> In a message dated 9/23/00 11:08:36 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> choupiqu_at_wctc.net writes:
>
> << As for mysiad shrimp, I could be wrong, but the gammerus is
> the freshwater mysiad shrimp? >>
>
> Nope; gammarus are isopod crustaceans. Don't feel bad; I almost told you
that
> they were a type of ostracod known in laymen's terms as seed shrimp! I
tend
> to confuse a lot of these smaller invertebrates with each other. Luckily I
> decided to look it up just to make sure. Mysid shrimp are Mysidae, the
> oppossum shrimps. One species that exists in North America (especially in
> your state, Ray) is Mysis relicta.
>
> Here are some sites showing photos and info on mysis relicta.
> http://www.mysis.com/main.html
> http://www.mysis.com/about.html
> http://nas.er.usgs.gov/crustaceans/docs/my_relic.html
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