WoRMS taxon details
Mysidopsis didelphys (Norman, 1863)
120088 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:120088)
accepted
Species
Mysis didelphys Norman, 1863 · unaccepted (basionym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Mysis didelphys Norman, 1863) Norman, A. M. (1863). Report on the Crustacea. <em>In: Mennell, H.T. (ed.). Report of the Dredging Operation to the Dogger Bank and the Coasts of Northumberland., Trans. Tyneside Nat. Fld Cl.</em> 5:263-280. [details] 
Depth range 11-293m; abundant at 60-120m
Depth range 11-293m; abundant at 60-120m [details]
Mees, J.; Meland, K.; Väinölä, R. (Eds) (2012 onwards). World List of Lophogastrida, Stygiomysida and Mysida. Mysidopsis didelphys (Norman, 1863). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=120088 on 2025-03-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Mysis didelphys Norman, 1863) Norman, A. M. (1863). Report on the Crustacea. <em>In: Mennell, H.T. (ed.). Report of the Dredging Operation to the Dogger Bank and the Coasts of Northumberland., Trans. Tyneside Nat. Fld Cl.</em> 5:263-280. [details] 
basis of record van der Land, J.; Brattegard, T. (2001). Mysidacea. <em>In: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: pp. 293-295. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Brattegard, T. (2001). Mysidacea. <em>In: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: pp. 293-295. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Norman, A.M. 1892 . On British Mysidae, a family of Crustacea Schizopoda. - Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., ser. 6, 10: 143-166, 242-263, 2pls, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27658748 [details] 
redescription Sars, G.O. (1864). Beretning om en i Sommeren 1863 foretagen zoologisk Reise i Christianias Stift. <em>Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne.</em> 13: 225-260. (look up in IMIS) [details]
redescription Lagardère, J.-P.; Nouvel, H. (1980). Les mysidacés du talus continental du golfe de Gascogne. 2. Familles des Lophogastridae, Eucopiidae et Mysidae (tribu des Erythropini exceptée). <em>Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> 2(2): 375-412; 2 (3): 845-887. [details] Available for editors
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redescription Bacescu, M. (1941). Les Mysidacés des eaux méditerranéennes de la France (spécialement de Banyuls) et des eaux de Monaco. <em>Bull. Inst. Océanogr.</em> 795: 1-46. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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redescription Czerniavsky, V. (1883 [1887]). Monographia Mysidarum inprimis Imperii Rossici. Fasc. 3. <em>Trudy Sankt-Peterburgskago Obshchestvo Estestvoispytatelei (Travaux de la Société des Naturalistes de St.-Pétersbourg).</em> 12: 1-102, 25pls., available online at https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=BXlBAQAAMAAJ&pg=GBS.RA1-PA86 [details]
redescription Sars, G. O. (1872). Carcinologiske Bidrag til Norges fauna. I. <em>Monographi over de ved Norges Kyster forekommende Mysider. Pt. 2 Christiania, K. Norske, Videnskab. Trondhjem.</em> 34, plates VI-VIII pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
redescription Mauchline, J.; Murano, M. (1977). World list of the Mysidacea, Crustacea. <em>J. Tokyo Univ. Fish.</em> 64 (1): 39-88. (look up in IMIS) [details]
redescription Gordan, J. (1957). A bibliography of the order Mysidacea. <em>Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist.</em> 112 (4): 281-393. [details] Available for editors
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redescription Hansen, H.J. (1908). Crustacea Malacostraca. I. <em>The Danish Ingolf-Expedition.</em> 3 (2): 1-120: pls. 1-5. [details]
redescription Sars, G.O. (1864). Beretning om en i Sommeren 1863 foretagen zoologisk Reise i Christianias Stift. <em>Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne.</em> 13: 225-260. (look up in IMIS) [details]
redescription Lagardère, J.-P.; Nouvel, H. (1980). Les mysidacés du talus continental du golfe de Gascogne. 2. Familles des Lophogastridae, Eucopiidae et Mysidae (tribu des Erythropini exceptée). <em>Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> 2(2): 375-412; 2 (3): 845-887. [details] Available for editors

