Hemimysis lamornae
| Hemimysis lamornae | |
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| Large group of Hemimysis lamornae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Mysida |
| Family: | Mysidae |
| Genus: | Hemimysis |
| Species: | H. lamornae |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemimysis lamornae (Couch, 1856) | |
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| Modelled probability of occurrence: red = high (0.8–1.0); yellow = low (0.01–0.19) | |
Hemimysis lamornae, the midge shrimp,[1] is a small mysid crustacean found in shallow waters at depths of 5 to 20 metres.
Distribution
Hemimysis lamornae occurs in the North Sea, Baltic Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and Black Sea.
Description
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Hemimysis lamornae is bright red to orange and reaches a length of about 8–10 mm. It feeds primarily on organic matter in sediments and on small crustaceans. Reproduction is sexual, and females brood their eggs in a ventral pouch until hatching.[2]
References
- ↑ "Hemimysis lamornae (HMYSLA)". 15 July 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ↑ Rastorgueff, Pierre-Alexandre (2011-10-28). "Feeding strategies and resource partitioning mitigate the effects of oligotrophy for marine cave mysids". Marine Ecology Progress Series. 440: 163–176. Bibcode:2011MEPS..440..163R. doi:10.3354/meps09347.
Sources
- 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. doi:10.3354/meps09347.
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