Corkscrew Anemone Mysid Shrimp

Heteromysis actiniae

Classification

Class: Malacostraca
Order: Mysida
Family: Mysidae

Heteromysis actiniae, commonly known as the anemone mysid, is a species of opossum shrimp from the family Mysidae found in association with the sea anemone Bartholomea annulata. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. Description Male anemone mysids grow to a length of about 6.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

France · 1

Sources and credits

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Corkscrew Anemone Mysid Shrimp

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