Hemimysis lamornae
Appearance
Hemimysis lamornae | |
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Large group of Hemimysis lamornae | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Mysida |
Family: | Mysidae |
Genus: | Hemimysis |
Species: | H. lamornae
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Binomial name | |
Hemimysis lamornae (Couch, 1856)
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Hemimysis lamornae is a small crustacean that lives in shallow waters at a depth of between 5 and 20 metres.
Distribution
[edit]Hemimysis lamornae is found in the North Sea, Baltic Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and Black Sea.
Description
[edit]Hemimysis lamornae is bright red or orange and grows to a size of about 8 to 10 mm. They feed primarily on sedimentary organic matter and small crustaceans. They reproduce sexually and females carry the eggs on the underside of their bodies before they hatch.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Rastorgueff, Pierre-Alexandre (Oct 28, 2011). "Feeding strategies and resource partitioning mitigate the effects of oligotrophy for marine cave mysids". Marine Ecology Progress Series. 440: 163–176.
Sources
[edit]- Rastorgueff, P. A., Harmelin-Vivien, M., Richard, P., & Chevaldonné, P. (2011). Feeding strategies and resource partitioning mitigate the effects of oligotrophy for marine cave mysids. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 440, 163–176. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09347
External links
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