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Mysidae

Mysidae

9.9
Small animals like shrimp that live in fresh or salt water
  • noun
  • Specialized
: Mysidae
  • Members of the Mysidae family play an important role in aquatic food webs.

Examples

  • The diet of some fish includes a variety of Mysidae found in freshwater lakes.

  • Scientists collected several Mysidae species from the brackish waters of the estuary.

  • The Mysidae family includes many species of shrimp-like crustaceans.

  • Many researchers study Mysidae for their ecological importance.

  • Members of the Mysidae family contribute significantly to the diet of many fish species in aquatic ecosystems.

  • Researchers have identified over 300 different species of Mysidae in various freshwater habitats.

  • The small, shrimp-like crustaceans known as Mysidae are essential in maintaining aquatic biodiversity.

Surface Forms

Mysidae singular
Mysidae plural

Morphology

Mysidae = mysid (opaque) = mysid + idae

The term is a scientific family name formed with the taxonomic suffix '-idae', which is not a productive or semantically transparent suffix for average learners.

Etymology

Mysidae comes from the scientific name Mysis, a name used for small, shrimp-like animals. Think 'shrimp' to remember that Mysidae are the family of small, shrimp-like crustaceans found in lakes, seas, and other waters.