African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)

AfReMaS taxon details

Mysidae Haworth, 1825

AphiaID

119822 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:119822)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Mysida

Direct children (85)

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Subfamily Boreomysinae Holt & W.M. Tattersall, 1905
1. Genus Boreomysis G.O. Sars, 1869
Subfamily Erythropinae Hansen, 1910
1. Tribe Amblyopsini Tchindonova, 1981
  1. Genus Amblyops G.O. Sars, 1872
  2. Genus Paramblyops Holt & W.M. Tattersall, 1905
2. Tribe Arachnomysini Holt & W.M. Tattersall, 1905
  1. Genus Arachnomysis Chun, 1887
  2. Genus Caesaromysis Ortmann, 1893
3. Tribe Erythropini Hansen, 1910
  1. Genus Amathimysis Brattegard, 1969
  2. Genus Australerythrops W.M. Tattersall, 1928
  3. Genus Dactylamblyops Holt & W.M. Tattersall, 1906
  4. Genus Echinomysis Illig, 1905
  5. Genus Erythrops G.O. Sars, 1869
  6. Genus Euchaetomera G.O. Sars, 1883
  7. Genus Euchaetomeropsis W.M. Tattersall, 1909
  8. Genus Gibberythrops Illig, 1930
  9. Genus Hyperamblyops Birstein & Tchindonova, 1958
  10. Genus Hypererythrops Holt & W.M. Tattersall, 1905
  11. Genus Katerythrops Holt & W.M. Tattersall, 1905
  12. Genus Longithorax Illig, 1906
  13. Genus Meierythrops Murano, 1981
  14. Genus Meterythrops S.I. Smith, 1879
  15. Genus Pleurerythrops Ii, 1964
Subfamily Gastrosaccinae Norman, 1892
1. Tribe Anchialinini Wittmann, Ariani & Lagardère, 2014
  1. Genus Anchialina Norman & Scott, 1906
  2. Genus Pseudanchialina Hansen, 1910
2. Tribe Gastrosaccini Norman, 1892
  1. Genus Eurobowmaniella Murano, 1995
  2. Genus Gastrosaccus Norman, 1868
  3. Genus Haplostylus Kossmann, 1880
Subfamily Heteromysinae Norman, 1892
1. Tribe Heteromysini Norman, 1892
  1. Genus Heteromysis S.I. Smith, 1873
  2. Genus Heteromysoides Bacescu, 1968
2. Genus Chiromysis G.O. Sars, 1877 accepted as Heteromysis S.I. Smith, 1873
3. Genus Neoheteromysis Bacescu, 1976 accepted as Heteromysis (Neoheteromysis) Bacescu, 1976
Subfamily Leptomysinae Czerniavsky, 1882
1. Tribe Afromysini Wittmann, Ariani & Lagardère, 2014
  1. Genus Afromysis Zimmer, 1916
  2. Genus Dioptromysis Zimmer, 1915
  3. Genus Doxomysis Hansen, 1912
  4. Genus Hyperiimysis Nouvel, 1966
  5. Genus Iimysis Nouvel, 1966
  6. Genus Nouvelia Bacescu & Vasilescu, 1973
  7. Genus Pseudoxomysis Nouvel, 1973
  8. Genus Tenagomysis Thomson, 1900
2. Tribe Leptomysini Czerniavsky, 1882
  1. Genus Leptomysis G.O. Sars, 1869
  2. Genus Paraleptomysis Liu & Wang, 1983
  3. Genus Pyroleptomysis Wittmann, 1985
3. Tribe Mysidopsini Wittmann, Ariani & Lagardère, 2014
  1. Genus Mysidopsis G.O. Sars, 1864
4. Genus Paramysidopsis Zimmer, 1912 accepted as Mysidopsis G.O. Sars, 1864
Subfamily Mysinae Haworth, 1825
1. Tribe Anisomysini Wittmann, Ariani & Lagardère, 2014
  1. Genus Anisomysis Hansen, 1910
  2. Genus Idiomysis W.M. Tattersall, 1922
2. Tribe Diamysini Wittmann, Ariani & Lagardère, 2014
  1. Genus Diamysis Czerniavsky, 1882
  2. Genus Indomysis W.M. Tattersall, 1914
3. Tribe Mysini Haworth, 1825
  1. Genus Antarctomysis Coutière, 1906
  2. Genus Kainommatomysis W.M. Tattersall, 1927
  3. Genus Mesopodopsis Czerniavsky, 1882
  4. Genus Mysis Latreille, 1802
4. Tribe Neomysini Wittmann, Ariani & Lagardère, 2014
  1. Genus Acanthomysis Czerniavsky, 1882
  2. Genus Lycomysis Hansen, 1910
  3. Genus Mesacanthomysis Nouvel, 1967
  4. Genus Neomysis Czerniavsky, 1882
5. Tribe Paramysini Wittmann, Ariani & Daneliya, 2016
  1. Genus Paramysis Czerniavsky, 1882
  2. Genus Schistomysis Norman, 1892
6. Genus Dasymysis Holt & Beaumont, 1900 accepted as Acanthomysis Czerniavsky, 1882 (junior synonym)
7. Genus Kainomatomysis W.M. Tattersall, 1927 accepted as Kainommatomysis W.M. Tattersall, 1927 (spelling variation)
8. Genus Synmysis Czerniavsky, 1882 (accepted as Praunus and Schistomysis)
Subfamily Rhopalophthalminae Hansen, 1910
1. Genus Rhopalophthalmus Illig, 1906
Subfamily Siriellinae Czerniavsky, 1882
1. Tribe Siriellini Czerniavsky, 1882
  1. Genus Hemisiriella Hansen, 1910
  2. Genus Siriella Dana, 1850

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Haworth, A.H. (1825). A new binary arrangement of the macrurous Crustacea. Philosophical Magazine and Journal. 65(323): 183-184. [details]

Taxonomic citation

AfReMaS (2025). Mysidae Haworth, 1825. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119822 on 2026-02-14

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Mysidae Haworth, 1825. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119822 on 2026-02-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2005-07-07 11:56:59Z

changed

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2010-01-05 12:31:15Z

checked

Mees, Jan

2011-03-25 08:04:04Z

changed

Mees, Jan

2016-12-24 13:58:59Z

changed

Mees, Jan

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original description Haworth, A.H. (1825). A new binary arrangement of the macrurous Crustacea. Philosophical Magazine and Journal. 65(323): 183-184. [details]

basis of record van der Land, J.; Brattegard, T. (2001). Mysidacea. 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. 50: pp. 293-295. (look up in IMIS) [details]

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 Dana, J.D. (1850). Synopsis generum crustaceorum ordinis "Schizopoda". American Journal of Science and Arts, ser. 2. 9: 129-133., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27757436 [details]

additional source Meland, K., & E. Willassen. 2007. The disunity of “Mysidacea” (Crustacea).-- Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 44: 1083-1104., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2007.02.009 [details] Available for editors

additional source Wittmann, K.J.; Ariani, A.P.; Lagardère, J.-P. (2014). Orders Lophogastrida Boas, 1883, Stygiomysida Tchindonova, 1981, and Mysida Boas, 1883 (also known collectively as Mysidacea). In: von Vaupel Klein JC, Charmantier-Daures M, Schram FR, editors. Treatise on Zoology—Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The Crustacea. Revised and updated, as well as extended from the Traité de Zoologie,. Vol. 4 Part B (54): 189–396, 404–406., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004264939_006 [details] Available for editors

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