redescription Bacescu, M. (1941). Les Mysidacés des eaux méditerranéennes de la France (spécialement de Banyuls) et des eaux de Monaco. <em>Bull. Inst. Océanogr.</em> 795: 1-46. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

redescription Czerniavsky, V. (1883 [1887]). Monographia Mysidarum inprimis Imperii Rossici. Fasc. 3. <em>Trudy Sankt-Peterburgskago Obshchestvo Estestvoispytatelei (Travaux de la Société des Naturalistes de St.-Pétersbourg).</em> 12: 1-102, 25pls., available online at https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=BXlBAQAAMAAJ&pg=GBS.RA1-PA86 [details]
redescription Sars, G. O. (1872). Carcinologiske Bidrag til Norges fauna. I. <em>Monographi over de ved Norges Kyster forekommende Mysider. Pt. 2 Christiania, K. Norske, Videnskab. Trondhjem.</em> 34, plates VI-VIII pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
redescription Mauchline, J.; Murano, M. (1977). World list of the Mysidacea, Crustacea. <em>J. Tokyo Univ. Fish.</em> 64 (1): 39-88. (look up in IMIS) [details]
redescription Gordan, J. (1957). A bibliography of the order Mysidacea. <em>Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist.</em> 112 (4): 281-393. [details] Available for editors

redescription Hansen, H.J. (1908). Crustacea Malacostraca. I. <em>The Danish Ingolf-Expedition.</em> 3 (2): 1-120: pls. 1-5. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Lagardère, J.-P. (1977). Recherches sur la distribution verticale et sur l'alimentation des crustacés décapodes benthiques de la pente continentale du Golfe de Gascogne. Analyse des groupements carcinologiques. <em>Bulletin du Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Scientifiques Biarritz.</em> 11: 367-440. [details] Available for editors
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Identification resource
identification resource
Tattersall, W.M.; Tattersall, O.S. (1951). The British Mysidacea. <em>Ray Society, London.</em> 1-460, figs. 1-118. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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identification resource Zimmer C. (1909): Die nordischen Schizopoden. K. Brandt & C. Apstein (eds.), Nordisches Plankton. Lipsius und Tischler, Kiel und Leipzig, 6: 1-178 [details]

