidae by having a peculiar furry covering on the postero-lateral portions of the carapace. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:597713
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2012-05-08 09:20:47Z  created  Mees, Jan
  
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  Citation: Mees, J. (2013). Diamysis cymodoceae Wittmann & Ariani, 2012. In: Mees, J. & K. Meland (Eds) (2012 onwards) World List of Lophogastrida, Stygiomysida and Mysida. Accessed through: Mees, J. & K. Meland (Eds) (2012 onwards) World List of Lophogastrida, Stygiomysida and Mysida at http://www.marinespecies.org/mysidacea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597713 on 2013-05-22