Acanthomysis brucei is a species of mysid.[2] It was first described in 2002 by the Japanese marine biologists Kouki Fukuoka and Masaaki Murano.[1][2]

Acanthomysis brucei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Mysida
Family: Mysidae
Genus: Acanthomysis
Species:
A. brucei
Binomial name
Acanthomysis brucei
Fukuoka & Murano, 2002
Map
PMBC 14635 - Holotype site[1]

It is an omnivore and a suspension feeder, which moves by flipping its tail,[3] and is found in the Andaman Sea at the bottom of the water column.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kouki Fukuoka; Masaaki Murano (2002). "Mysidacea (Crustacea) from the south-eastern Andaman Sea with descriptions of six new species" (PDF). Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication. 23 (1): 53–108. ISSN 0858-3633. Wikidata Q114773597. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Acanthomysis brucei Fukuoka & Murano, 2002". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  3. ^ a b "Acanthomysis brucei Fukuoka & Murano 2002 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2022-10-20.