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1. Mysis, genus Mysisnoun

   type genus of the family Mysidae

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1. Mysis

   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. Body lengths range from 1 to 3 centimetres (0.4 to 1.2 in). The freshwater taxa of the genus have been referred to as "glacial relicts", and they comprise four closely related species, most of which also live in brackish water. Mysis relicta is a freshwater species from boreal lakes of Northern Europe, also present in the Baltic Sea. Mysis salemaai is another North European and Baltic Sea taxon. Mysis segerstralei is a fresh- and brackish-water species of the Eurasian and North American Arctic and sub-Arctic. The North American lakes, including the Great Lakes, are inhabited by Mysis diluviana. Various species of Mysis are found in lakes of the South Swedish highlands, like Lake Sommen, that were never connected to the sea or the Baltic Ice Lake. This have led to theories that claim a natural lock system existed in the area during the Younger Dryas.Four endemic species inhabit the Caspian Sea. They have specialized and adapted to the cold, deepwater habitats of the landlocked basin. For example, the bathyal M. amblyops, the smallest mysid in the genus, has reduced eyes. Four species also have circum-arctic distributions (M. oculata, M. nordenskioldi, M. segerstralei, M. polaris).Generic characters: frontal margin of carapace convex, angular; antennal scale with setae around all margins, segment 2 of maxilla 2 palp large, axe-shaped, with strong serrated spine-setae; pereiopods long, carpopropodus 7–9-segmented; male pleopod 4 5-segmented, segment 4 as long as segment 3; telson with cleft.

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1. mysis

   Mysis is a genus of small, shrimp-like crustaceans in the family Mysidae. They are often found in cold waters, including those of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. These organisms play an essential role in the aquatic food chain, serving as a source of food for various fish species. Mysis can also refer to a specific stage in the shrimp life cycle, occurring after the zoea stage, characterized by a more advanced development of swimming legs and other features.

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1. Mysisnoun

   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 the whitefish. The marine species form part of the food of right whales

2. Etymology: [NL., fr. Gr. a closing of the lips or eyes.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mysis in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

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   The numerical value of mysis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysis
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
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