identification resource Zimmer C. (1909): Die nordischen Schizopoden. K. Brandt & C. Apstein (eds.), Nordisches Plankton. Lipsius und Tischler, Kiel und Leipzig, 6: 1-178 [details]
Other
context source (BeRMS 2020)
Bio-environmental research group; Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries research (ILVO), Belgium; (2015): Zooplankton monitoring in the Belgian Part of the North Sea between 2009 and 2010. [details]
additional source Price, W. (2001). World list of Mysidacea. [details]
additional source Müller, H. G. (1993). World catalogue and bibliography of the recent Mysidacea. 238p. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Tattersall, W.M. (1908). The Schizopoda and Isopoda collected by the "Huxley" from the north side of the Bay of Biscay in August, 1906. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 8: 189-196. [details]
additional source Holt, E. W. L.; Tattersall, W. M. (1906). Schizopodous Crustacea from the north-east Atlantic slope. <em>Supplement. Fisheries, Ireland, Sci. Invest. 1904.</em> V: 1-50, plates I-V. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Sars, G.O. (1869). Undersøgelser over Christiania-fjordens Dybvansfauna anstillede paa en i Sommeren 1868 foretagen Zoologisk Reise. <em>Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne.</em> 16: 305-362. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Tattersall, W.M.; Tattersall, O.S. (1951). The British Mysidacea. <em>Ray Society, London.</em> 1-460, figs. 1-118. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Tattersall, O. S. (1969). A synopsis of the genus Mysidopsis (Mysidacea, Crustacea) with a key for the identification of its known species and descriptions of two new species from South African waters. <em>Journal of Zoology.</em> 158: 63-79. [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Holt, E.W.L.; Tattersall, W.M. (1905). Schizopodous Crustacea from the north-east Atlantic slope. In: Report on the Sea and Inland Fisheries of Ireland in 1902 and 1903. Part II. Scientific Investigations, pp. 99-152, pls 1-11. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Sars, G. O. (1872). Carcinologiske Bidrag til Norges fauna. I. <em>Monographi over de ved Norges Kyster forekommende Mysider. Pt. 2 Christiania, K. Norske, Videnskab. Trondhjem.</em> 34, plates VI-VIII pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Step, E. (1896). A list of British stalk-eyed Crustacea, compiled for the use of readers of Bell's "History of British stalk-eyed Crustacea". <em>Abstr. Proc. Sth. London Ent. Nat. Hist. Soc.</em> 1895: 92-9. [details]
additional source Zimmer, C. (1933). Mysidacea. <em>In: Grimpe, G. & E. Wagler, (eds.), Die Tierwelt der Nord- und Ostsee. Leipzig, Akad. Verlagsbuchhandl.</em> 23 (10): 26-69. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Norman, A.M. & G.S. Brady. (1909). The Crustacea of Northumberland and Durham. <em>Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, new series, 3.</em> 3(2):252-417; pls. 8-9. [details]
additional source Mauchline, J. (1968). The biology of Erythrops serrata and E. elegans [Crustacea, Mysidacea]. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 48:455-464. [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Wooldridge, T. H.; Mees, J. (2011 onwards). World List of the Mysidacea. [details]
additional source Bergmann, M. S.K. Wieczorek, P.G. Moore, & R.J.A. Atkinson. 2002. Utilisation of invertebrates discarded from the Nephrops fishery by variously selective benthic scavengers in the west of Scotland.-- Marine Ecology Progress Series 233: 185-198., available online at https://doi.org/10.3354/meps233185 [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Künne, C. 1939. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Mysideenfauna der südlichen Nordsee.-- Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik, Ökologie und Geographie der Tiere 72: 329-358. [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Astthorson, O. S. (1985). Mysids occuring in the stomachs of cod caught in the Atlantic water south and west of Iceland. <em>Sarsia.</em> 70 (2-3): 173-178. [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Stephensen, K. (1938). Euphausiacea, Mysidacea, Cumacea, and Nebaliacea. <em>In: Jensen, Ad. S., et al., (eds.), The zoology of Iceland. Copenhagen and Reykjavik, Levin & Munksgaard.</em> 3 (29): 1-24,1pl. [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Brattegard, T.; Meland K. (1997). Mysidacea (Crustacea) in the Faroe Area. <em>Frodskaparrit.</em> 45: 69-95. [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Hansen, H.J. (1910). Revideret Fortegnelse over Danmarks marine Arter af Isopoda, Tanaidacea, Cumacea, Mysidacea og Euphausiacea. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistorisk Forening i København.</em> 1909: 197-289., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35855695 [details]
additional source HOLT, E.W.L. & W.I. BEAUMONT (1900). Survey of fishing-grounds, west coast of Ireland, 1890-1891. X. Report on the Crustacea Schizopoda of Ireland. - Sci. Trans. r. Dublin Soc.,N.S., 7: 223692352,1pl [details]
additional source MAUCHLINE, J. (1971). Seasonal occurence of mysids (Crustacea) and evidence of social behaviour. - J. mar. biol. Ass. U.K., 51: 809-825. [biology, ecology [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source MAUCHLINE, J. (1971). The biology of Paramysis arenosa (Crustacea, Mysidacea). - J. mar. biol. Ass. U.K., 51: 339-345 [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source MAUCHLINE, J. (1971). The fauna of the clyde sea area. Crustacea: Mysidacea, with a key to the species. In H.T. Powell (ed.), The Fauna of the Clyde Sea Area. Scott. mar. biol. Ass., Oban: 26pp [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source MAUCHLINE, J. (1973). Intermoult growth of species of Mysidacea (Crustacea). - J. mar. biol. Ass. U.K., 53: 569-572. [development [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Nouvel, H. (1950). Recherches sur la nourriture de quelques trigles du Golfe de Gascogne au large d'Arcachon. <em>Bull. Inst. océanogr. Monaco.</em> 964: 1-12. [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Nouvel, H. (1973). Observations sur les mysidacés et quelques cumaces littoraux de la côte française du Golfe de Gascogne au sud de l'embouchure de la Gironde. <em>Bull. Centre d'Etud. Rech.Sci., Biarritz.</em> 9(2): 127-140. [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Scott, T. (1901). Land, fresh-water and marine Crustacea. <em>In: Scott, E.G.F. et al. (eds.), Fauna, Flora and geology of the Clyde area. Glasgow, Brit. Ass. Adv. Sci. Glasgow, pp.328-358.</em> :328-358. [details]
additional source STEPHENSEN, K. (1943). The zoology of East Greenland. Leptostraca, Mysidacea, Cumacea, Tanaidacea, Isopoda and Euphausiacea. - Medd. om Grønland, 121 (10): 1-82 [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Price, W. (2001). World list of Mysidacea. [details]
additional source Müller, H. G. (1993). World catalogue and bibliography of the recent Mysidacea. 238p. [details] Available for editors

additional source Tattersall, W.M. (1908). The Schizopoda and Isopoda collected by the "Huxley" from the north side of the Bay of Biscay in August, 1906. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 8: 189-196. [details]
additional source Holt, E. W. L.; Tattersall, W. M. (1906). Schizopodous Crustacea from the north-east Atlantic slope. <em>Supplement. Fisheries, Ireland, Sci. Invest. 1904.</em> V: 1-50, plates I-V. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Sars, G.O. (1869). Undersøgelser over Christiania-fjordens Dybvansfauna anstillede paa en i Sommeren 1868 foretagen Zoologisk Reise. <em>Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne.</em> 16: 305-362. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Tattersall, W.M.; Tattersall, O.S. (1951). The British Mysidacea. <em>Ray Society, London.</em> 1-460, figs. 1-118. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

additional source Tattersall, O. S. (1969). A synopsis of the genus Mysidopsis (Mysidacea, Crustacea) with a key for the identification of its known species and descriptions of two new species from South African waters. <em>Journal of Zoology.</em> 158: 63-79. [details] Available for editors

additional source Holt, E.W.L.; Tattersall, W.M. (1905). Schizopodous Crustacea from the north-east Atlantic slope. In: Report on the Sea and Inland Fisheries of Ireland in 1902 and 1903. Part II. Scientific Investigations, pp. 99-152, pls 1-11. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Sars, G. O. (1872). Carcinologiske Bidrag til Norges fauna. I. <em>Monographi over de ved Norges Kyster forekommende Mysider. Pt. 2 Christiania, K. Norske, Videnskab. Trondhjem.</em> 34, plates VI-VIII pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Step, E. (1896). A list of British stalk-eyed Crustacea, compiled for the use of readers of Bell's "History of British stalk-eyed Crustacea". <em>Abstr. Proc. Sth. London Ent. Nat. Hist. Soc.</em> 1895: 92-9. [details]
additional source Zimmer, C. (1933). Mysidacea. <em>In: Grimpe, G. & E. Wagler, (eds.), Die Tierwelt der Nord- und Ostsee. Leipzig, Akad. Verlagsbuchhandl.</em> 23 (10): 26-69. [details] Available for editors

additional source Norman, A.M. & G.S. Brady. (1909). The Crustacea of Northumberland and Durham. <em>Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, new series, 3.</em> 3(2):252-417; pls. 8-9. [details]
additional source Mauchline, J. (1968). The biology of Erythrops serrata and E. elegans [Crustacea, Mysidacea]. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 48:455-464. [details] Available for editors

