Siriella

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Order:Mysida
Family:Mysidae
Siriella
Siriella vulgaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Mysida
Family: Mysidae
Tribe: Siriellini
Genus: Siriella
Dana, 1850[1]
Type species
None designated.[2]
Synonyms[3][4][5][2]
  • Cynthia Thompson, 1829
  • Cynthilia White, 1850
  • Heterosiriella Czerniavsky, 1882
  • Promysis Krøyer, 1861
  • Protosiriella Czerniavsky, 1882
  • Pseudosiriella Claus, 1884
  • Rhinomysis Czerniavsky, 1882
  • Siriellerythrops Ledoyer, 1970
  • Siriellides Czerniavsky, 1882

Siriella is a genus of mysid crustaceans form the family Mysidae, consisting of approximately 90 species.[3] Found in all seas except cold Arctic and Antarctic waters, the genus is most diverse in tropics.

One of the largest and most difficult mysid genera, Siriella is divided into a number of species groups.[5]

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