Tenagomysis novaezealandiae Opossum shrimp

Tenagomysis novaezealandiae is commonly referred to as Opossum shrimp. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Tenagomysis novaezealandiae
German:: Mysis
English:: Opossum Shrimp

Category:: Övriga kräftdjur

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Mysida (Order) > Mysidae (Family) > Tenagomysis (Genus) > novaezealandiae (Species)
Initial determination:: Thomson, 1900

Occurrence:: New Zealand
Size:: up to 0.79" (2 cm)
Temperature:: 60.8 °F - 78.8 °F (16°C - 26°C)
Food:: Phytoplankton, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Tenagomysis australis
Tenagomysis bruniensis
Tenagomysis chiltoni
Tenagomysis macropsis
Tenagomysis novaezealandiae
Mysis
Tenagomysis producta
Tenagomysis robusta
Tenagomysis scotti
Tenagomysis similis
Tenagomysis tanzaniana
Tenagomysis tasmaniae
Tenagomysis tenuipes
Tenagomysis thomsoni

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-07-24 14:31:04
Last edit:: 2016-07-24 14:31:04

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Thomson, 1900

Synonym:
Tenagomysis novae-zealandiae Thomson, 1900

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Crustacea (Subphylum) > Multicrustacea (Superclass) > Malacostraca (Class) > Eumalacostraca (Subclass) > Peracarida (Superorder) > Mysida (Order) > Mysidae (Family) > Leptomysinae (Subfamily) > Tenagomysis (Genus) > Tenagomysis novaezealandiae (Species)

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Abundance of mysid shrimp ( Tenagomysis chiltoni ) in shallow lakes in the Waikato region and implications for fish diet. (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage Dr. Paddy Ryan (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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