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Paramysis intermedia

Paramysis intermedia is a species of shrimp in the family Mysidae. Its natural distribution is Ponto-Caspian, but it is also invasive species, e.g. on the Baltic coast of Estonia. It tolerates salinities between 0–12 ppt; it occurs in estuaries but does not penetrate very deep into rivers.

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Paramysis intermedia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Mysida
Family: Mysidae
Genus: Paramysis
Species:
P. intermedia
Binomial name
Paramysis intermedia
(Czerniavsky, 1882)
Synonyms12

Mesomysis intermedia Czerniavsky, 1882

Paramysis intermedia is a species of shrimp in the family Mysidae.12 Its natural distribution is Ponto-Caspian,3 but it is also invasive species, e.g. on the Baltic coast of Estonia.4 It tolerates salinities between 0–12 ppt; it occurs in estuaries but does not penetrate very deep into rivers.3

Paramysis intermedia measures 6–13 mm (0.2–0.5 in) in length.3

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References

  1. Mees J, Meland K, eds. (2021). "Paramysis (Mesomysis) intermedia (Czerniavsky, 1882)". World List of Lophogastrida, Stygiomysida and Mysida. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. "Paramysis intermedia (Czerniavsky, 1882)". Fauna Europaea. Fauna Europaea Secretariat, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  3. Audzijonyte, Asta; Daneliya, Mikhail E.; Väinölä, Risto (2006). "Comparative phylogeography of Ponto-Caspian mysid crustaceans: isolation and exchange among dynamic inland sea basins". Molecular Ecology. 15 (10): 2969–2984. Bibcode:2006MolEc..15.2969A. doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.03018.x. PMID 16911214.
  4. "Paramysis intermedia". Invasive Species Compendium. CABI Compendium. 2019. doi:10.1079/cabicompendium.116132.