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Type genus of the family Mysidae
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mysis
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Mysis \My"sis\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a closing of the lips or eyes.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of small schizopod shrimps found both in fresh and salt water; the opossum shrimps. One species inhabits the Great Lakes of North America, and is largely eaten by ...
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Mysis is a genus of mysid crustaceans in the family Mysidae , distributed mainly in the coastal zone of the Arctic and high boreal seas. Several species also inhabit northern freshwater lakes and the brackish Caspian Sea . Fifteen species are recognized. ...