Neobirsteiniamysis
Neobirsteiniamysis is a mysid crustacean genus of the subfamily Boreomysinae of the family Mysidae. Some of the largest mysids. Exclusively deep water. Cosmopolitan. 2 species. Description. The eyes are lacking pigmentation, concave laterally, with the microfibrous microstructures on the concave surface. The telson lateral margins are as wide as or wider than the anterion part of the telson. The statocyst is poorly developed. Taxonomy. Type species of the genus is "Petalophthalmus inermis" Willemoes-Suhm, 1874. The name comes from the "neo-" (Greek "new") and "Birsteiniamysis" (the unavailable genus-name, replaced by "Neobirsteiniamysis"). Classification. Includes 2 species: