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Heteromysis (Heteromysis) abednavandii
“The Haus des Meeres is celebrating another small sensation:
A second, previously undescribed shrimp species has been discovered there, living in community with the 10 times more abundant Heteromysis domusmaris. It too probably hitchhiked into the Haus des Meeres aquaria in crevices of stones. The stones come from the area of the sea known as the Coral Triangle, between Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines. It is highly likely that this is also the natural range of this new, second species of shrimp. They are only a few millimeters in size, with strikingly large eyes, and swim in small shoals over coral gravel bottoms. There they practice a form of brood care similar to that of kangaroos:
The shrimp mother carries her young in a pouch on her belly and only releases them into the sea after they have reached a certain size. After several months of studying and describing the animals, the shrimp specialist Karl Wittmann (University of Vienna) has succeeded in proving that this is indeed another “new” species that has not been previously known to live in the Vienna House of the Sea. He named it after its discoverer Daniel Abed-Navandi “Heteromysis abednavandii”. ”
General information about Mysida
Mysida is an order of small shrimp-like crustaceans. In the English-speaking world, these small Mysis are referred to as possum shrimp (Mysidacea). The term possum shrimp refers to the presence of a brood pouch or bag (lat. marsupium) in the females. The larvae are raised in this brood pouch.
Mysis have one pair of stalked eyes and two pairs of antennae. Most species are between 0.5-2.5 cm in size. They are mostly pale and transparent in color, but can be light orange or brown. However, more colorful species have also been found.
Mysis can be found worldwide in shallow to deep marine waters, benthic or pelagic. However, some species also live in fresh and brackish water. Mysis are filter feeders and eat algae, detritus and zooplankton.
They are sensitive to water pollution and are also used as bioindicators to monitor water quality.
“The Haus des Meeres is celebrating another small sensation:
A second, previously undescribed shrimp species has been discovered there, living in community with the 10 times more abundant Heteromysis domusmaris. It too probably hitchhiked into the Haus des Meeres aquaria in crevices of stones. The stones come from the area of the sea known as the Coral Triangle, between Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines. It is highly likely that this is also the natural range of this new, second species of shrimp. They are only a few millimeters in size, with strikingly large eyes, and swim in small shoals over coral gravel bottoms. There they practice a form of brood care similar to that of kangaroos:
The shrimp mother carries her young in a pouch on her belly and only releases them into the sea after they have reached a certain size. After several months of studying and describing the animals, the shrimp specialist Karl Wittmann (University of Vienna) has succeeded in proving that this is indeed another “new” species that has not been previously known to live in the Vienna House of the Sea. He named it after its discoverer Daniel Abed-Navandi “Heteromysis abednavandii”. ”
General information about Mysida
Mysida is an order of small shrimp-like crustaceans. In the English-speaking world, these small Mysis are referred to as possum shrimp (Mysidacea). The term possum shrimp refers to the presence of a brood pouch or bag (lat. marsupium) in the females. The larvae are raised in this brood pouch.
Mysis have one pair of stalked eyes and two pairs of antennae. Most species are between 0.5-2.5 cm in size. They are mostly pale and transparent in color, but can be light orange or brown. However, more colorful species have also been found.
Mysis can be found worldwide in shallow to deep marine waters, benthic or pelagic. However, some species also live in fresh and brackish water. Mysis are filter feeders and eat algae, detritus and zooplankton.
They are sensitive to water pollution and are also used as bioindicators to monitor water quality.
