Heteromysinae is a subfamily of predominantly marine mysid crustaceans from the family Mysidae. The name comes from the genus Heteromysis and describes differentiation of the pereiopods (thoracic appendages) in the type genus. However, not all members of the subfamily share this feature. Heteromysines are distributed globally and include about 150 species, divided between three tribes: Heteromysini, Harmelinellini and Mysidetini.[1][2][3]

Heteromysinae
Heteromysis formosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Mysida
Family: Mysidae
Subfamily: Heteromysinae
Norman, 1892

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  1. ^ Jan Mees; Kenneth Meland (2012). "Heteromysinae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  2. ^ Wittmann, Karl J.; Ariani, Antonio P.; Lagardère, Jean-Paul (January 1, 2014). Treatise on Zoology - Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The Crustacea, Volume 4 Part B. Brill. pp. 189–396. doi:10.1163/9789004264939_006 – via brill.com.
  3. ^ Daneliya, Mikhail E. (2021). "On the Mysid crustacean genus Heteromysis (Mysidae: Heteromysinae) of the Tasman Sea, with notes on the tribe Heteromysini". Records of the Australian Museum. 73 (1): 1–50. doi:10.3853/j.2201-4349.73.2021.1737.