additional source Wooldridge, T. H.; Mees, J. (2011 onwards). World List of the Mysidacea. [details]
additional source Bergmann, M. S.K. Wieczorek, P.G. Moore, & R.J.A. Atkinson. 2002. Utilisation of invertebrates discarded from the Nephrops fishery by variously selective benthic scavengers in the west of Scotland.-- Marine Ecology Progress Series 233: 185-198., available online at https://doi.org/10.3354/meps233185 [details] Available for editors

additional source Künne, C. 1939. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Mysideenfauna der südlichen Nordsee.-- Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik, Ökologie und Geographie der Tiere 72: 329-358. [details] Available for editors

additional source Astthorson, O. S. (1985). Mysids occuring in the stomachs of cod caught in the Atlantic water south and west of Iceland. <em>Sarsia.</em> 70 (2-3): 173-178. [details] Available for editors

additional source Stephensen, K. (1938). Euphausiacea, Mysidacea, Cumacea, and Nebaliacea. <em>In: Jensen, Ad. S., et al., (eds.), The zoology of Iceland. Copenhagen and Reykjavik, Levin & Munksgaard.</em> 3 (29): 1-24,1pl. [details] Available for editors

additional source Brattegard, T.; Meland K. (1997). Mysidacea (Crustacea) in the Faroe Area. <em>Frodskaparrit.</em> 45: 69-95. [details] Available for editors

additional source Hansen, H.J. (1910). Revideret Fortegnelse over Danmarks marine Arter af Isopoda, Tanaidacea, Cumacea, Mysidacea og Euphausiacea. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistorisk Forening i København.</em> 1909: 197-289., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35855695 [details]
additional source HOLT, E.W.L. & W.I. BEAUMONT (1900). Survey of fishing-grounds, west coast of Ireland, 1890-1891. X. Report on the Crustacea Schizopoda of Ireland. - Sci. Trans. r. Dublin Soc.,N.S., 7: 223692352,1pl [details]
additional source MAUCHLINE, J. (1971). Seasonal occurence of mysids (Crustacea) and evidence of social behaviour. - J. mar. biol. Ass. U.K., 51: 809-825. [biology, ecology [details] Available for editors

additional source MAUCHLINE, J. (1971). The biology of Paramysis arenosa (Crustacea, Mysidacea). - J. mar. biol. Ass. U.K., 51: 339-345 [details] Available for editors

additional source MAUCHLINE, J. (1971). The fauna of the clyde sea area. Crustacea: Mysidacea, with a key to the species. In H.T. Powell (ed.), The Fauna of the Clyde Sea Area. Scott. mar. biol. Ass., Oban: 26pp [details] Available for editors

additional source MAUCHLINE, J. (1973). Intermoult growth of species of Mysidacea (Crustacea). - J. mar. biol. Ass. U.K., 53: 569-572. [development [details] Available for editors

additional source Nouvel, H. (1950). Recherches sur la nourriture de quelques trigles du Golfe de Gascogne au large d'Arcachon. <em>Bull. Inst. océanogr. Monaco.</em> 964: 1-12. [details] Available for editors

additional source Nouvel, H. (1973). Observations sur les mysidacés et quelques cumaces littoraux de la côte française du Golfe de Gascogne au sud de l'embouchure de la Gironde. <em>Bull. Centre d'Etud. Rech.Sci., Biarritz.</em> 9(2): 127-140. [details] Available for editors

additional source Scott, T. (1901). Land, fresh-water and marine Crustacea. <em>In: Scott, E.G.F. et al. (eds.), Fauna, Flora and geology of the Clyde area. Glasgow, Brit. Ass. Adv. Sci. Glasgow, pp.328-358.</em> :328-358. [details]
additional source STEPHENSEN, K. (1943). The zoology of East Greenland. Leptostraca, Mysidacea, Cumacea, Tanaidacea, Isopoda and Euphausiacea. - Medd. om Grønland, 121 (10): 1-82 [details] Available for editors






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Depth range 11-293m; abundant at 60-120m [details]Habitat bottom-living, but apparently performs diurnal vertical migrations; most common somewhat offshore [details]